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Name	Team	Age
Kid Popovich	Retired (1975, Age 35)	Died (2019, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 17 (1962)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League	0	7 years (104 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/18/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1970	CHA	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	6	9
1971	OAK	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	3
1972	OAK	0	0	0	0	0	11	10	6	36
1973	OAK	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	25
1974	OAK	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	2	5

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Kid Popovich has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-04-11	The Oakland Turtles have waived Kid Popovich.
1975-03-01	The Oakland Turtles have promoted Greg Luplow to the major league team. The Oakland Turtles have promoted Ganador Vizquel to the major league team. The Oakland Turtles have designated Bob Lown for assignment. The Oakland Turtles have designated Kid Popovich for assignment. The Oakland Turtles have designated Jack Green for assignment. The Oakland Turtles have designated Doc Lasley for assignment. The Oakland Turtles have designated Brent Thormahlen for assignment. The Oakland Turtles have designated Seikichi Hirayama for assignment. The Oakland Turtles have designated Bill Buchanan for assignment. The Oakland Turtles have designated Shane Jones for assignment.
1972-03-07	The Oakland Turtles have renamed Ed Popovich to Kid Popovich.
1971-08-03	The Oakland Turtles have promoted Ed Popovich to the major league team. The Oakland Turtles have designated Polly Moeller for assignment.
1971-07-13	The Oakland Turtles have acquired Ed Popovich from the waiver wire.
1971-04-05	The Chicago Zephyrs have waived Ed Popovich.
1971-04-01	The Chicago Zephyrs have designated Ed Popovich for assignment.