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Mel Ott League
3-1-2069
Mark Rader Second Base
Retired (1963, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .748 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 1011 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 05-14-1927
HR 84 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1952)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(99 games)
RBI 485
SB 158
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B- (56.5%) Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (0.7%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF D- (9.6%)   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
1952 BRO-STL
124
435
56
110
15
9
14
51
36
77 3 3
26
10 20
.738
.312
.425
.172
.253
1953 STL
135
479
75
148
25
6
8
58
52
75 3 2
26
8 19
.815
.379
.436
.127
.309
1954 STL
125
405
64
113
18
7
12
70
44
71 3 3
10
2 10
.799
.352
.447
.168
.279
1955 STL
103
345
42
82
11
6
6
39
32
69 2 2
20
3 22
.661
.304
.357
.119
.238
1956 STL
98
316
39
81
17
2
10
43
32
56 3 4
16
3 13
.744
.327
.418
.161
.256
1958 STL
118
465
62
144
22
7
9
52
40
86 2 1
8
3 21
.811
.366
.445
.135
.310
1959 STL-WAS-MIL
124
343
43
91
15
5
9
55
29
59 2 2
16
2 5
.741
.324
.417
.152
.265
1960 MIL
145
531
54
133
22
5
8
65
54
113 3 4
20
5 3
.677
.321
.356
.105
.250
1961 MIL
109
186
29
55
8
1
4
22
17
33 1 1
11
2 0
.770
.356
.414
.118
.296
1962 MIL-CHN-CLE
74
181
22
48
8
3
4
29
14
38 1 4
5
1 3
.724
.315
.409
.144
.265
1963 CHN
24
27
4
6
1
0
0
1
1
7 0 0
0
0 0
.509
.250
.259
.037
.222
Total
1179
3713
490
1011
162
51
84
485
351
684 23 26
158
39 116
.748
.337
.411
.139
.272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Mark Rader has retired from the Chicago Templars
1963-06-13The Chicago Templars have promoted Mark Rader to the major league team.
1963-04-08The Chicago Templars have promoted R.A. Stansfield to the major league team. The Chicago Templars have designated Mark Rader for assignment.
1963-04-05The Chicago Templars have acquired Mark Rader from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01The Cleveland Knights have promoted Big Lebowski to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have designated Mark Rader for assignment.
1962-06-12A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Knights and the Chicago Templars. The Chicago Templars receive Ramon Sofield from the Cleveland Knights in exchange for Mark Rader, Edwin "Blaze" Courier, Tommy Motts, Red Webb, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (CHN).
1962-06-06The Chicago Templars have acquired Mark Rader from the waiver wire.
1962-06-02The Milwaukee Six-Pack have designated Mark Rader for assignment.
1959-09-23A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Six-Pack and the Washington Originalist. The Washington Originalist receive Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (BAL) from the Milwaukee Six-Pack in exchange for Mark Rader.
1959-05-15The Washington Originalist have acquired Mark Rader from the waiver wire.
1959-05-15The Washington Originalist have designated Jim Gray for assignment.
1959-05-11The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Mark Rader for assignment.
1958-05-07The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Mark Rader to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Dave Decker to the minors.
1956-08-05The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Doc Loftus to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Dave Decker to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ty Otanez to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Felix Mathews to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Morrison to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Besana to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted George Kingdon to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Textor to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Lloyd Rettig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bob Burchell to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Meyer to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Dave Cuccinello to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors.
1955-08-16The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Doc Loftus to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Hannifin to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Chris Roig to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Mark Rader to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Gilbert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Felix Mathews to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Morrison to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Charlie Shifflett to the minors.
1955-06-19The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Dave Cuccinello to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Chris Gilbert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Morrison to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ron Washington to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Felix Mathews to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Charlie Shifflett to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Jim Sizemore for assignment. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Doc Jones to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Hannifin to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Onix Conception to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Kory Griner for assignment.
1955-03-05The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Doc Jones to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Shumpert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Howie Fernandez to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Hannifin to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Lloyd Rettig to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Mark Rader to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Kling to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Judge to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bob Cage to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Meyer to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bill Mangual to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Charlie Shifflett to the minors.
1954-09-22The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Chris Roig to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bob Cage to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Charlie Shifflett to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Textor to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Marty Ruthven to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent George Kingdon to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Lloyd Rettig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Doc Jones to the minors.
1952-04-15The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Mark Rader to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bruce Possehl to the major league team.
1952-04-08A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn bridegrooms and the St. Louis Bloggers. The St. Louis Bloggers receive Mark Rader from the Brooklyn bridegrooms in exchange for Dan Kirkland, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (STL).