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Name	Team	Age
George Linebrink	Retired (1989, Age 40)	Died (2016, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19 (1967)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League	0	16 years (143 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	3/6/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.9 %)	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	C	A	C	A-	A	B	C
1971	C+	A	C+	A-	A	B+	C+
1972	C+	A+	C+	A-	A	B+	C+
1973	B-	A+	C+	A	A	A-	B-
1974	B-	A+	B-	A	A	A-	B-
1975	B-	A+	B-	A	A	A	B-
1976	B-	A+	B-	A	A	A	B-
1977	B	A+	B-	A+	A	A	B-
1978	B	A+	B-	A+	A	A	B-
1979	B	A+	B-	A+	A	A	B-
1980	B	A+	B-	A+	A	A	B-
1981	B	A+	B	A+	A	A	B-
1982	B	A+	B	A+	A	A	B-
1983	B	A+	B	A+	A	A	B-
1984	B	A+	B-	A	A	A	B-
1985	B-	A	B-	A	A-	A	B-
1986	B-	A	B-	A	A-	A-	B-
1987	B-	A	C+	A-	B+	A-	B-
1988	B-	A	C+	A-	B+	A-	C+
1989	C+	A-	C+	A-	B	B+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	George Linebrink has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-04-21	The Cleveland Blues have waived George Linebrink.
1989-04-14	The Cleveland Blues have promoted Buster Chouinard to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Milt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have designated George Linebrink for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have sent Wenty Thiel to the minors.
1988-08-25	George Linebrink of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1987-07-18	George Linebrink of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1981-08-23	George Linebrink of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1981-05-31	George Linebrink of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1980-06-22	George Linebrink of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-04-13	George Linebrink of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1972-09-02	The Cleveland Blues have promoted George Linebrink to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have designated Walt Wilkinson for assignment.
1972-09-02	The Cleveland Blues have promoted Bernardo Sugden to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have sent George Linebrink to the minors.
1972-04-01	The Cleveland Blues have promoted Jot Butler to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mickey Flynn to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted George Linebrink to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mel Chapman to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have designated Rafael Chetkovich for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Rich Nixon for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Eddie Kurtz for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Bill Myers for assignment.