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Name Team Age
Buddy Virtue Retired (1990, Age 36) Died (2021, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11
(1972)
RF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nellie Fox League 0 9 years (154 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 3/2/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.9 %) C- (32.2 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1979 RF TEX 11 11 95.0 24 22 1 1 1 +1 2.18 .958
1980 LF TEX 24 24 210.0 49 49 0 0 0 +1 2.10 1.000
RF TEX 93 93 814.33 174 173 0 1 0 +2 1.91 .994
1981 RF TEX 139 139 1237.33 292 285 3 4 3 -1 2.09 .986
1982 LF TEX 98 97 819.66 187 185 0 2 0 +1 2.03 .989
RF TEX 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1983 LF TEX 40 29 259.33 58 58 0 0 0 -2 2.01 1.000
CF TEX 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
RF TEX 4 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.57 1.000
1984 LF TEX 132 128 1087.0 275 270 3 2 3 +2 2.26 .993
RF TEX 5 3 29.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 3.41 1.000
1985 LF TEX 63 63 499.33 133 130 2 1 2 +4 2.38 .992
RF TEX 76 76 638.0 136 135 0 1 0 -5 1.90 .993
1986 1B TEX 1 0 3.0 4 3 1 0 2 0 12.00 1.000
LF TEX 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
CF TEX 3 3 27.0 5 5 0 0 0 -1 1.67 1.000
RF TEX 87 87 732.0 166 164 1 1 1 +5 2.03 .994
1987 LF TEX 35 35 268.0 56 56 0 0 0 +1 1.88 1.000
CF TEX 3 3 24.0 7 7 0 0 0 -1 2.62 1.000
RF TEX 14 12 107.66 19 17 0 2 0 -1 1.42 .895
1988 LF STL 33 1 82.33 16 16 0 0 0 0 1.75 1.000
CF STL 16 16 127.0 28 28 0 0 0 -2 1.98 1.000
RF STL 3 3 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 +1 1.80 1.000
1989 LF STL 16 16 134.33 36 35 0 1 0 -2 2.34 .972
CF STL 1 1 11.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 3.27 1.000
RF STL 112 112 997.0 201 196 0 5 0 +5 1.77 .975
Pos Total 1B 1 0 3.0 4 3 1 0 2 0 12.00 1.000
LF 442 394 3367.98 812 801 5 6 5 +5 2.15 .993
CF 24 24 197.0 45 45 0 0 0 -4 2.06 1.000
RF 545 536 4684.32 1030 1010 5 15 5 +7 1.95 .985
Total 1012 954 8252.3 1891 1859 11 21 12 +8 2.04 .989
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Buddy Virtue has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1990-09-14The New York Legends have waived Buddy Virtue.
1990-09-07The New York Legends have acquired Buddy Virtue from the waiver wire.
1990-04-11The St. Louis Redbirds have waived Buddy Virtue.
1990-03-25The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Eddie Allen to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Ken Hughes to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Jim Hinrichs to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Rollie Leslie to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Jim Acker for assignment. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Matt White for assignment. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Red Barrows for assignment. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Buddy Virtue for assignment.
1988-05-16Buddy Virtue of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1988-04-08The St. Louis Redbirds have acquired Buddy Virtue from the waiver wire.
1988-03-25The Texas Cattlemen have designated Buddy Virtue for assignment.
1988-03-25The Texas Cattlemen have placed Buddy Virtue on the trade block.
1986-07-02Buddy Virtue of the Texas Cattlemen is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-08-06Buddy Virtue of the Texas Cattlemen is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1979-09-16The Texas Tycoons have promoted Buddy Virtue to the major league team. The Texas Tycoons have promoted Whitey Pechous to the major league team. The Texas Tycoons have sent Ed Reinholz to the minors. The Texas Tycoons have sent Bobby Whited to the minors.