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Name Team Age
Dion "hot dog" Ball Retired (1987, Age 35) Died (2013, Age 61)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 27
(1973)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League 0 6 years (158 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 4/1/1952
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 4 6
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (94.3 %) A  (91.5 %) D- (11.6 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 CHA 12 9 3 2 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 .750 .417 .333 .222
1978 CHA 99 335 42 91 18 3 7 44 28 56 9 5 4 .735 .329 .406 .272
1979 CHA 115 189 29 49 7 1 1 24 24 20 6 1 1 .662 .340 .323 .259
1980 CHA 123 275 52 81 16 1 8 43 29 36 3 1 1 .808 .360 .447 .295
1981 CHA 127 304 43 81 12 2 8 49 37 39 3 1 2 .747 .349 .398 .266
1982 CHA 89 169 31 49 13 3 4 32 20 29 0 0 5 .838 .365 .473 .290
1983 CHA 47 78 8 19 4 0 2 12 14 8 1 0 1 .723 .351 .372 .244
1984 WAS-CHA 19 23 3 8 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .913 .348 .565 .348
1986 BAL 69 243 32 64 12 2 8 38 22 31 7 3 1 .751 .323 .428 .263
1987 BAL 4 13 2 3 0 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 1 .718 .333 .385 .231
Total 704 1638 245 447 85 13 39 254 179 225 30 12 16 .756 .344 .412 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Dion "hot dog" Ball has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-06-09The Baltimore Orioles have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1987-04-15The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Johnny Compton to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Dion "hot dog" Ball for assignment.
1986-06-19The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team.
1986-06-19The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Dion "hot dog" Ball from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1984-10-01The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Dion "hot dog" Ball for assignment. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Jerry Fewster for assignment. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Buddy Wedge for assignment.
1984-09-13The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Jerry Fewster to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Buddy Wedge to the major league team.
1984-09-13The Chicago Chinese assassins have acquired Dion "hot dog" Ball from the waiver wire.
1984-06-25The Washington Nationals have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1984-06-02The Washington Nationals have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team.
1984-06-02The Washington Nationals have acquired Dion "hot dog" Ball from the waiver wire.
1984-04-23The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1984-04-01The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Dion "hot dog" Ball for assignment.
1978-03-25The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Steven Simons to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Braxton Stowe for assignment. The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Barry Zurbuchen for assignment.
1977-08-06The Chicago Chinese assassins have sent Dion "hot dog" Ball to the minors.
1977-07-17The Chicago Chinese assassins have promoted Dion "hot dog" Ball to the major league team. The Chicago Chinese assassins have sent Andrew Burgess to the minors.
1977-03-25The Chicago Chinese assassins have renamed Chappy Bray to Dion "hot dog" Ball.
1976-07-13The Chicago Chinese assassins have acquired Chappy Bray from the waiver wire. The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Mike Owen.
1976-06-23The Washington Nationals have waived Chappy Bray.