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
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Majors Service Time |
Harold Baines League | 0 | 5 years (0 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
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 %) |
Year
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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 |
Date | Transaction |
1954-11-01 | George Needham has retired from the Oakland River Cats |
1954-08-24 | A 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. |