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Name	Team	Age
Willie Beckmann	Retired (1967, Age 35)	Died (2008, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 82 (1950)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)	0	3 years (16 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D	C	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	12/8/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A  (89.5 %)	B+ (72.6 %)	D  (19.0 %)

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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
1950	B	C-	A-	C	B-	B	B
1951	B	C-	A-	C	B-	B	B
1952	B	C	A-	C	B	B+	B
1953	B	C	A-	C+	B	B+	B
1954	B	C	A-	C+	B	B+	B+
1955	B	C+	A-	B-	B	A-	B+
1956	B	B-	A-	B-	B	A-	B+
1957	B	B-	A-	B	B+	A	A-
1958	B+	B-	A-	B	B+	A	A-
1959	B+	B-	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1960	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1961	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1962	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1963	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1964	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1965	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1966	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-
1967	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Willie Beckmann has retired from the Detroit Drifters
1967-04-04	A trade has been completed between the Boston BayPirates and the Detroit Drifters. The Detroit Drifters receive Willie Beckmann, Johnny McCullough, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 3 (STL) from the Boston BayPirates in exchange for Jim Erwin.
1964-08-10	A trade has been completed between the Boston BayPirates and the Brooklyn Ducks. The Brooklyn Ducks receive Joe Sanchez, Pumpsie Green, Whale Walters, Frank Kostro, Gene Michael, Freddie Shirley, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 5 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 4 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (BOS) from the Boston BayPirates in exchange for Chick Smith, Willie Beckmann.
1954-06-12	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Bill Scanlan to the minors.
1954-04-15	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Jim Morrison to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Bob Brady to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Fred Hriniak to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors.
1953-04-02	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Billy Johnson to the minors.
1953-03-01	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Mike Welch to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors.
1952-10-03	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Mike Welch to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Ches Munoz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Jose Springer to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Atley Swift to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Tom Jeffries to the minors.
1952-09-25	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Tom Jeffries to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors.
1952-07-25	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Bill Scanlan to the minors.
1952-07-01	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Bill Scanlan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors.
1952-05-31	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Bill Scanlan to the minors.
1952-05-20	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Cal Fussell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors.
1952-04-02	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Tom Jeffries to the minors.
1952-03-01	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Mike Welch to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Bill Moore to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Al Dorman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Atley Swift to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Bruce Chiles to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors.
1951-05-03	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Jim Huson to the minors.
1950-10-03	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Herb Klimkowski to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors.
1950-08-27	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Willie Beckmann to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Woody Kohlman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Jeff Nelson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Tom Jeffries to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Dick Nelson to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Earl Hogsett to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Ray Nelson to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Greg Runge to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Jim Huson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have promoted Bob Brady to the major league team. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Willie Beckmann to the minors. The Cincinnati Ducks have sent Bill Moore to the minors.