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Name	Team	Age
Mel Gilbert	Retired (1953, Age 34)	Died (1977, Age 58)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 35, Pick 546 (1950)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA)	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	C+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	B+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	4/4/1919
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1953-11-01	Mel Gilbert has retired from the Philadelphia Optimists
1950-04-23	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Skip Brewer to the major league team. The Chicago Optimists have sent Mel Gilbert to the minors.
1950-04-03	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Mel Gilbert to the major league team. The Chicago Optimists have sent Orlando Gonzalez to the minors.
1950-04-02	The Chicago Optimists have acquired Mel Gilbert from the waiver wire.
1950-04-01	The Philadelphia Goombas have waived Mel Gilbert.