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Cool Papa Bell League
9-22-2060
Tom Ruether First Base
Retired (1978, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .303 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .841 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 2392 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 09-13-1941
HR 207 Drafted Round 2, Pick 26
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(141 games)
RBI 1134
SB 303
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF F  (3.5%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* 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
1964 KC
132
537
75
141
28
4
4
36
54
 105 2 4
16
 6 3
.682
.330
.352
.089
.263
1965 KC
148
601
104
172
18
6
11
67
66
 82 2 2
16
 5 5
.749
.358
.391
.105
.286
1966 KC
148
571
64
165
26
8
11
67
53
 80 1 2
15
 7 2
.770
.349
.420
.131
.289
1967 KC
116
452
66
130
24
3
19
75
46
 69 1 3
10
 8 2
.833
.353
.480
.192
.288
1968 KC
148
572
111
183
29
8
16
86
81
 75 3 2
21
 4 2
.888
.406
.483
.163
.320
1969 KC-WAS
148
593
101
187
23
12
16
70
85
 88 0 2
26
 12 31
.876
.400
.476
.160
.315
1970 WAS-BAL
145
577
116
182
38
15
19
101
77
 89 2 5
22
 8 17
.927
.395
.532
.217
.315
1971 BAL
148
598
128
191
33
5
20
101
78
 70 0 2
31
 10 1
.888
.397
.492
.172
.319
1972 BAL
129
531
97
166
35
10
13
82
65
 69 1 5
27
 4 5
.875
.385
.490
.177
.313
1973 BAL
148
612
114
207
37
6
21
107
60
 110 4 3
29
 11 2
.920
.399
.521
.183
.338
1974 BAL
148
590
120
194
25
10
13
83
84
 79 5 6
29
 6 3
.884
.413
.471
.142
.329
1975 BAL
148
569
109
152
34
7
12
81
99
 93 4 6
29
 2 4
.791
.376
.415
.148
.267
1976 BAL
148
567
107
175
28
7
20
106
82
 97 3 0
14
 5 7
.887
.399
.489
.180
.309
1977 BAL-SF
137
462
74
137
26
7
11
66
51
 78 1 2
17
 4 4
.821
.366
.455
.158
.297
1978 SF
53
64
5
10
3
1
1
6
8
 13 0 0
1
 0 0
.531
.250
.281
.125
.156
Total
2044
7896
1391
2392
407
109
207
1134
989
 1197 29 44
303
 92 88
.841
.381
.461
.158
.303
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Tom Ruether has retired from the San Francisco Criminals
1977-05-12A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Baltimore Bricks. The Baltimore Bricks receive Ken Lindsey, Joe Davis, Draft Pick 1978 Round 3 SF (Pat Tebbetts) from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Tom Ruether.
1972-08-21Tom Ruether of the Baltimore BleacherBums is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1970-09-28Tom Ruether of the Baltimore BleacherBums is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1970-05-22A trade has been completed between the Baltimore BleacherBums and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Vern Guintini, John Oldis, Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 BAL (Carlos Parrilla) from the Baltimore BleacherBums in exchange for Tom Ruether.
1969-05-14A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Wally Jones, Darrell Adams, Dick Johnson, Phil Buckeye, Brett Jennings from the Washington Senators in exchange for Leo Gorman, Pop Villegas, Tom Ruether, Tim Restelli, Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 KC (Josh Randall), Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 CIN (Win Everitt).
1967-05-27Tom Ruether of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1967-05-03Tom Ruether of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1964-04-05The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Tom Ruether to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Bill Harris for assignment.
1961-04-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Autoworkers. The Detroit Autoworkers receive Chris Barr from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Tom Ruether.