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Name	Team	Age
Fred Hornsby	Retired (1984, Age 35)	Died (2014, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1971)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	8 years (137 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	4/27/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	4	5
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1971	B	B+	C+	C+	B	C+	C+
1972	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B-	B-
1973	B+	A-	B-	B-	B	B-	B-
1974	B+	A-	B	B-	B+	B	B
1975	B+	A	B	B	B+	B	B
1976	B+	A	B+	B	B+	B+	B
1977	A-	A	B+	B	B+	B+	B
1978	A-	A	B+	B	B+	B+	B
1979	A-	A	A-	B	A-	B+	B+
1980	A-	A	A-	B	A-	B+	B+
1981	A-	A	A-	B	A-	B+	B+
1982	A-	A	A-	B	A-	B+	B+
1983	A-	A	A-	B	A-	B+	B+
1984	A-	A-	A-	B	A-	B	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1984-11-01	Fred Hornsby has retired from the Washington Insiders
1984-07-23	Fred Hornsby of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1984-04-03	Fred Hornsby of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1984-03-28	The Washington Insiders have promoted Charlie Guise to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Rube Hawes to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Mel Mullane to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Fred Hornsby to the major league team.
1984-03-28	Fred Hornsby has signed with the Washington Insiders for $0.75M per year for 1 year.
1979-08-21	Fred Hornsby of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1979-04-18	Fred Hornsby of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1978-03-28	The Washington Insiders have promoted Bob Pierson to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Pedro Espino to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Ken Beckman to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Reed Dunn to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Elmer Brock to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Heinz Derby to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Fred Hornsby to the major league team.
1978-03-28	Fred Hornsby has signed with the Washington Insiders for $1.05M per year for 6 years.
1977-09-05	Fred Hornsby of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1976-05-20	Fred Hornsby of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1976-03-29	The Oakland Athletics have promoted Fred Hornsby to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Al Bohanon to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Kurt Cedeno to the major league team.
1971-07-20	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Fiery Rivers and the San Diego Perfect Tens. The San Diego Perfect Tens receive Charlie Sipek, Joe Bowsfield, Lee Brown from the Cleveland Fiery Rivers in exchange for Guillermo Flores, Harvey Nekola, Fred Hornsby. Protest This Trade.