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Name Team Age
Lefty Hardtke Retired (1978, Age 34) Died (2022, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33
(1966)		 3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 5 years (129 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 9/15/1944
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (96.6 %) C  (38.4 %) D- (10.2 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1967 LHP 44 77 20 2 0 0 7 9 16 .623 .337 .286 .260
1967 RHP 109 254 49 8 2 6 24 22 60 .568 .257 .311 .193
1968 LHP 46 57 18 2 0 2 7 6 10 .837 .381 .456 .316
1968 RHP 125 310 77 15 2 10 38 35 53 .731 .325 .406 .248
1969 AHP 56 119 27 4 1 0 8 7 18 .545 .268 .277 .227
1969 HHP 62 107 22 4 0 2 10 10 16 .573 .274 .299 .206
1969 LHP 30 58 15 2 0 2 8 4 9 .703 .306 .397 .259
1969 RHP 103 168 34 6 1 0 10 13 25 .508 .258 .250 .202
1970 AHP 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 .500 .500
1970 HHP 5 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .643 .286 .357 .286
1970 LHP 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .400 .600 .400
1970 RHP 5 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .545 .273 .273 .273
1972 AHP 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .833 .500 .333 .333
1972 HHP 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .111 .111 .111
1972 RHP 9 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .397 .231 .167 .167
1973 AHP 36 81 23 4 1 1 8 6 16 .732 .337 .395 .284
1973 HHP 36 90 23 4 3 5 14 8 15 .846 .313 .533 .256
1973 LHP 28 50 17 3 1 1 6 6 10 .904 .404 .500 .340
1973 RHP 61 121 29 5 3 5 16 8 21 .745 .290 .455 .240
1974 AHP 32 109 25 5 2 2 21 13 34 .673 .306 .367 .229
1974 HHP 25 80 22 2 2 2 13 6 16 .755 .330 .425 .275
1974 LHP 34 66 17 2 2 1 9 8 12 .723 .329 .394 .258
1974 RHP 48 123 30 5 2 3 25 11 38 .699 .309 .390 .244
1975 AHP 54 159 44 6 2 2 15 7 33 .687 .310 .377 .277
1975 HHP 58 158 46 7 2 4 23 23 34 .816 .379 .437 .291
1975 LHP 54 108 31 6 1 2 15 15 27 .796 .379 .417 .287
1975 RHP 99 209 59 7 3 4 23 15 40 .729 .327 .402 .282
1976 AHP 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .067 .067 .000 .000
1976 HHP 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .143 .000 .000
1976 LHP 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .143 .000 .000
1976 RHP 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067 .067 .000 .000
1978 AHP 3 10 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 .457 .357 .100 .100
1978 HHP 4 17 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .440 .263 .176 .176
1978 LHP 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .444 .333 .111 .111
1978 RHP 6 18 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .452 .286 .167 .167
Total AHP 190 497 122 19 6 5 53 39 110 .638 .300 .338 .245
Total HHP 199 481 121 18 7 13 60 50 90 .721 .321 .399 .252
Total LHP 245 436 121 18 4 8 52 52 90 .746 .354 .392 .278
Total RHP 570 1240 286 46 13 28 137 109 249 .649 .293 .356 .231
Total 670 1676 407 64 17 36 189 161 339 .675 .309 .366 .243
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Lefty Hardtke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-10-15The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Ferris Long to the minors. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Lefty Hardtke for assignment.
1978-09-24The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Lefty Hardtke to the major league team.
1978-08-18The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired Lefty Hardtke from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Bengals have waived Kevin Andrews.
1977-08-18The Cincinnati Bengals have waived Lefty Hardtke.
1977-08-03The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired Lefty Hardtke from the waiver wire.
1977-06-18The Chicago Grizzlies have waived Lefty Hardtke.
1977-06-03The Chicago Grizzlies have acquired Lefty Hardtke from the waiver wire.
1976-06-10The Kansas City Athletics have waived Lefty Hardtke.
1976-06-04The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Bruce Hernandez to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Lefty Hardtke for assignment.
1976-05-22The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Milt Johnson to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Lefty Hardtke to the major league team.
1976-04-19The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Joe Sherry to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Lefty Hardtke for assignment.
1974-07-11The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Lefty Hardtke to the major league team.
1974-03-07The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Frank Sullivan to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Lefty Hardtke for assignment.
1973-04-01The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Lefty Hardtke to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Walt Graham for assignment.
1972-08-20The Kansas City Athletics have designated Lefty Hardtke for assignment.
1972-07-29The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Lefty Hardtke to the major league team.
1972-07-29The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Lefty Hardtke from the waiver wire.
1972-07-05The Washington Senators have waived Lefty Hardtke.
1972-04-05The Washington Senators have acquired Lefty Hardtke from the waiver wire.
1972-04-01The New York Gothams have waived Lefty Hardtke.
1970-04-19The New York Gothams have sent Lefty Hardtke down to the minors.
1969-07-10Lefty Hardtke of the New York Gothams is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1967-04-18The New York Gothams have promoted Lefty Hardtke to the major league team. The New York Gothams have promoted Scott Weihe to the major league team. The New York Gothams have sent Fred Toney to the minors.