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Vada Pinson League
5-24-2074
Walt Banks Center Field
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .234 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .631 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 648 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 01-31-1930
HR 37 Drafted Round 4, Pick 54
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(114 games)
RBI 275
SB 30
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity F    Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.5%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.5%) CF A+ (100%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (92.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1953 CLE
40
166
19
36
6
1
2
9
17
 32 0 0
0
 1 1
.591
.290
.301
.084
.217
1954 CLE
82
295
34
79
13
1
3
36
39
 51 2 1
1
 1 5
.705
.356
.349
.081
.268
1955 CLE
110
392
47
93
12
5
4
38
42
 53 3 1
0
 0 5
.639
.315
.324
.087
.237
1956 CLE
64
190
27
46
7
3
2
25
23
 27 4 1
2
 0 3
.677
.335
.342
.100
.242
1957 CLE
106
362
38
97
14
2
7
36
26
 65 2 2
2
 0 4
.695
.319
.376
.108
.268
1958 CLE
106
173
19
37
8
1
5
25
21
 20 0 1
1
 0 3
.656
.297
.358
.145
.214
1959 CLE
96
196
30
52
10
3
4
25
25
 27 0 1
0
 0 1
.755
.347
.408
.143
.265
1960 CLE
121
218
24
48
8
2
1
17
15
 28 1 2
3
 0 4
.560
.271
.289
.069
.220
1961 CLE-NYN
77
132
9
21
6
0
0
8
15
 20 1 0
3
 0 1
.455
.250
.205
.045
.159
1962 NYN
72
235
32
68
3
1
4
27
25
 34 0 1
7
 2 6
.718
.356
.362
.072
.289
1963 NYN
65
204
16
32
4
0
1
8
20
 25 1 0
4
 0 1
.427
.236
.191
.034
.157
1964 NYN
75
211
22
39
4
1
4
21
23
 27 0 2
7
 2 1
.533
.263
.270
.085
.185
Total
1014
2774
317
648
95
20
37
275
291
 409 14 12
30
 6 35
.631
.308
.322
.089
.234
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Walt Banks has retired from the New York Semi-Bluffs
1961-06-21The New York Mets have acquired Walt Banks from the waiver wire.
1961-06-17The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Jim Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated Walt Banks for assignment.
1959-04-29The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated Bill Warneke for assignment.
1958-09-08The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Don Henrich to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated Walt Banks for assignment.
1957-03-01The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team.
1956-09-05The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors.
1956-08-06The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team.
1956-08-05The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors.
1956-07-13The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team.
1956-07-06The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Frank Daughters to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Bob Harris to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Andy Vogelsong to the minors.
1956-06-19The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated Ed MacCormack for assignment.
1956-06-17The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Ed MacCormack to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors.
1956-05-02The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Bob Harris to the minors.
1956-04-20The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Bill Warneke to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Harry Jenkins to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Lance Spooner to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors.
1954-10-20The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Carl Gainer to the minors.
1954-10-18The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors.
1954-10-18The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team.
1954-10-08The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent George Henry to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Bill Warneke to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors.
1954-05-02The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Sam Gardner to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Andy Vogelsong to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Brett Kirkpatrick to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated B.J. Limmer for assignment. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated Don Munninghoff for assignment.
1953-09-23The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Brett Kirkpatrick to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Frank Lunar to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Balvino Castleman to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Shawon Haefner to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent George Henry to the minors. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated Pablo Planeta for assignment. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Ray Stokes to the minors.
1953-09-01The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team.
1953-04-26The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted B.J. Limmer to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have sent Walt Banks to the minors.
1952-10-23The Cleveland Blackhawks have promoted Walt Banks to the major league team. The Cleveland Blackhawks have designated Lee Freeman for assignment.