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Name Team Age
Marcus Canyon Retired (1983, Age 38) Died (2015, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42
(1963)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League 0 15 years (144 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 4/2/1945
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.8 %) F  (0.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1964 PHI 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .200 .200 .200
1968 CHN 111 391 34 87 12 1 10 40 20 79 6 3 14 .595 .260 .335 .223
1969 CHN 130 472 43 90 8 2 12 43 33 121 2 1 22 .538 .246 .292 .191
1970 CHN 109 416 44 93 16 4 11 60 27 93 6 5 11 .630 .269 .361 .224
1971 CHN 117 414 45 97 20 2 15 62 35 91 8 5 5 .692 .291 .401 .234
1972 CHN 130 517 69 154 20 3 19 81 39 86 12 8 4 .802 .343 .458 .298
1973 CHN 126 479 66 121 18 3 22 78 44 94 13 5 3 .753 .312 .441 .253
1974 CHN 115 455 48 102 19 2 12 59 24 91 7 4 2 .617 .263 .354 .224
1975 CHN 130 504 57 126 21 7 18 89 36 93 8 3 3 .730 .303 .427 .250
1976 CHN 120 477 65 118 12 4 23 79 30 89 10 2 1 .726 .292 .434 .247
1977 CHN 130 524 93 158 18 3 36 112 40 101 8 4 7 .907 .353 .553 .302
1978 CHN 130 513 76 130 18 4 20 87 40 94 11 1 6 .728 .306 .421 .253
1979 CHN 130 508 82 133 16 10 23 81 43 90 7 4 4 .791 .322 .469 .262
1980 CHN 85 132 21 40 8 1 5 27 13 27 3 1 2 .855 .363 .492 .303
1981 CHN 85 191 25 50 9 1 4 22 15 42 3 0 1 .696 .314 .382 .262
1982 CHN 96 156 24 39 7 2 4 20 14 33 1 0 0 .707 .310 .397 .250
1983 CHN 75 196 17 39 6 1 4 19 8 54 2 0 4 .533 .232 .301 .199
Total 1820 6350 809 1578 228 50 238 961 461 1279 107 46 89 .712 .299 .413 .249
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Marcus Canyon has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1982-05-13Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1982-04-22Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1980-04-30Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-08-27Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1974-05-24Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1973-09-09Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1970-07-31Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1970-06-19Marcus Canyon of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1968-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team.
1966-08-29A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Thomas Sparks, Terry Roseman, Mickey Rivers, Marshall Waters, Marcus Canyon, Parker Steele, Brian Niekro, Jackson Montgomery, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Jack Holmes, Chief Cathey.
1966-08-29A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Parker Steele, Brian Niekro, Thomas Sparks, Marshall Waters, Marcus Canyon, Jackson Montgomery, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (PHI) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jack Holmes, Pinch Bertotti, Chief Cathey.
1966-08-06A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Marcus Canyon, Brian Niekro, Marshall Waters, Jackson Montgomery, Parker Steele, Thomas Sparks, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Jack Holmes, Chief Cathey, Pinch Bertotti.
1964-10-03The Philadelphia Force have sent Conner Gleason to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Parker Steele to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Marcus Canyon to the minors.
1964-09-26The Philadelphia Force have promoted Jackson Montgomery to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Paul Snell to the major league team.
1963-10-03The Philadelphia Force have sent Conner Gleason to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Jasper Reeves to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Shane Pendergrass to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Jackson Montgomery to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Parker Steele to the minors. The Philadelphia Force have sent Marcus Canyon to the minors.
1963-09-30The Philadelphia Force have promoted Jackson Montgomery to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Parker Steele to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have promoted Marcus Canyon to the major league team.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Force have renamed Phillip Canyon to Marcus Canyon.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Force have renamed Paul Lieber to Phillip Canyon.