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Name Team Age
Rick Strong Retired (1971, Age 38) Died (2015, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63
(1951)		 RF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Tris Speaker League 0 13 years (4 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
C  D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 9/9/1933
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
B  (64.0 %) C+ (47.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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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 
1954 Majors 0.00 3 / 8 1 / 6 3 / 6 1 / 6 2 / 9 3 / 8 1 / 7 14 / 0
1955 Majors 0.00 4 / 9 5 / 8 2 / 11 7 / 12 7 / 10 4 / 12 4 / 9 33 / 0
1956 Majors 0.00 3 / 4 10 / 16 2 / 10 4 / 16 5 / 10 3 / 11 5 / 8 32 / 0
1957 Majors 0.00 3 / 13 2 / 9 3 / 10 5 / 11 4 / 9 0 / 10 6 / 11 23 / 0
1958 Majors 0.00 3 / 11 4 / 14 0 / 8 2 / 8 1 / 8 5 / 12 2 / 8 17 / 0
1959 Majors 0.00 7 / 13 2 / 6 3 / 15 2 / 16 5 / 10 4 / 8 2 / 4 25 / 0
1960 Majors 0.00 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 12 2 / 14 2 / 7 2 / 12 2 / 10 9 / 0
1961 Majors 0.00 0 / 12 0 / 4 2 / 18 1 / 6 1 / 13 1 / 10 0 / 8 5 / 0
1962 Majors 0.00 2 / 12 2 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 12 5 / 0
1963 Majors 0.00 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 17 0 / 9 0 / 0
1964 Majors 0.00 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 0
1965 Majors 0.00 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 4 2 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 0
1966 Majors 61.00 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 61
1967 Majors 70.00 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 17 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 70
1968 Majors 65.89 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 65
1969 Majors 57.99 1 / 10 0 / 3 0 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 8 3 / 57
1970 Majors 59.89 0 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 15 0 / 5 0 / 14 0 / 5 1 / 59
1971 Majors 59.29 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 59
Total 0 0 0 26 / 161 28 / 145 15 / 164 25 / 189 28 / 159 25 / 182 22 / 143 169 / 1143
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Rick Strong has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1953-07-22The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Rick Strong to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have sent Brian Pinkney to the minors.
1953-04-01The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Joe McTigue to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have sent Rick Strong to the minors.
1952-10-03The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Rick Strong to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have sent Kevin Daugherty to the minors.