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Thurman Munson League
9-22-2250
Dave Pless Center Field
Retired (1978, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .702 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 593 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 12-06-1943
HR 77 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(134 games)
RBI 344
SB 71
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance B+   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR C 
Speed A- Bunt D- Control C-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (92.4%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.9%)   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
1966 NYN-KC
113
417
48
93
19
6
9
68
36
 93 4 4
11
 7 4
.651
.289
.362
.139
.223
1967 KC-CIN
16
42
3
7
2
0
1
5
4
 10 0 0
1
 1 0
.525
.239
.286
.119
.167
1968 CIN
72
242
19
64
13
0
5
29
14
 45 0 0
6
 2 0
.685
.305
.380
.116
.264
1969 CIN
131
470
52
108
21
7
16
64
32
 105 1 4
14
 5 3
.684
.278
.406
.177
.230
1970 CIN
133
445
53
96
15
4
13
46
33
 89 2 2
17
 5 5
.627
.272
.355
.139
.216
1971 CIN
83
181
29
40
6
1
5
24
20
 41 2 3
9
 0 3
.649
.301
.348
.127
.221
1972 CIN
70
185
33
59
10
0
10
34
8
 38 0 1
2
 2 0
.880
.345
.535
.216
.319
1973 CIN
83
137
18
38
6
1
4
15
9
 28 1 2
4
 1 1
.746
.322
.423
.146
.277
1974 CIN
63
153
27
46
9
3
7
26
14
 34 1 0
5
 2 2
.899
.363
.536
.235
.301
1975 CIN
73
59
11
17
2
3
3
12
5
 13 0 0
0
 0 0
.920
.344
.576
.288
.288
1976 CIN
33
35
4
8
2
0
0
6
6
 5 0 1
1
 0 0
.619
.333
.286
.057
.229
1977 CIN
75
67
8
17
3
1
4
15
5
 12 0 2
1
 0 0
.805
.297
.507
.254
.254
1978 CIN-CLE
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
946
2434
305
593
108
26
77
344
186
 513 11 19
71
 25 18
.702
.298
.404
.161
.244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Dave Pless has retired from the Cleveland Grave-diggers
1978-06-03The Cleveland Grave-diggers have acquired Dave Pless from the waiver wire.
1978-04-14The Cincinnati Cubs have waived Dave Pless.
1978-04-02The Cincinnati Cubs have designated Dave Pless for assignment.
1972-07-22Dave Pless of the Cincinnati Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1968-05-22The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team.
1968-04-30The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Gene Gossett to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have sent Dave Pless to the minors.
1968-04-01The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have designated Gene Gossett for assignment.
1967-10-03The Cincinnati Cubs have sent Dave Pless to the minors. The Cincinnati Cubs have sent Cliff Ramirez to the minors.
1967-09-29The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Dickie Linke to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Allan Gray to the major league team.
1967-06-01The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Mike Curd to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cubs have sent Dave Pless to the minors.
1967-05-12The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team.
1967-04-11A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Cincinnati Cubs. The Cincinnati Cubs receive Mark Duran, Art Eichelberger, Allan Gray, Dave Pless, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (CHN), Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Jeff Brown.
1967-03-25The Kansas City Killers have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Nick Hardgrove to the minors.
1967-03-25The Kansas City Killers have promoted Tommy Johnson to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Dave Pless to the minors.
1966-06-18A trade has been completed between the New York jaegerbombs and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Dave Pless from the New York jaegerbombs in exchange for Lindsay Dressen.
1966-06-11The New York jaegerbombs have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team. The New York jaegerbombs have sent James Buttermilk to the minors.
1966-05-16The New York jaegerbombs have sent Dave Pless to the minors.
1966-04-01The New York jaegerbombs have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team. The New York jaegerbombs have promoted Les Marquardt to the major league team. The New York jaegerbombs have designated Pete Casey for assignment. The New York jaegerbombs have designated Hal Neidlinger for assignment.
1965-04-01The New York jaegerbombs have sent Ike Talbot to the minors. The New York jaegerbombs have sent Dave Pless to the minors.
1965-04-01The New York jaegerbombs have promoted Dave Pless to the major league team.