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Name	Team	Age
Spike Owen	Retired (1996, Age 34)	Died (2034, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1982)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League	0	4 years (38 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	9/24/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (LF)
A- (77.6 %)	B  (64.3 %)	D- (7.8 %)

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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
1982	C	C-	B	C	A-	C+	D+
1983	C	C-	B	C+	A-	C+	C-
1984	C+	C	B	C+	A-	B-	C-
1985	C+	C	B	B-	A	B-	C
1986	B-	C	B	B-	A	B-	C
1987	B-	C	B	B-	A	B-	C
1988	B-	C	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1989	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1990	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1991	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1992	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1993	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1994	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1995	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+
1996	B-	C+	B+	B-	A	B	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Spike Owen has retired from the Washington Crooks
1996-06-26	The Washington Crooks have acquired Spike Owen from the waiver wire.
1990-04-01	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Bill Luecken to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have waived Spike Owen.
1988-05-05	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Spike Owen to the major league team.
1988-04-28	The Oakland Invaders have acquired Spike Owen from the waiver wire.
1988-04-08	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Gregg Jefferies to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have waived Spike Owen.
1987-08-10	The Oakland Invaders have placed Spike Owen on the trade block.
1987-06-01	The Oakland Invaders have removed Spike Owen from the trade block.
1987-06-01	The Oakland Invaders have removed Spike Owen from the trade block.
1987-04-08	The Oakland Invaders have placed Spike Owen on the trade block.
1986-07-27	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Spike Owen to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have promoted Brian McRae to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Doug Dascenzo to the minors. The Oakland Invaders have sent Kurt Stillwell to the minors.
1986-05-05	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Zoilo Hottman to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Spike Owen to the minors.
1985-07-13	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Spike Owen to the major league team.
1985-06-23	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Jeff Parrett to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Spike Owen to the minors.
1985-06-21	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Spike Owen to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Mike Greenwell to the minors.
1985-04-01	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Wade Boggs to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Spike Owen to the minors.
1985-03-25	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Spike Owen to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have waived Mike Sepkowski. The Oakland Invaders have waived Larry Hisle.
1984-08-29	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Jack Tejada to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have promoted Mike Sepkowski to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Mike Greenwell to the minors. The Oakland Invaders have sent Spike Owen to the minors.
1984-06-21	The Oakland Invaders have promoted Spike Owen to the major league team.
1984-04-08	The Oakland Invaders have renamed Lou Hood to Spike Owen.
1984-04-08	The Oakland Invaders have acquired Lou Hood from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Lou Hood.
1981-06-15	Trade #1122660 has been completed between the Washington Crooks and the Brooklyn SweatHogs. The Brooklyn SweatHogs receive Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 WAS (Lou Hood) from the Washington Crooks in exchange for Ralph Webster. Protest This Trade.