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Name	Team	Age
Jerry Skidmore	Retired (1989, Age 37)	Died (2022, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 33 (1970)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League	0	14 years (19 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	B+	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	10/30/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (17.8 %)	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
1970	D+	C	B-	B-	C-	D	B-
1971	C-	C+	B-	B-	C	D	B-
1972	C	B-	B-	B	B-	D+	B
1973	C+	B	B	B+	B	D+	B+
1974	B-	B+	B	A-	B	C-	A-
1975	B-	B+	B	A-	B+	C-	A
1976	B-	B+	B+	A	B+	C-	A
1977	B	A-	B+	A	A-	C	A
1978	B	A-	A-	A	A-	C	A
1979	B	A-	A-	A	A-	C+	A+
1980	B	A	A-	A+	A	C+	A+
1981	B	A	A-	A+	A	C+	A+
1982	B	A	A-	A+	A	C+	A+
1983	B	A	A-	A+	A	C+	A+
1984	B	A	A-	A+	A	C+	A+
1985	B	A	A-	A+	A	C+	A+
1986	B	A	A-	A+	A	C+	A+
1987	B	A-	A-	A	A-	C+	A+
1988	B	A-	A-	A	A-	C+	A+
1989	B	B+	A-	A	B+	C	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Jerry Skidmore has retired from the Montreal Fire Ants
1989-07-17	The Montreal Fire Ants have acquired Jerry Skidmore from the waiver wire.
1989-07-13	The Cleveland Clout have designated Jerry Skidmore for assignment.
1986-09-06	Jerry Skidmore of the Cleveland Clout is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1984-08-14	Jerry Skidmore of the Cleveland Clout is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1983-05-12	Jerry Skidmore of the Cleveland Clout is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1980-04-08	Jerry Skidmore of the Cleveland Clout is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1975-06-09	The Cleveland Hitmen have promoted Jerry Skidmore to the major league team. The Cleveland Hitmen have designated Charlie Geary for assignment.
1970-07-31	Trade #1302653 has been completed between the Pittsburgh Varmints and the Cleveland Hitmen. The Cleveland Hitmen receive Jerry Skidmore, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (SD) from the Pittsburgh Varmints in exchange for Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (CLE).
1970-07-04	The Pittsburgh Varmints have placed Jerry Skidmore on the trade block.
1970-04-04	The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Steve Shepardson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Carl Grant to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tommy Jones to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Ben Delhi to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Sam Curtis to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tom Covington to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Tim Moloney for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jerry Skidmore to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Isao Hakota for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rod Davalillo to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Harry Davison to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Brian Kallio to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Taylor to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Kostro to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Del Murphy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Johnny Edmondson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Schaive to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Earl Traxler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Lewis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Gene Quest to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jeff Leonard to the major league team.
1970-04-02	The Pittsburgh Pirates have auto-promoted Jerry Skidmore to the major leagues.