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Name	Team	Age
Howie Knotts	Retired (1955, Age 38)	Died (1997, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 45 (1950)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lyman Bostock Jr League	0	6 years (6 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	C+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	3/3/1917
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (92.4 %)	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
1950	B+	B+	A	B+	C+	B-	D-
1951	B+	B+	A	B+	C+	B-	D-
1952	B+	B+	A	B+	C+	B-	D-
1953	B+	B+	A	B+	C+	B-	D-
1954	B+	B+	A	B+	C+	B-	D-
1955	B+	B+	A	B+	C+	B-	D-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1955-11-01	Howie Knotts has retired from the Pittsburgh Tartans
1954-07-01	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Tartans and the Chicago Coal Train. The Chicago Coal Train receive Marcos Vega from the Pittsburgh Tartans in exchange for Howie Knotts.
1950-04-01	The Chicago Coal Train have promoted Kevin Leius to the major league team. The Chicago Coal Train have promoted Howie Knotts to the major league team. The Chicago Coal Train have designated Mike Serum for assignment. The Chicago Coal Train have sent Mike Jackson to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Chicago Coal Train have acquired Howie Knotts from the waiver wire.