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Name	Team	Age
Dave Bottomley	Retired (1964, Age 34)	Died (1991, Age 61)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 69 (1952)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	4 years (80 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	F	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	4/23/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	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
1952	C	C-	B-	C+	B+	C-	D
1953	C	C-	B-	C+	B+	C-	D
1954	C	C	B-	C+	B+	C-	D
1955	C	C	B-	C+	B+	C	D
1956	C	C	B-	C+	B+	C	D+
1957	C	C	B-	C+	B+	C	D+
1958	C	C	B-	C+	B+	C	D+
1959	C	C	B-	C+	B+	C	D+
1960	C	C	B-	C+	B+	C	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Dave Bottomley has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1960-07-10	The Philadelphia Wildbunch have waived Dave Bottomley.
1960-04-01	The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Mel Grissom to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Jake Beamon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted D.J. Walker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Ron Bloomfield to the minors. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Homer McNulty to the minors. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Ken Lambert to the minors. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have designated Dave Bottomley for assignment.
1955-07-11	The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Ken Lambert to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Johnny Hebner to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have promoted Dave Bottomley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have designated ALVIN DAVIS for assignment. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent John Conigliaro to the minors. The Philadelphia Wildbunch have sent Jack Macullar to the minors.