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Vada Pinson League
5-25-2074
Ruben Niemes Left Field
Retired (1971, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .258 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .692 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 759 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 10-19-1935
HR 40 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1957)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(159 games)
RBI 281
SB 93
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B (1.1%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (99.3%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (98.5%)   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
1957 BRO
83
134
20
31
4
0
1
8
14
17 0 0
2
0 1
.588
.304
.284
.052
.231
1958 CIN
4
11
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3 0 0
0
0 1
.523
.250
.273
.091
.182
1959 CIN
22
91
10
24
3
2
1
5
9
12 0 0
5
3 3
.704
.330
.374
.110
.264
1960 CIN
70
205
17
36
7
0
2
14
20
34 0 1
7
2 1
.487
.248
.239
.063
.176
1961 CIN-NYN
113
437
47
106
21
3
1
18
51
70 1 0
30
13 17
.634
.323
.311
.069
.243
1962 BRO
97
171
26
40
2
1
5
26
28
28 1 1
8
3 1
.688
.343
.345
.111
.234
1963 BRO
147
281
37
76
9
2
6
22
30
38 0 0
8
5 3
.722
.341
.381
.110
.270
1964 BRO
119
290
38
74
12
0
7
30
43
39 2 1
7
3 3
.723
.354
.369
.114
.255
1965 BOS
89
269
33
86
16
2
3
42
33
25 1 4
3
2 2
.818
.391
.428
.108
.320
1966 BOS
99
279
36
82
19
2
3
37
35
45 0 5
6
3 2
.775
.367
.409
.115
.294
1967 BOS
112
233
25
67
9
0
4
19
25
42 2 0
3
4 1
.739
.362
.378
.090
.288
1968 BOS
62
86
10
20
3
1
1
10
17
13 0 1
0
0 0
.681
.356
.326
.093
.233
1969 BOS-MIL
111
336
36
87
12
2
6
43
50
46 0 0
13
8 0
.715
.355
.360
.101
.259
1970 MIL
35
95
9
23
3
1
0
4
10
14 0 0
0
0 0
.609
.314
.295
.053
.242
1971 PHI
5
19
1
5
0
0
0
3
2
5 0 0
1
1 1
.596
.333
.263
.000
.263
Total
1168
2937
346
759
121
16
40
281
368
431 7 13
93
47 36
.692
.341
.351
.093
.258
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Ruben Niemes has retired from the Philadelphia stankoids
1971-09-24The Philadelphia stankoids have promoted Ruben Niemes to the major league team.
1971-04-05The Philadelphia stankoids have acquired Ruben Niemes from the waiver wire.
1971-04-01The Milwaukee Predators have waived Ruben Niemes.
1970-06-05The Milwaukee Predators have designated Ruben Niemes for assignment.
1969-04-18A trade has been completed between the Boston Cruisers and the Milwaukee Predators. The Milwaukee Predators receive Bob Simmons, Ruben Niemes from the Boston Cruisers in exchange for Craig Pactwa.
1962-06-13The Brooklyn Bridges have promoted Ruben Niemes to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bridges have designated Bill Wathan for assignment.
1962-06-13The Brooklyn Bridges have sent Ruben Niemes to the minors.
1962-04-22The Brooklyn Bridges have promoted Ruben Niemes to the major league team.
1962-04-13The Brooklyn Bridges have demoted Ruben Niemes to the minor leagues.
1961-04-11A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Redlegs. The Cincinnati Redlegs receive Dwight Gooden from the New York Mets in exchange for Ruben Niemes.
1960-07-22The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Ruben Niemes to the major league team.
1959-09-05The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Ruben Niemes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Tim Benitez to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Johnny Stauffer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jim Gornicki to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have designated Mookie Wilson. for assignment. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Dave Parker to the minors. The Cincinnati Redlegs have designated Doug Roggenbirk for assignment. The Cincinnati Redlegs have designated Myles Campbell for assignment.
1958-04-16The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jimmie Slagle to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Ruben Niemes to the minors.
1957-04-02The Brooklyn Dukes have promoted Ruben Niemes to the major leagues.