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Steve
Korcheck		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 11, 1932 in Usa, PA, MCCLELLANDTOW
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 21 TAM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
1955 22 TAM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
1956 23 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5
1957 24 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1958 25 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1959 26 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1960 27 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1961 28 SEM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1962 29 WOR AL $ 600,011   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1963 30 WOR AL $ 600,011   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1964 31 WOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1965 32 KCR AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,011   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 21 A   137 438 42 121 36 4 3 45 4 2 41 98 .276 .338 .397 .735 57.0  
1955 22 AA   136 491 38 108 25 2 0 33 6 6 26 99 .220 .259 .279 .538 31.8  
1956 23 AA   137 465 45 131 28 5 3 48 4 4 33 92 .282 .329 .383 .712 55.8  
1957 24 AA   137 479 46 133 22 2 8 45 5 0 27 64 .278 .316 .382 .698 56.8  
1958 25 AAA   137 454 35 105 23 7 6 51 2 8 18 86 .231 .261 .352 .613 37.4  
1959 26 AAA   137 465 40 109 24 2 7 47 4 3 16 77 .234 .260 .340 .600 38.5  
1960 27 AAA   137 501 34 111 28 0 9 39 0 5 24 95 .222 .257 .331 .588 39.2  
1961 28 SEM AL 25 71 6 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 .155 .200 .183 .383 0.8 0.0
1962 29 WOR AL 82 249 10 55 6 1 0 18 0 0 8 44 .221 .243 .253 .496 12.1 0.0
1963 30 WOR AL 67 153 11 26 8 0 2 9 1 1 5 35 .170 .196 .261 .458 5.9 0.0
1964 31 WOR AL 54 138 10 23 1 1 0 6 0 0 7 23 .167 .207 .188 .395 3.8 0.0
1965 32 AAA   137 408 40 90 17 1 1 32 3 6 29 57 .221 .272 .275 .547 28.2  
4 Years Sim 228 611 37 115 17 2 2 35 1 1 24 112 .188 .218 .232 .451 22.6 0.0
4 Years AAA 548 1828 149 415 92 10 23 169 9 22 87 315 .227 .264 .326 .590 143.3  
3 Years AA 410 1435 129 372 75 9 11 126 15 10 86 255 .259 .305 .347 .652 144.4  
1 Years A 137 438 42 121 36 4 3 45 4 2 41 98 .276 .340 .397 .737 57.0  
8 Years Minors 1095 3701 320 908 203 23 37 340 28 34 214 668 .245 .289 .343 .632 344.7  
162 Game Average 434 26 81 12 1 1 24 0 0 17 79 .188 .218 .232 .451 16.1  
Career Highs 82 249 11 55 8 1 2 18 1 1 8 44 .221 .243 .261 .496 12.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   427 20 83 14 1 2 26 1 0 14 79 .194 .219 .246 .465 18.9
vs LH   184 17 32 3 1 0 9 0 1 10 33 .174 .215 .201 .416 5.7
Home 115 320 21 63 7 1 2 23 1 1 15 58 .197 .232 .244 .476 15.7
Away 113 291 16 52 10 1 0 12 0 0 9 54 .179 .203 .220 .423 8.9
RISP   128 0 25 4 0 0 30 0 0 5 21 .195 .222 .227 .449 5.2
Pinch Hitting   43 4 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 8 .116 .156 .186 .342 0.5
Close/Late   76 7 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 17 .118 .163 .145 .307 -0.1
Mar/Apr 25 69 5 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 .188 .222 .217 .440 2.6
May 45 111 8 16 2 0 0 4 0 1 7 25 .144 .192 .162 .354 1.4
June 37 107 5 25 6 0 1 15 0 0 3 17 .234 .255 .318 .572 7.9
July 46 115 10 25 4 2 1 4 0 0 3 24 .217 .237 .313 .550 7.8
August 38 104 6 17 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 18 .163 .194 .183 .377 2.1
Sep/Oct 37 105 3 19 1 0 0 9 0 0 4 16 .181 .211 .190 .401 2.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1961 28 SEM AL C 18 18 147.0 83 0 1 0 .988 5.08 6 0 .000 1 0.4
1962 29 WOR AL C 79 74 650.3 388 27 5 0 .988 5.74 17 7 .412 4 4.1
1963 30 WOR AL C 46 33 314.0 181 22 2 1 .990 5.82 23 9 .391 2 2.1
    3B 5 4 33.0 0 7 0 2 1.000 1.91 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1964 31 WOR AL C 25 24 210.7 113 11 3 0 .976 5.30 20 8 .400 0 1.1
    3B 9 8 78.0 3 14 1 2 .944 1.96 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 168 149 1322.0 765 60 11 1 .987 5.62 66 24 .364 7 7.7
  3B 14 12 111.0 3 21 1 4 .960 1.95 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   182 161 1433.0 768 81 12 5 .986 5.33 66 24 .364 7 7.8
Career Highs   79 74 650.3 388 29 5 3 .991 5.74 23 9 .412 4  
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 79th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1954
Injured on 5/7/1958 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
4/2/1959: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 4/5/1959 with a Fractured Nose, out for one week
Traded from Tampa Bay to Seattle on 3/3/1961 (Going to TAM: P Ralph Terry. Going to SEM: C Steve Korcheck)
Injured on 3/20/1961 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/16/1961, off Bob Miller (BOS)
Released by Seattle on 6/1/1961
Signed as a free agent by Worcester on 2/17/1962 to a 2-year deal worth $600,011 per year
Injured on 4/18/1962 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1963, off Tex Clevenger (STL)
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1965: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City
 
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