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Name	Team	Age
Gene Barney	Retired (1994, Age 34)	Died (2026, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24 (1979)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	5 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	4/26/1960
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	C- (28.9 %)	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
1979	D-	B-	D-	B-	B+	C-	B-
1980	D	B-	D	B	A-	C-	B
1981	D+	B	D+	B+	A-	C+	B+
1982	D+	A-	C-	A-	A-	C+	A-
1983	C-	A-	C	A-	A-	C+	A-
1984	C	A-	C+	A	A	B-	A-
1985	C	A-	C+	A	A	B-	A-
1986	C	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1987	C+	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1988	C+	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1989	C+	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1990	C+	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1991	C+	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1992	C+	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1993	C+	A	C+	A	A	B	A
1994	C+	A	B-	A	A	B	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1994-11-01	Gene Barney has retired from the Atlanta Hawks
1994-07-13	The Atlanta Hawks have promoted Gene Barney to the major league team.
1993-04-01	The Atlanta Hawks have promoted Mike Shannon to the major league team. The Atlanta Hawks have designated Gene Barney for assignment.
1990-09-19	The Atlanta Hawks have promoted Gene Barney to the major league team.
1990-07-30	The Atlanta Hawks have promoted Rondo Sax to the major league team. The Atlanta Hawks have designated Gene Barney for assignment.
1987-08-19	The Colorado Ravage have promoted Gene Barney to the major league team. The Colorado Ravage have waived Rusty Puhl.