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Name Team Age
George Needham Retired (1954, Age 38) Died (1999, Age 83)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)
3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 5 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 5/17/1916
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(0.0 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 KC 148 573 89 178 35 3 25 87 60 81 7 10 18 .892 .379 .513 .311
1951 KC 146 575 94 182 24 2 23 108 66 71 2 5 15 .874 .389 .485 .317
1952 KC 144 550 73 163 35 2 18 85 73 79 3 7 13 .844 .379 .465 .296
1953 KC 144 545 74 164 27 1 23 87 73 89 4 2 14 .864 .383 .481 .301
1954 KC-OAK 136 469 67 121 15 4 15 69 63 88 1 4 9 .759 .356 .403 .258
Total 718 2712 397 808 136 12 104 436 335 408 17 28 69 .850 .378 .472 .298
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1954-11-01George Needham has retired from the Oakland River Cats
1954-08-24A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the Kansas City Rascals. The Kansas City Rascals receive Draft Pick 1956 Round 2 OAK (Johnny Lord) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for George Needham, Swede Pawlowski.