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Wally Berger League
5-26-2116
Lefty Erickson Catcher
Retired (1971, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .794 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 2266 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 03-13-1936
HR 268 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(36 games)
RBI 1223
SB 137
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range A  WS Rings 2
1B C- (31.3%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF B  (67.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1957 CIN
14
47
8
13
3
1
1
8
6
 8 0 0
0
 0 0
.805
.358
.447
.170
.277
1958 CIN
159
509
48
131
15
2
17
78
45
 83 3 6
0
 0 6
.713
.318
.395
.138
.257
1959 CIN
158
555
58
142
19
2
14
71
66
 92 3 9
4
 5 5
.706
.333
.373
.117
.256
1960 CIN
159
600
65
152
26
1
16
66
62
 96 3 3
7
 4 2
.705
.325
.380
.127
.253
1961 CIN
158
611
62
153
32
0
17
82
61
 105 7 5
3
 5 4
.709
.323
.386
.136
.250
1962 CIN
157
580
77
158
25
2
16
65
81
 76 0 9
7
 4 7
.762
.357
.405
.133
.272
1963 CIN
161
607
94
181
23
4
20
85
69
 99 3 4
16
 8 6
.819
.370
.448
.150
.298
1964 CIN
160
632
94
212
45
4
24
119
58
 81 4 7
17
 8 1
.924
.391
.533
.198
.335
1965 CIN
158
580
90
168
38
5
25
105
76
 91 6 14
17
 8 4
.872
.370
.502
.212
.290
1966 CIN
157
612
91
191
37
3
24
111
66
 97 1 7
9
 11 0
.876
.376
.500
.188
.312
1967 CIN
161
594
85
173
31
3
12
89
75
 78 0 8
16
 9 8
.780
.366
.414
.123
.291
1968 CIN
163
592
85
159
26
2
27
114
63
 82 2 9
16
 10 4
.792
.336
.456
.188
.269
1969 CIN
161
605
102
195
28
5
30
112
71
 80 2 8
12
 11 3
.925
.391
.534
.212
.322
1970 CIN
160
548
70
157
26
1
16
88
61
 72 2 4
8
 6 2
.783
.358
.425
.139
.286
1971 CIN
118
356
41
81
15
3
9
30
38
 54 3 3
5
 5 5
.667
.305
.362
.135
.228
Total
2204
8028
1070
2266
389
38
268
1223
898
 1194 39 96
137
 94 57
.794
.353
.440
.158
.282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Lefty Erickson has retired from the Cincinnati Reds
1959-06-27The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lefty Erickson to the major league team.
1959-06-24The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jack Minnehan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Lefty Erickson to the minors.
1958-07-22The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lefty Erickson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Al Nelson to the minors.
1958-07-18The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Al Nelson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Lefty Erickson to the minors.
1958-04-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lefty Erickson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Joe Jackson to the minors.
1958-04-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Lefty Erickson to the minors.
1957-09-28The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lefty Erickson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Al Nelson to the minors.
1957-09-20The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dan Williams to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Doug McLean to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Joel Lange to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Lefty Erickson to the minors.
1957-09-10The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lefty Erickson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Dan Williams to the minors.