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Name Team Age
Brian Velarde Retired (1967, Age 33) 46
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1954)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Wilbur Wood League 0 9 years (22 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A+ A- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 11/24/1933
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 2
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
C  (38.8 %) D- (11.3 %) F  (0.0 %)

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
1954 COL 5 13 2 4 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 .976 .438 .538 .308
1956 COL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .000 .000
1957 COL 20 69 8 15 3 0 3 6 4 17 0 0 1 .652 .260 .391 .217
1958 COL 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2.500 .500 2.000 .500
1959 COL 1 5 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2.200 1.000 1.200 1.000
1960 COL 9 24 3 6 1 0 3 6 2 6 0 0 0 .974 .308 .667 .250
1961 COL 13 32 3 7 2 0 1 4 5 9 0 0 1 .699 .324 .375 .219
1962 COL 53 194 19 49 10 1 12 35 13 47 0 0 6 .800 .300 .500 .253
1963 COL 18 50 8 16 2 0 3 11 3 11 0 0 5 .898 .358 .540 .320
1964 COL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 COL 10 40 7 13 2 0 4 11 1 5 1 0 0 1.008 .333 .675 .325
1966 COL 3 9 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 1 1.111 .222 .889 .222
1967 COL 5 17 4 5 1 0 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 1.074 .368 .706 .294
Total 141 465 60 124 22 1 33 91 34 111 2 0 16 .847 .316 .531 .267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Brian Velarde has retired from the Colorado High Fliers
1959-10-13The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1959-06-13The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1959-05-25The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Mike Freeman to the minors.
1959-05-25The Colorado High Fliers have demoted Brian Velarde to the minor leagues.
1959-04-01The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Red Reichardt to the major league team.
1958-10-03The Colorado High Fliers have sent Rene Whitman to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Marsh LaForest to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Danny Gehringer to the minors.
1958-10-01The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Hal Finney to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Danny Gehringer to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1957-10-23The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Gilberto DiMaggio to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Danny Gehringer to the minors.
1957-10-13The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1957-10-03The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Danny Gehringer to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Gilberto DiMaggio to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have designated Otis Osborne for assignment. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Pat Crider to the minors.
1957-08-06The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1956-05-31The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1956-05-22The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Ed "Cannonball" Crane to the minors.
1956-05-22The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1956-05-14The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.
1955-03-25The Colorado High Fliers have sent Brian Velarde to the minors.
1954-08-08The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Brian Velarde to the major league team.