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Name Team Age
Matt Fairley Retired (1971, Age 37) Died (2013, Age 79)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1958)		 LF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 13 years (30 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C  C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C+ C-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 6/4/1934
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.6 %) D- (10.8 %) F  (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
1958 PIT 86 301 27 71 11 2 3 30 25 64 4 4 17 .612 .297 .316 .236
1959 PIT 142 497 51 115 18 3 6 35 59 82 12 6 26 .631 .315 .316 .231
1960 PIT 137 534 70 160 28 11 17 74 46 92 13 7 28 .844 .356 .489 .300
1961 PIT 142 563 70 152 26 3 16 59 40 91 17 9 10 .731 .318 .412 .270
1962 PIT 126 474 62 113 27 4 7 38 43 94 13 14 4 .662 .306 .357 .238
1963 PIT 136 539 83 148 28 4 15 57 57 88 21 14 4 .769 .344 .425 .275
1964 PIT 129 455 77 145 20 2 14 64 39 57 22 12 6 .838 .375 .464 .319
1965 PIT 142 554 90 155 30 3 17 59 62 80 29 16 6 .787 .350 .437 .280
1966 BOS 145 519 70 151 29 1 18 76 61 96 12 9 7 .821 .366 .455 .291
1967 BOS 142 522 66 150 22 10 17 82 49 93 13 3 8 .814 .348 .466 .287
1968 BOS 138 492 75 146 22 6 9 67 66 105 13 4 5 .801 .380 .421 .297
1969 BOS-TB 137 531 93 150 21 5 19 90 61 108 21 7 5 .807 .358 .448 .282
1970 TB 93 277 40 68 12 3 8 40 25 47 8 3 5 .706 .309 .397 .245
1971 TB 7 11 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .839 .385 .455 .273
Total 1702 6269 874 1727 296 57 166 771 635 1099 198 108 131 .763 .343 .420 .275
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Matt Fairley has retired from the Tampa Bay Thunder
1971-06-13The Tampa Bay Thunder have designated Matt Fairley for assignment.
1971-05-22The Tampa Bay Thunder have promoted Matt Fairley to the major league team.
1971-04-11The Tampa Bay Thunder have designated Matt Fairley for assignment.
1969-10-04Matt Fairley of the Tampa Bay Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1969-05-13A trade has been completed between the Boston Commons and the Tampa Bay Thunder. The Tampa Bay Thunder receive Matt Fairley from the Boston Commons in exchange for Tim Lonergan.
1966-04-01A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Commons. The Boston Commons receive Matt Fairley from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1969 Round 1 BOS (Fred Ohl).
1964-06-23The Pittsburgh Pirates have removed Matt Fairley from the trade block.
1964-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed Matt Fairley on the trade block.
1963-04-30Matt Fairley of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1962-08-18Matt Fairley of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1961-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Bryce Searcy to Matt Fairley.
1960-08-03Bryce Searcy of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1958-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bryce Searcy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Dave Greisinger for assignment.
1955-07-24A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Plainsmen. The Kansas City Plainsmen receive Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 PIT (Ralph Foster) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 KC (Bryce Searcy).