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Wally Berger League 8-3-2118 |
| Buster Vowinkel |  Left FieldRetired (1961, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .319 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .944 | Status | Deceased (2003) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2264 | Age at Death | 80 | Date of Birth | 11-18-1923 | |
| HR | 411 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 22 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (17 games) |
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| RBI | 1385 | |||||
| SB | 68 | |||||
| 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 | (1.4%) | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (76.3%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
| Notes: | Member of the Hall of Fame | ||||||||
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 162 |
661 |
110 |
207
|
30 |
6 |
48 |
134 |
55 |
75 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
9 | 6 | .961 |
.366 |
.595 |
.281 |
.313 |
|
| 1951 | BOS | 162 |
646 |
123 |
218
|
45 |
2 |
42 |
143 |
76 |
87 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
8 | 7 | 1.018 |
.409 |
.608 |
.271 |
.337 |
|
| 1952 | BOS | 161 |
663 |
161 |
243
|
45 |
5 |
53 |
132 |
77 |
82 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
3 | 8 | 1.126 |
.437 |
.689 |
.323 |
.367 |
|
| 1953 | BOS | 162 |
662 |
133 |
214
|
37 |
4 |
52 |
152 |
76 |
103 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
8 | 10 | 1.025 |
.398 |
.627 |
.304 |
.323 |
|
| 1954 | BOS | 162 |
648 |
140 |
227
|
34 |
6 |
41 |
135 |
72 |
87 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
8 | 3 | 1.026 |
.415 |
.611 |
.261 |
.350 |
|
| 1955 | BOS | 162 |
640 |
114 |
223
|
31 |
7 |
43 |
133 |
81 |
86 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 1.042 |
.422 |
.620 |
.272 |
.348 |
|
| 1956 | BOS-NYA | 162 |
645 |
105 |
201
|
40 |
4 |
20 |
99 |
67 |
89 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
11 | 6 | .853 |
.374 |
.479 |
.167 |
.312 |
|
| 1957 | NYA-CHN | 162 |
649 |
120 |
204
|
25 |
4 |
38 |
148 |
71 |
92 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
4 | 7 | .925 |
.384 |
.541 |
.227 |
.314 |
|
| 1958 | CHN | 161 |
646 |
104 |
190
|
36 |
3 |
30 |
122 |
52 |
118 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 5 | .845 |
.347 |
.498 |
.204 |
.294 |
|
| 1959 | CHN-DET | 160 |
554 |
73 |
157
|
27 |
7 |
24 |
97 |
40 |
80 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 10 | .821 |
.333 |
.487 |
.204 |
.283 |
|
| 1960 | DET | 134 |
446 |
50 |
115
|
18 |
2 |
12 |
58 |
43 |
74 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 3 | .714 |
.326 |
.388 |
.130 |
.258 |
|
| 1961 | DET | 138 |
239 |
28 |
65
|
16 |
0 |
8 |
32 |
14 |
40 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .752 |
.312 |
.439 |
.167 |
.272 |
|
| Total | 1888 |
7099 |
1261 |
2264
|
384 |
50 |
411 |
1385 |
724 |
1013 | 48 | 45 | 68 |
59 | 75 | .944 |
.384 |
.561 |
.242 |
.319 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Buster Vowinkel has retired from the Detroit Dire Wolves |
| 1959-03-01 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dire Wolves and the Chicago Mobsters. The Chicago Mobsters receive Sixto Pinkney, Gene Smith, Tommy Locke, Fred Hough from the Detroit Dire Wolves in exchange for Tim Smith, Buster Vowinkel. |
| 1957-04-25 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Mobsters and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Larry Osburn, Walter Johnson, Cisco Pina, Rich Rapp from the Chicago Mobsters in exchange for Buster Vowinkel. |
| 1956-08-21 | A trade has been completed between the Boston Black Sox and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Buster Vowinkel from the Boston Black Sox in exchange for Jack Berry, Firpo Skrmetta, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 4 (NYA). |