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Name	Team	Age
Alex Bishop	Retired (1993, Age 41)	Died (2026, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1970)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	19 years (11 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/19/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	5	8
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.2 %)	F  (1.5 %)	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
1970	C-	B-	C	A-	C-	C-	D-
1971	C-	B	C+	A-	C	C	D
1972	C	B+	C+	A	C+	C+	D+
1973	C	B+	B-	A+	B-	B-	C-
1974	C+	A-	B-	A+	B-	B-	C
1975	B-	A-	B	A+	B	B	C+
1976	B-	A	B	A+	B+	B+	B-
1977	B	A+	B+	A+	B+	B+	B
1978	B	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B
1979	B	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	B+
1980	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	B+
1981	B+	A+	B+	A+	A	A-	B+
1982	B+	A+	A-	A+	A	A-	B+
1983	B+	A+	A-	A+	A	A-	B+
1984	B+	A+	A-	A+	A	A-	B+
1985	B+	A+	A-	A+	A	A-	B+
1986	B+	A+	A-	A+	A	A-	B+
1987	B+	A+	B+	A+	A	A-	B+
1988	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	B
1989	B	A	B+	A+	B	B+	B
1990	B	A	B+	A	B	B+	B
1991	B	A-	B+	A-	B-	B+	B
1992	B	A-	B+	B+	B-	B+	B
1993	B-	A-	B+	B+	C+	B	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Alex Bishop has retired from the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits
1993-09-17	The Cincinnati Jack Rabbits have promoted Alex Bishop to the major league team.
1993-06-25	The Cincinnati Jack Rabbits have acquired Alex Bishop from the waiver wire.
1993-06-08	The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have waived Alex Bishop.
1993-05-22	The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have promoted Sloppy Tunnell to the major league team. The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have promoted Popeye Sponge to the major league team. The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have designated Alex Bishop for assignment. The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have designated Tom Relaford for assignment.
1992-04-18	The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have acquired Alex Bishop from the waiver wire.
1992-04-01	The Anaheim Aces have promoted Bob Lutenberg to the major league team. The Anaheim Aces have promoted Bill Drew to the major league team. The Anaheim Aces have promoted Joe Manzanillo to the major league team. The Anaheim Aces have promoted Snooks Cote to the major league team. The Anaheim Aces have promoted Dave Christensen to the major league team. The Anaheim Aces have promoted Scott Baldwin to the major league team. The Anaheim Aces have designated Rip Curtis for assignment. The Anaheim Aces have designated Ismael Gillespie for assignment. The Anaheim Aces have designated Alex Bishop for assignment. The Anaheim Aces have designated Bunky Fuller for assignment. The Anaheim Aces have designated Roy Kelly for assignment. The Anaheim Aces have designated Jocko Fieber for assignment.
1990-09-10	Alex Bishop hit his 500th career home run.
1985-09-22	Alex Bishop of the Anaheim Aces is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1982-11-01	Alex Bishop now holds the league record for career slugging percentage.
1981-05-09	Trade #1303414 has been completed between the Chicago Nighthawks and the Anaheim Aces. The Anaheim Aces receive Mark Smith, Alex Bishop, Don Stuffel from the Chicago Nighthawks in exchange for Tom DeGerlia, Ryan Ruble, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 1 (ANA).
1981-04-25	The Chicago Nighthawks have removed Alex Bishop from the trade block.
1981-04-06	The Chicago Nighthawks have placed Alex Bishop on the trade block.
1975-04-18	The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Alex Bishop to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Jolbert Loretta for assignment.
1975-04-18	The Chicago Nighthawks have demoted Alex Bishop to the minor leagues.
1975-04-01	The Chicago Nighthawks have renamed Frank Gardiner to Alex Bishop.
1975-04-01	The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Bob Robinson to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Frank Gardiner to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Jim Konopka for assignment. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Denny Walling for assignment. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Noboru Murata for assignment.
1974-10-02	The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Mel Cooper to the minors. The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Frank Gardiner to the minors. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Darrell Presko for assignment. The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Bob Robinson to the minors.
1974-09-14	The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Bob Robinson to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Frank Gardiner to the major league team.
1973-10-02	The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Bob Robinson to the minors. The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Frank Gardiner to the minors. The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Mel Cooper to the minors. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Ken Terry for assignment.
1973-09-29	The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Bob Robinson to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Frank Gardiner to the major league team.
1973-04-01	Trade #1270522 has been completed between the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits and the Chicago Nighthawks. The Chicago Nighthawks receive Rogelio Shinault, Frank Gardiner, Draft Pick 1976 Round 1 CIN (J.T. Rhoden), Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 CIN (Paul Kling) from the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits in exchange for Mike Kaiser, Draft Pick 1975 Round 3 CHA (Blaine Siebler).