John Mason
John Eldridge Mason
Born: November 13, 1939
Greenville, TX US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, C, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1959-1972
John Mason compiled a career batting average of .277 with 60 home runs and 617 RBI in his 1484-game career with the San Angelo/Roswell Pirates, Wytheville Cardinals, Keokuk Cardinals, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Lancaster Red Roses, Aberdeen Pheasants, Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides, Elmira Pioneers, Rochester Red Wings and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
![]() Lancaster Red Roses |
![]() Winnipeg Goldeyes |
![]() Aberdeen Pheasants |
![]() Rochester Red Wings |
![]() Rochester Red Wings |
![]() Oklahoma City 89ers |
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Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1959 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | 43 | 195 | 173 | 41 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 18 | 28 | .335 | .410 | .543 | .954 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
1959 | D | SOPH | San Angelo/Roswell Pirates | 58 | 241 | 214 | 41 | 64 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 21 | 37 | .299 | .366 | .472 | .838 | 101 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
1960 | D | MIDW | Keokuk Cardinals | 122 | 516 | 467 | 81 | 144 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 86 | 24 | 41 | 59 | .308 | .368 | .456 | .824 | 213 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
1961 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 99 | 472 | 432 | 66 | 130 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 15 | 30 | 43 | .301 | .348 | .426 | .774 | 184 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
1961 | A | EL | Lancaster Red Roses | 24 | 85 | 76 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | .211 | .274 | .224 | .497 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1962 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 17 | 47 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .146 | .234 | .244 | .478 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1962 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 92 | 362 | 320 | 51 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 12 | 36 | 47 | .284 | .351 | .409 | .760 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 92 | 323 | 295 | 41 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 48 | .275 | .331 | .353 | .684 | 104 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
1964 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 125 | 477 | 418 | 59 | 109 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 73 | 20 | 7 | 43 | 52 | .261 | .331 | .356 | .687 | 149 | 5 | 2 | 9 | ||
1965 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 71 | 203 | 188 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | .277 | .317 | .351 | .668 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
1966 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 131 | 502 | 460 | 53 | 137 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 73 | .298 | .351 | .396 | .747 | 182 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 125 | 487 | 425 | 64 | 108 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 62 | .254 | .344 | .341 | .685 | 145 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 79 | 276 | 253 | 23 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 23 | .229 | .276 | .253 | .529 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 37 | 124 | 111 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .198 | .276 | .225 | .502 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 103 | 431 | 388 | 50 | 100 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 53 | .258 | .318 | .320 | .637 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 101 | 393 | 367 | 40 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 51 | .286 | .323 | .343 | .666 | 126 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
1971 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 126 | 541 | 487 | 73 | 142 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 55 | .292 | .351 | .353 | .705 | 172 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
1972 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 39 | 120 | 114 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .237 | .256 | .298 | .555 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Totals | 1484 | 5795 | 5229 | 738 | 1450 | 193 | 59 | 60 | 617 | 148 | 37 | 448 | 708 | .277 | .337 | .371 | .708 | 1941 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 42 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
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1959 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | 1B | 27 | 154 | 7 | 4 | 13 | .976 | 5.963 | ||||
1959 | D | SOPH | San Angelo/Roswell Pirates | 3B | 22 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 3 | .826 | 2.591 | ||||
1959 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | OF | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.357 | ||||
1959 | D | SOPH | San Angelo/Roswell Pirates | 1B | 13 | 95 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .962 | 7.692 | ||||
1959 | D | SOPH | San Angelo/Roswell Pirates | 2B | 10 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 6 | .926 | 5.000 | ||||
1959 | D | SOPH | San Angelo/Roswell Pirates | OF | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 1.600 | ||||
1960 | D | MIDW | Keokuk Cardinals | 1B | 72 | 518 | 39 | 22 | 45 | .962 | 7.736 | ||||
1960 | D | MIDW | Keokuk Cardinals | OF | 43 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .978 | 2.047 | ||||
1961 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 3B | 61 | 64 | 97 | 25 | 14 | .866 | 2.639 | ||||
1961 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 1B | 36 | 328 | 19 | 7 | 40 | .980 | 9.639 | ||||
1961 | A | EL | Lancaster Red Roses | 3B | 19 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 4 | .852 | 2.737 | ||||
1962 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 1B | 71 | 533 | 49 | 10 | 50 | .983 | 8.197 | ||||
1962 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 2B | 12 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 7 | .898 | 3.667 | ||||
1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | C | 28 | 190 | 20 | 5 | 2 | .977 | 7.500 | 10 | |||
1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | OF | 28 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 2.071 | ||||
1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 1B | 19 | 134 | 11 | 5 | 9 | .967 | 7.632 | ||||
1964 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 3B | 69 | 66 | 129 | 18 | 17 | .915 | 2.826 | ||||
1964 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | C | 27 | 172 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.926 | 2 | |||
1964 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 1B | 23 | 141 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .993 | 6.391 | ||||
1965 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 23 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .947 | 1.565 | ||||
1965 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 21 | 149 | 9 | 3 | 10 | .981 | 7.524 | ||||
1965 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 10 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .971 | 6.700 | 0 | |||
1966 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 122 | 241 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .965 | 2.008 | ||||
1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 85 | 161 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .982 | 1.953 | ||||
1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 1.250 | ||||
1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.600 | 2 | |||
1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 18 | 134 | 11 | 1 | 6 | .993 | 8.056 | ||||
1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 10 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 6 | .978 | 4.400 | ||||
1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | OF | 46 | 86 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .922 | 2.043 | ||||
1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.500 | ||||
1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 1B | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | ||||
1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 25 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .967 | 2.360 | ||||
1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 3B | 20 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 3 | .935 | 2.150 | ||||
1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 2B | 51 | 129 | 149 | 12 | 34 | .959 | 5.451 | ||||
1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 5 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .981 | 1.200 | ||||
1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3B | 20 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | .833 | 1.500 | ||||
1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 20 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 5.150 | 4 | |||
1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 2B | 58 | 94 | 135 | 10 | 31 | .958 | 3.948 | ||||
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 5 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .976 | 8.200 | ||||
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3B | 36 | 37 | 57 | 7 | 5 | .931 | 2.611 | ||||
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | |||
1971 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3B | 126 | 99 | 156 | 23 | 20 | .917 | 2.024 | ||||
1971 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | |||
1972 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 8 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.125 | ||||
1972 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3B | 23 | 16 | 47 | 3 | 6 | .955 | 2.739 | ||||
Totals | 1360 | 4293 | 1216 | 240 | 376 | .958 | 4.051 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1959 | D | Sophomore League | San Angelo/Roswell Pirates | PIT | ||
1959 | D | Appalachian League | Wytheville Cardinals | SLN | ||
1960 | D | Midwest League | Keokuk Cardinals | SLN | ||
1961 | C | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SLN | ||
1961 | A | Eastern League | Lancaster Red Roses | SLN | ||
1962 | C | Northern League | Aberdeen Pheasants | BAL | ||
1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | SLN | ||
1963 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
1964 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
1965 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
1966 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
1967 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
1968 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
1968 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU |
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