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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
John Bonham Third Base
Retired (1962, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .688 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 482 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 12-06-1928
HR 21 Drafted Round 3, Pick 33
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 4 years
(147 games)
RBI 178
SB 103
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B+   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity B+   Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (37.1%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D+ (22.8%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B B- (52.8%) CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   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
1955 DET
125
424
43
103
11
4
4
40
54
69 3 0
24
27 11
.649
.333
.316
.073
.243
1956 DET
149
582
77
150
32
2
6
43
76
89 2 1
30
30 10
.695
.345
.351
.093
.258
1957 DET
133
379
40
110
19
1
6
47
42
62 3 2
11
28 12
.757
.364
.393
.103
.290
1958 DET
110
353
41
83
11
4
5
36
45
45 1 0
25
21 11
.655
.323
.331
.096
.235
1959 DET
52
145
13
36
6
2
0
12
20
14 4 2
13
9 4
.668
.351
.317
.069
.248
Total
569
1883
214
482
79
13
21
178
237
279 13 5
103
115 48
.688
.342
.345
.089
.256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01John Bonham has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1960-05-24The Detroit Rock City have waived John Bonham.
1960-03-25The Detroit Rock City have promoted James Hetfield to the major league team. The Detroit Rock City have designated John Bonham for assignment.
1955-04-18The Detroit Rock City have promoted John Bonham to the major league team. The Detroit Rock City have designated Glenn Carney for assignment.
1952-04-01The Detroit Rock City have renamed Nick Eibel to John Bonham.
1950-05-04The Detroit Rock City have acquired Nick Eibel from the waiver wire. The Detroit Rock City have waived Dan Jones.
1950-04-15The St. Louis Redbirds have waived Nick Eibel.