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Name Team Age
Karl Sale Retired (1986, Age 37) Died (2024, Age 75)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1971)
3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League 0 10 years (49 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- D+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 5/2/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 4
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
C- (33.2 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 LHP 30 44 12 2 0 2 3 2 12 .759 .304 .455 .273
1974 RHP 94 168 32 2 0 9 22 9 46 .598 .235 .363 .190
1975 LHP 21 24 5 0 2 0 4 0 4 .583 .208 .375 .208
1975 RHP 76 77 24 3 1 4 12 3 15 .870 .338 .532 .312
1976 LHP 31 35 14 3 1 4 8 0 6 1.286 .400 .886 .400
1976 RHP 77 105 22 7 0 3 13 12 27 .650 .288 .362 .210
1977 LHP 60 125 34 4 0 6 18 6 25 .753 .305 .448 .272
1977 RHP 108 196 48 7 2 8 26 13 46 .716 .292 .423 .245
1978 LHP 64 162 41 5 0 10 23 8 40 .752 .283 .469 .253
1978 RHP 108 116 19 0 0 5 16 17 25 .564 .271 .293 .164
1979 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .000 .000
1979 RHP 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .500 .000 .000
1981 LHP 39 91 19 2 1 5 19 4 28 .652 .235 .418 .209
1981 RHP 52 89 13 1 0 0 4 4 19 .340 .183 .157 .146
1982 LHP 56 132 37 7 0 7 26 9 32 .816 .324 .492 .280
1982 RHP 91 187 40 2 2 10 26 18 56 .688 .282 .406 .214
1983 LHP 48 119 24 5 0 3 17 6 35 .557 .238 .319 .202
1983 RHP 80 185 43 3 1 7 26 9 52 .645 .272 .373 .232
1984 LHP 26 56 12 2 1 0 7 3 15 .536 .250 .286 .214
1984 RHP 65 159 30 1 2 3 12 12 42 .522 .246 .277 .189
1985 LHP 28 55 8 0 0 2 3 3 15 .444 .190 .255 .145
1985 RHP 76 196 44 3 0 7 28 12 43 .618 .271 .347 .224
1986 LHP 14 28 6 0 0 0 2 1 6 .456 .241 .214 .214
1986 RHP 38 123 22 1 0 1 9 5 33 .433 .221 .211 .179
Total LHP 418 872 212 30 5 39 130 43 218 .699 .276 .423 .243
Total RHP 868 1603 337 30 8 57 194 116 404 .611 .265 .346 .210
Total 1097 2475 549 60 13 96 324 159 622 .642 .269 .373 .222
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Karl Sale has retired from the New York Irish Brigade
1981-05-14The New York Irish Brigade have promoted Karl Sale to the major league team.
1981-05-14The New York Irish Brigade have acquired Karl Sale from the waiver wire.
1980-05-01The Baltimore Orioles have waived Karl Sale.
1979-04-05The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Ken Stearns to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Karl Sale for assignment.
1977-10-04Karl Sale of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1976-08-16Karl Sale of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1976-07-02Karl Sale of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1975-08-16Karl Sale of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1974-05-06The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Karl Sale to the major league team.