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Name Team Age
Preston Givens Retired (1973, Age 34) Died (2008, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33
(1959)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 7 years (152 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
68 61 44
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
50 50 83
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
89 89 31
Endurance Velocity Control
55 5 2
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
47 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
37 0 11/6/1938
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
97 (97.8 %) 8 (8.1 %) 1 (1.8 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1962 MON 4 15 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .800 .400 .400 .400
1966 MON 114 290 42 87 11 5 12 49 26 61 3 2 2 .854 .358 .497 .300
1967 MON 118 421 55 102 18 3 21 60 40 110 6 2 6 .760 .311 .449 .242
1968 MON 114 380 58 106 9 3 19 57 21 81 7 2 2 .790 .322 .468 .279
1969 MON 82 288 44 75 18 3 14 49 22 77 4 2 1 .800 .311 .490 .260
1970 MON 99 318 39 77 14 4 14 44 22 72 2 3 1 .733 .289 .443 .242
1971 MON 99 324 47 83 13 2 16 43 20 73 12 3 0 .760 .303 .457 .256
1972 MON 117 352 45 87 16 3 13 50 27 79 9 1 3 .720 .300 .420 .247
1973 HOU 44 90 9 16 2 0 2 8 8 16 0 1 3 .509 .242 .267 .178
Total 791 2478 342 639 101 23 111 363 186 570 44 16 18 .762 .311 .452 .258
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Preston Givens has retired from the Houston Apaches
1969-05-20Preston Givens of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1966-03-25The Montreal Royals have promoted Preston Givens to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Jim Moore to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have designated Bob Washington for assignment.
1962-05-14The Montreal Royals have sent Preston Givens to the minors.
1962-04-30The Montreal Royals have promoted Happy Taylor to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Preston Givens to the major league team.