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Name	Team	Age
Tex Becker	Retired (1982, Age 38)	Died (2019, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1962)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League	0	13 years (81 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/26/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	6
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (2B)
C- (30.0 %)	D  (16.8 %)	D- (11.2 %)

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Year

Type

Chances

Active

GS

Injured

Contact vs R

Power vs R

Contact vs L

Power vs L

Speed

Arm

Range

Total

1962

Minors

58.00

8 / 8

7 / 7

7 / 7

9 / 9

0 / 9

8 / 10

5 / 8

44 / 58

1962

Pos (CF)

4.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 4

1963

Minors

49.00

3 / 3

11 / 11

6 / 7

6 / 10

0 / 5

4 / 6

4 / 7

34 / 49

1963

Pos (C)

95.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 95

1964

Minors

41.00

5 / 5

4 / 4

5 / 6

8 / 10

0 / 7

1 / 3

3 / 6

26 / 41

1964

Pos (2B)

18.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

2 / 18

1964

Pos (3B)

52.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

20 / 52

1964

Pos (RF)

2.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 2

1965

Minors

56.00

6 / 7

7 / 8

5 / 10

4 / 8

1 / 5

4 / 9

6 / 9

33 / 56

1965

Pos (2B)

48.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

4 / 48

1966

Minors

62.00

6 / 8

9 / 13

1 / 6

4 / 8

0 / 10

2 / 11

2 / 6

24 / 62

1966

Pos (2B)

34.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

4 / 34

1966

Pos (RF)

19.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

3 / 19

1967

Minors

56.00

2 / 9

8 / 15

0 / 5

1 / 4

0 / 4

4 / 7

3 / 12

18 / 56

1967

Pos (RF)

16.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

3 / 16

1968

Minors

33.00

0 / 3

2 / 5

2 / 6

1 / 6

0 / 8

0 / 2

0 / 3

5 / 33

1968

Pos (2B)

22.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

1 / 22

1968

Pos (CF)

5.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 5

1968

Pos (RF)

1.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 1

1969

Minors

1.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 1

1969

Majors

46.49

141

108

12

3 / 5

4 / 13

4 / 7

0 / 6

0 / 6

0 / 4

1 / 5

12 / 46

1969

Pos (CF)

1.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 1

1969

Pos (RF)

2.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 2

1970

Majors

59.73

162

142

0

3 / 8

1 / 5

1 / 9

3 / 8

2 / 11

2 / 7

0 / 11

12 / 59

1971

Majors

62.90

162

137

0

3 / 8

1 / 7

0 / 6

2 / 10

0 / 9

1 / 9

2 / 13

9 / 62

1972

Majors

61.88

162

142

0

3 / 7

3 / 10

1 / 8

0 / 6

0 / 8

2 / 15

0 / 7

9 / 61

1973

Majors

64.47

162

137

0

0 / 8

0 / 12

1 / 12

0 / 8

0 / 5

1 / 7

0 / 12

2 / 64

1974

Majors

39.74

101

78

61

1 / 5

0 / 10

0 / 3

0 / 5

0 / 4

0 / 6

2 / 6

3 / 39

1975

Majors

66.26

162

142

0

1 / 7

0 / 11

0 / 6

0 / 11

0 / 10

0 / 13

0 / 8

1 / 66

1976

Majors

66.26

162

142

0

0 / 9

0 / 9

0 / 7

0 / 9

0 / 10

0 / 10

0 / 12

0 / 66

1977

Majors

66.26

162

142

0

0 / 8

0 / 3

0 / 8

0 / 17

0 / 12

1 / 12

0 / 6

1 / 66

1978

Majors

65.61

162

138

0

-2 / 12

0 / 15

-1 / 7

-2 / 11

-3 / 7

-1 / 8

-3 / 5

-12 / 65

1979

Majors

62.62

153

134

9

0 / 8

-4 / 7

-2 / 11

-3 / 7

-6 / 9

-3 / 11

-1 / 9

-19 / 62

1980

Majors

65.44

162

128

0

-4 / 10

-7 / 7

-1 / 9

0 / 8

-3 / 7

-3 / 16

-3 / 8

-21 / 65

1981

Majors

52.84

162

87

0

0 / 6

-4 / 9

-4 / 10

0 / 10

-7 / 10

-1 / 2

-2 / 5

-18 / 52

1982

Minors

6.00

0 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 2

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 2

0 / 1

0 / 6

1982

Majors

25.62

117

33

0

-6 / 4

-7 / 2

-4 / 3

-7 / 2

-6 / 6

-3 / 3

-2 / 5

-35 / 25

1982

Pos (RF)

32.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

6 / 32

Total

2132

1690

82

32 / 149

35 / 183

21 / 155

26 / 174

-22 / 162

19 / 173

17 / 164

171 / 1511

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Tex Becker has retired from the Chicago Cardinals
1982-08-13	The Chicago Cardinals have designated Tex Becker for assignment.
1981-06-20	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Rocks and the Chicago Cardinals. The Chicago Cardinals receive Tex Becker from the Cleveland Rocks in exchange for Draft Pick 1982 Round 3 CHA (Donie Lagger), Draft Pick 1983 Round 3 CHA (Jack Freed). Protest This Trade.
1980-04-01	The Cleveland Rocks have placed Tex Becker on the trade block.
1980-03-26	The Cleveland Rocks have drafted Tex Becker #10 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1979-06-10	Tex Becker of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1974-07-16	Tex Becker of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1974-04-06	Tex Becker of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1969-05-25	Tex Becker of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1969-04-08	The Pittsburgh Playboys have promoted Tex Becker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Playboys have sent Randy Fisher to the minors.
1964-04-18	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Pittsburgh Playboys. The Pittsburgh Playboys receive Tex Becker, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Bob Lakeman.