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Cesar Cedeno League
4-14-2073
Paul Preston Left Field
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating C    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .668 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 673 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 10-14-1931
HR 66 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(160 games)
RBI 337
SB 36
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR F 
Speed D+ Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B D  (18.2%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B F  (0.7%) CF D+ (22.7%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   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
1956 NYN
9
31
1
5
0
0
0
2
4
 9 1 0
0
 2 1
.439
.278
.161
.000
.161
1957 NYN-PIT
98
339
36
90
14
1
11
46
30
 63 5 0
9
 3 2
.744
.334
.410
.145
.265
1958 PIT
120
421
33
87
12
2
4
48
33
 76 2 7
5
 3 10
.537
.263
.273
.067
.207
1959 PIT
116
395
34
91
7
0
9
46
40
 70 2 2
7
 8 5
.619
.303
.316
.086
.230
1960 PIT
107
363
28
78
12
1
9
49
36
 77 2 5
6
 6 3
.614
.286
.328
.113
.215
1963 KC
79
317
48
92
16
1
12
34
26
 56 1 0
3
 3 3
.806
.346
.461
.170
.290
1964 KC
69
220
17
53
6
2
4
22
14
 49 0 1
2
 2 2
.626
.285
.341
.100
.241
1965 KC-PIT
93
116
16
36
6
1
5
19
10
 18 1 0
0
 1 1
.879
.370
.509
.198
.310
1966 PIT
46
175
21
49
10
1
4
23
24
 37 1 1
4
 4 4
.785
.368
.417
.137
.280
1967 PIT
56
213
24
52
8
0
6
28
20
 42 0 2
0
 2 2
.673
.306
.366
.122
.244
1968 PIT
43
164
14
37
6
1
1
17
17
 35 2 3
0
 0 3
.594
.301
.293
.067
.226
1969 PIT
1
5
1
3
1
0
1
3
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
2.000
.600
1.400
.800
.600
Total
837
2759
273
673
98
10
66
337
254
 532 17 21
36
 34 36
.668
.309
.358
.115
.244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Paul Preston has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-08-22The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have waived Paul Preston.
1969-08-01The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Dick Hanson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment.
1969-07-15The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have sent Charlie Newfield to the minors.
1969-07-05The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Dick Hanson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment.
1969-06-15The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have sent Charlie Newfield to the minors.
1969-04-23The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have promoted Mark Kucab to the major league team. The Pittsburgh PeanuTs have designated Paul Preston for assignment.
1965-05-07A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Pittsburgh Mudskippers. The Pittsburgh Mudskippers receive Paul Preston from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Jay Perez.
1963-04-18The Kansas City Blues have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated Russ Hetzel for assignment.
1957-05-27The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Dukes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Angelo Glazner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted George Barnicle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Billy Stapleton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Scott Green to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Rich Harden to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Larry Layne for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Fred Saberhagen for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Frank Burgess to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Kevin Ohman for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Roman Phifer for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Dave Hoerst for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Antonio Armas for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Francis Borgia for assignment.
1957-05-27A trade has been completed between the New York Crush and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Paul Preston, Ham Odom, Wayne Oldring, Tom Richmond, Ron Perkowski, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 5 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 4 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (NYN) from the New York Crush in exchange for Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (PIT).
1956-10-03The New York Crush have sent Paul Preston to the minors. The New York Crush have sent George Marshall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Oscar Hall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Pop Kelley to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Lorenzo Schaffernoth to the minors.
1956-09-22The New York Crush have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team.
1954-04-06The New York Crush have renamed Heinie Silverio to Paul Preston.