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Name	Team	Age
Joe Ruth	Retired (1964, Age 36)	Died (2006, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 52 (1950)	SP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League	0	9 years (134 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	D	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B+	B-	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
A	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	2/6/1928
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1950	A-	B-	C
1951	A-	B-	C+
1952	A-	B	B-
1953	A-	B	B-
1954	A-	B+	B
1955	A-	B+	B+
1956	A-	A-	B+
1957	A-	A-	B+
1958	A-	A-	B+
1959	A-	A-	B+
1960	A-	A-	A-
1961	A-	A-	A-
1962	A-	A-	A-
1963	A-	B+	A-
1964	B+	B	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Joe Ruth has retired from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine
1958-05-25	Trade #1343057 has been completed between the Cincinnati Big Red Machine and the Arizona Atom Smashers. The Arizona Atom Smashers receive Sam Davis, Don Chakales, Frank Villanueva, Dick Corbett, Alan Santiago, Nelson Stone from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine in exchange for Ed Wicker, Joe Ruth, Mike Hernandez, Whitey Myers, Jamie Smith.
1957-08-13	Trade #1334256 has been completed between the Arizona Atom Smashers and the New York Bullets. The New York Bullets receive Jim Driscoll, Frank Botz, Frank Straker from the Arizona Atom Smashers in exchange for Joe Ruth, Ed Wicker, Bobby Rothrock, Whitey Myers.
1956-05-08	Trade #1313336 has been completed between the Milwaukee Cyclotrons and the New York Bullets. The New York Bullets receive Joe Ruth, Marino Clark, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Cyclotrons in exchange for Denis Oliver, Gregg Dillard.
1955-05-19	The Colorado Scorpio have promoted Joe Ruth to the major league team. The Colorado Scorpio have designated Belden Battin for assignment.
1955-05-19	Trade #1299132 has been completed between the Colorado Scorpio and the Boston Harbor MistCats. The Boston Harbor MistCats receive F. Scott Fitzgerald, Don Conzelman from the Colorado Scorpio in exchange for Tom Porter, Joe Ruth.
1955-03-01	The Boston Harbor MistCats have placed Joe Ruth on the trade block.
1954-09-30	The Boston Harbor MistCats have promoted Joe Kohlman to the major league team. The Boston Harbor MistCats have sent Joe Ruth to the minors.
1954-09-17	The Boston Harbor MistCats have promoted Joe Ruth to the major league team.
1952-06-15	Trade #1254020 has been completed between the Boston Harbor MistCats and the San Francisco Bay Sharks. The San Francisco Bay Sharks receive Lou Ontiveros, Draft Pick 1953 Round 3 BOS (Dan Bell) from the Boston Harbor MistCats in exchange for Joe Ruth, Greg Frye, Draft Pick 1953 Round 2 SF (Jim Barber).