This player transferred from the Lou Whitaker League in 1970. View the original player card
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Satchel Paige League 5-19-2044 |
| Jim Vatcher |  First BaseRetired (1985, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .272 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .732 | Status | Deceased (2027) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 408 | Age at Death | 80 | Date of Birth | 08-21-1947 | |
| HR | 28 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 28 (1965) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (23 games) |
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| RBI | 194 | |||||
| SB | 64 | |||||
| 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 | (100%) | LF | (52.6%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (0.5%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (11.6%) | RF | (73.3%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 84 |
269 |
35 |
69
|
9 |
4 |
3 |
25 |
24 |
54 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
6 | 4 | .674 |
.321 |
.353 |
.097 |
.257 |
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| 1975 | STL | 49 |
100 |
21 |
28
|
5 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
16 |
16 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
1 | 0 | .816 |
.376 |
.440 |
.160 |
.280 |
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| 1976 | HOU | 3 |
2 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
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| 1978 | HOU | 100 |
215 |
22 |
58
|
7 |
4 |
3 |
35 |
16 |
42 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | 7 | .702 |
.321 |
.381 |
.112 |
.270 |
|
| 1979 | HOU | 80 |
93 |
16 |
31
|
6 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
13 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | 3 | .883 |
.388 |
.495 |
.161 |
.333 |
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| 1980 | HOU | 103 |
136 |
13 |
43
|
7 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
10 |
29 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
1 | 3 | .823 |
.367 |
.456 |
.140 |
.316 |
|
| 1981 | HOU | 117 |
136 |
25 |
43
|
5 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
16 |
27 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
1 | 2 | .876 |
.383 |
.493 |
.176 |
.316 |
|
| 1982 | HOU | 108 |
154 |
13 |
27
|
7 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
15 |
34 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
0 | 7 | .500 |
.253 |
.247 |
.071 |
.175 |
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| 1983 | HOU | 96 |
175 |
26 |
50
|
8 |
2 |
6 |
28 |
15 |
30 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
1 | 5 | .797 |
.340 |
.457 |
.171 |
.286 |
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| 1984 | HOU | 94 |
208 |
30 |
58
|
10 |
2 |
3 |
22 |
16 |
36 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
2 | 9 | .718 |
.329 |
.389 |
.111 |
.279 |
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| 1985 | HOU | 7 |
10 |
0 |
1
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .282 |
.182 |
.100 |
.000 |
.100 |
|
| Total | 841 |
1498 |
201 |
408
|
64 |
20 |
28 |
194 |
138 |
283 | 5 | 9 | 64 |
17 | 42 | .732 |
.334 |
.398 |
.126 |
.272 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Lou Whitaker League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1985-11-01 | Jim Vatcher has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1985-05-09 | The Houston Outlaws have waived Jim Vatcher. |
| 1985-04-20 | The Houston Outlaws have designated Jim Vatcher for assignment. |
| 1978-04-01 | The Houston Outlaws have promoted Jim Vatcher to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have promoted Camp Lukachyk to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have promoted Billy Widger to the major league team. |
| 1976-04-08 | The Houston Outlaws have promoted Bill Pope to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have promoted Shiner Bock to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have designated Jim Vatcher for assignment. The Houston Outlaws have waived Takao Aoyama. |
| 1974-04-01 | The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have promoted Camp Lukachyk to the major league team. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have promoted Jim Vatcher to the major league team. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have promoted Haruhiko Jinno to the major league team. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have designated Vinny Merchant for assignment. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have designated Greg Schepner for assignment. |