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Name Team Age
Elmer Costello Retired (1983, Age 33) Died (2013, Age 64)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34
(1971)		 LF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 3 years (14 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B  C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- F 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 12/24/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (92.2 %) C+ (51.1 %) D- (5.1 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1971 AHP 2 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .750 .250 .500 .250
1971 HHP 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .452 .286 .167 .167
1971 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 RHP 4 13 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .670 .286 .385 .231
1973 AHP 66 255 65 6 2 0 18 25 42 .618 .324 .294 .255
1973 HHP 67 259 63 14 1 2 10 26 49 .648 .319 .328 .243
1973 LHP 40 88 15 5 0 0 5 9 21 .475 .247 .227 .170
1973 RHP 118 426 113 15 3 2 23 42 70 .666 .337 .329 .265
1974 AHP 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.750 .750 1.000 .500
1974 LHP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NaN 1.000 .000 .000
1974 RHP 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.667 .667 1.000 .500
1981 AHP 8 24 5 1 0 0 1 3 6 .536 .286 .250 .208
1981 HHP 14 48 13 5 0 0 7 2 8 .675 .300 .375 .271
1981 LHP 5 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .556 .222 .333 .222
1981 RHP 20 63 16 5 0 0 7 5 14 .638 .304 .333 .254
1982 AHP 18 55 12 2 1 1 7 3 6 .604 .259 .345 .218
1982 HHP 21 52 10 2 1 1 7 8 8 .622 .295 .327 .192
1982 LHP 11 15 4 0 0 1 3 3 1 .835 .368 .467 .267
1982 RHP 35 92 18 4 2 1 11 8 13 .575 .260 .315 .196
Total AHP 95 344 85 12 3 1 28 33 55 .622 .314 .308 .247
Total HHP 104 365 87 21 2 3 24 37 66 .644 .313 .332 .238
Total LHP 58 113 21 6 0 1 9 13 22 .533 .268 .265 .186
Total RHP 178 596 151 27 5 3 43 57 99 .653 .322 .331 .253
Total 199 709 172 33 5 4 52 70 121 .634 .313 .320 .243
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Elmer Costello has retired from the Los Angeles Quake
1983-04-01The Los Angeles Quake have designated Elmer Costello for assignment.
1981-04-14The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Elmer Costello to the major league team.
1974-04-08The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Otis Holloman to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have promoted J.J. Jones to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have sent John Lacy to the minors. The Los Angeles Quake have sent Elmer Costello to the minors.
1973-03-25The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Elmer Costello to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Russ Devine to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have designated Mike Robidoux for assignment.
1971-04-28The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Chris Johnson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have sent Elmer Costello to the minors.
1971-04-05The Los Angeles Quake have auto-promoted Elmer Costello to the major leagues.