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Bill Lee League
10-3-2123
Howie Ortiz Catcher
Retired (1997, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .787 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 1655 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 05-25-1960
HR 320 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1979)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(80 games)
RBI 1074
SB 57
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity F    Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 90% 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
1982 WAS
24
86
6
20
2
1
2
8
3
 17 0 0
0
 0 1
.607
.258
.349
.116
.233
1983 WAS-KC
100
369
46
86
17
1
16
47
22
 71 4 4
5
 1 4
.695
.281
.415
.182
.233
1984 KC
122
500
73
137
11
3
28
87
22
 98 0 3
3
 2 4
.779
.303
.476
.202
.274
1985 KC
116
457
54
113
18
0
22
64
26
 111 4 1
1
 3 4
.724
.293
.431
.184
.247
1986 KC
122
477
53
113
14
4
13
52
30
 115 2 4
1
 1 4
.647
.283
.365
.128
.237
1987 KC-MIL
98
342
41
85
14
4
20
66
28
 75 1 1
7
 6 4
.795
.306
.488
.240
.249
1988 MIL
126
409
56
106
14
6
26
83
33
 75 0 1
6
 7 4
.827
.314
.513
.254
.259
1989 MIL
112
371
53
90
16
6
16
67
33
 79 1 2
9
 5 4
.752
.305
.447
.205
.243
1990 MIL
128
423
55
108
15
2
23
83
34
 97 3 5
9
 2 1
.775
.312
.463
.208
.255
1991 MIL
133
424
61
108
16
1
24
81
32
 67 1 7
9
 5 4
.771
.304
.467
.212
.255
1992 MIL-PHI
122
460
68
124
18
3
27
80
29
 96 1 2
7
 9 3
.811
.313
.498
.228
.270
1993 PHI
122
459
69
137
23
2
23
84
30
 79 0 3
0
 0 2
.847
.339
.508
.209
.298
1994 PHI
122
469
72
137
22
7
25
93
36
 86 1 1
0
 0 1
.872
.343
.529
.237
.292
1995 PHI
122
448
77
135
21
6
31
108
44
 86 1 4
0
 0 2
.945
.362
.583
.281
.301
1996 PHI
118
378
46
104
27
3
15
46
25
 74 1 0
0
 0 3
.803
.322
.481
.206
.275
1997 PHI
62
190
21
52
7
0
9
25
14
 35 1 1
0
 0 4
.778
.325
.453
.179
.274
Total
1749
6262
851
1655
255
49
320
1074
441
 1261 21 39
57
 41 49
.787
.313
.474
.210
.264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Howie Ortiz has retired from the Philadelphia Mustangs
1994-10-15Howie Ortiz of the Philadelphia Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1992-10-23A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Mustangs and the Milwaukee Mountaineers. The Milwaukee Mountaineers receive Draft Pick - 1993 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Mustangs in exchange for Howie Ortiz.
1990-10-08Howie Ortiz of the Milwaukee Mountaineers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1989-06-30Howie Ortiz of the Milwaukee Mountaineers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1987-06-11A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Scouts and the Milwaukee Mountaineers. The Milwaukee Mountaineers receive Howie Ortiz from the Kansas City Scouts in exchange for Eddie McGeehan, Draft Pick - 1989 Round 1 (MIL).
1987-04-19Howie Ortiz of the Kansas City Scouts is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1985-08-29Howie Ortiz of the Kansas City Scouts is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-06-15A trade has been completed between the Washington Bullets and the Kansas City Scouts. The Kansas City Scouts receive Eric Tate, Howie Ortiz, Hank Moore, Ray Hawke from the Washington Bullets in exchange for Razor McAllester, Mike Ordaz.
1982-09-12The Washington Bullets have promoted Howie Ortiz to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Ted Sheely to the minors.
1982-07-27The Washington Bullets have sent Howie Ortiz to the minors.
1982-06-26The Washington Bullets have promoted Howie Ortiz to the major league team.