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Name	Team	Age
Matt Zettl	Retired (1968, Age 38)	Died (2008, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1951)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League	0	17 years (76 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	12/10/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	11
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	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
1951	B	C+	B-	C-	D-	C+	D
1952	B	C+	B-	C	D	B-	D+
1953	B	B-	B	C	D+	B-	C
1954	B+	B-	B	C+	D+	B	C+
1955	B+	B-	B	C+	C-	B	C+
1956	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B	C+
1957	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B	C+
1958	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1959	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1960	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1961	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1962	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1963	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1964	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1965	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1966	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1967	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-
1968	A-	B	B+	B-	C	B+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Matt Zettl has retired from the New York Highlanders
1951-04-01	The New York Highlanders have renamed Bob Shields to Matt Zettl.
1951-04-01	The New York Highlanders have promoted Bob Shields to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Shane Reder to the minors.