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Name	Team	Age
Virgil Cathey	Retired (1975, Age 37)	Died (2021, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30 (1956)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League	0	17 years (74 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	7/6/1938
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
4	6	8
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.4 %)	A  (90.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1968	NL	All Star Starter (LF)
1971	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Virgil Cathey has retired from the St. Louis FRED-BIRDS
1967-07-08	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Meatheads and the St. Louis FRED-BIRDS. The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS receive Virgil Cathey, Fred McElyea, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (WAS) from the Milwaukee Meatheads in exchange for Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (STL).
1959-04-01	The Milwaukee Meatheads have promoted Virgil Cathey to the major league team.
1958-10-23	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Meatheads and the Pittsburgh Steel Men. The Pittsburgh Steel Men receive Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (PIT) from the Milwaukee Meatheads in exchange for Virgil Cathey, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (PIT).
1958-10-13	The Pittsburgh Steel Men have sent Virgil Cathey to the minors.
1958-09-16	The Pittsburgh Steel Men have promoted Virgil Cathey to the major league team.
1958-06-29	A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Steel Men. The Pittsburgh Steel Men receive Virgil Cathey from the Boston Braves in exchange for Braniac Levens, Nails Hanger, Brian Batchelder.
1957-10-03	The Boston Braves have sent Virgil Cathey to the minors.
1957-09-29	The Boston Braves have promoted Virgil Cathey to the major league team.
1956-04-05	The Boston Braves have acquired Virgil Cathey from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01	The Detroit Tigres have waived Virgil Cathey.