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Ken Griffey Jr League 3-5-2079 |
| Don Barton |  Right FieldRetired (1963, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .269 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .742 | Status | Deceased (2008) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 642 | Age at Death | 80 | Date of Birth | 02-01-1928 | |
| HR | 63 | Drafted | Round 32, Pick 506 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 4 years (2 games) |
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| RBI | 281 | |||||
| SB | 5 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (35.6%) | LF | (83.9%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (84.0%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | KC | 74 |
322 |
60 |
89
|
14 |
2 |
7 |
38 |
35 |
40 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 7 | .748 |
.350 |
.398 |
.121 |
.276 |
|
| 1952 | KC | 124 |
339 |
51 |
93
|
19 |
1 |
5 |
37 |
35 |
42 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 5 | .731 |
.350 |
.381 |
.106 |
.274 |
|
| 1953 | KC | 115 |
326 |
45 |
91
|
21 |
1 |
13 |
34 |
40 |
54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 1 | .833 |
.364 |
.469 |
.190 |
.279 |
|
| 1954 | KC | 85 |
197 |
24 |
61
|
15 |
0 |
8 |
29 |
16 |
26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .869 |
.362 |
.508 |
.198 |
.310 |
|
| 1955 | KC | 101 |
272 |
24 |
63
|
6 |
0 |
7 |
29 |
29 |
49 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2 | 8 | .637 |
.306 |
.331 |
.099 |
.232 |
|
| 1956 | KC | 83 |
178 |
23 |
59
|
12 |
0 |
5 |
31 |
18 |
28 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | 0 | .874 |
.391 |
.483 |
.152 |
.331 |
|
| 1957 | KC | 82 |
162 |
19 |
32
|
4 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
18 |
27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 2 | .545 |
.286 |
.259 |
.062 |
.198 |
|
| 1958 | KC | 35 |
76 |
13 |
15
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 0 | .562 |
.299 |
.263 |
.066 |
.197 |
|
| 1959 | KC | 4 |
17 |
8 |
7
|
1 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1.474 |
.474 |
1.000 |
.588 |
.412 |
|
| 1961 | KC-STL | 22 |
89 |
20 |
35
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
10 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 1 | 1.061 |
.455 |
.607 |
.213 |
.393 |
|
| 1962 | STL-BAL | 98 |
358 |
37 |
88
|
15 |
1 |
6 |
34 |
27 |
69 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
6 | 4 | .645 |
.302 |
.344 |
.098 |
.246 |
|
| 1963 | BAL-KC | 15 |
47 |
3 |
9
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2 | 4 | .569 |
.250 |
.319 |
.128 |
.191 |
|
| Total | 838 |
2383 |
327 |
642
|
114 |
6 |
63 |
281 |
244 |
365 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
21 | 34 | .742 |
.340 |
.402 |
.132 |
.269 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Don Barton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1963-08-08 | The Kansas City Athletics have waived Don Barton. |
| 1963-08-03 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Don Barton from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-25 | The Baltimore Senators have waived Don Barton. |
| 1963-04-19 | The Baltimore Senators have promoted Ben Terry to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have promoted Ray Handley to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have promoted Dave Brock to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have promoted Len Walker to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have promoted Cris Brito to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have sent Lenny Klutts to the minors. The Baltimore Senators have sent Bob Ludwick to the minors. The Baltimore Senators have sent Eric Blake to the minors. The Baltimore Senators have designated Don Barton for assignment. The Baltimore Senators have designated Terry McNamara for assignment. |
| 1962-05-20 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Senators. The Baltimore Senators receive Don Barton, Andy Broil, Van Gardner from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Julio Fry. |
| 1962-03-01 | The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Elmer Valo to Don Barton. |
| 1961-06-12 | The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Elmer Valo from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-06-08 | The Kansas City Athletics have designated Elmer Valo for assignment. |
| 1961-05-18 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Elmer Valo to the major league team. |
| 1960-04-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Stan Crossin to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Elmer Valo for assignment. |
| 1959-08-25 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Elmer Valo to the major league team. |
| 1959-04-06 | The Kansas City Athletics have designated Elmer Valo for assignment. |
| 1956-05-21 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Elmer Valo to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Lou Skizas to the minors. |
| 1956-04-23 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Lou Skizas to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Elmer Valo to the minors. |
| 1953-05-27 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Elmer Valo to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Jungle Jim Rivera to the minors. |
| 1953-05-10 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Jungle Jim Rivera to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Elmer Valo to the minors. |
| 1953-03-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have renamed Don Barton to Elmer Valo. |
| 1953-03-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Don Barton to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Dee Delock to the minors. |
| 1951-07-02 | The Kansas City Keokuk have promoted Don Barton to the major league team. The Kansas City Keokuk have sent Danny Edwards to the minors. |