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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Townsend | Retired (1980, Age 35) | Died (2024, Age 79) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 33 (1968) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jesse Orosco League | 0 | 4 years (107 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/9/1945 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | John Townsend has retired from the Texas Rangers |
| 1980-08-13 | The Texas Rangers have promoted John Townsend to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Beiker Podbielan for assignment. |
| 1980-08-13 | The Texas Rangers have acquired John Townsend from the waiver wire. |
| 1979-08-14 | The Atlanta Ridge Runners have waived John Townsend. |
| 1979-08-03 | The Atlanta Ridge Runners have designated John Townsend for assignment. |
| 1979-07-07 | John Townsend of the Atlanta Ridge Runners is injured and is expected to be out 37 days. |
| 1977-06-04 | A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Ridge Runners and the Oakland Oaks. The Oakland Oaks receive Joey Wilhelm, Bert Robinson from the Atlanta Ridge Runners in exchange for Homer Garland, John Townsend, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 OAK (Johnny Romano). |
| 1976-05-03 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted John Townsend to the major league team. |
| 1972-04-04 | The Oakland Oaks have demoted John Townsend to the minor leagues. |
| 1971-09-04 | John Townsend of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1971-04-01 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted John Townsend to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Chuck Egloff to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Vladimir Clark to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated George Edwards for assignment. |
| 1970-03-25 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted Solomon Brenzel to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have sent John Townsend to the minors. |
| 1970-03-25 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted John Townsend to the major league team. |