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Name	Team	Age
Jim Thome	Retired (1968, Age 35)	Died (1999, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (1955)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	13 years (12 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-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	12/12/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
C+ (47.5 %)	D+ (22.2 %)	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
1955	B	C+	C+	C	C-	C+	C-
1956	B	C+	C+	C	C-	B-	C
1957	B	C+	B-	C+	C	B	C
1958	B+	B-	B-	C+	C+	B	C+
1959	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1960	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1961	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1962	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1963	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1964	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1965	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1966	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1967	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-
1968	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Jim Thome has retired from the Philadelphia Hurricanes
1968-08-09	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Kirk Gibson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Jim Thome for assignment.
1963-03-03	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have renamed Leo Boggs to Jim Thome.
1958-08-12	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Claymores and the Milwaukee Brewskies. The Milwaukee Brewskies receive Leo Boggs, Mike Edler from the Chicago Claymores in exchange for Glenn Meacham.
1955-05-02	The Chicago Claymores have promoted Ravelo Wilson to the major league team. The Chicago Claymores have promoted Leo Boggs to the major league team.