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Name	Team	Age
Al Newcombe	Retired (1958, Age 33)	Died (1980, Age 56)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 43 (1950)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League	0	7 years (40 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	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
D-	0	12/20/1924
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (19.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	ATL	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1951	ATL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
1952	ATL	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
1953	ATL	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
1954	ATL	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
1955	ATL	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1956	KC	17	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957	KC	32	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1958	KC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1958-11-01	Al Newcombe has retired from the Kansas City Prairie Princes
1958-04-25	The Kansas City Prairie Princes have designated Al Newcombe for assignment.
1956-05-08	Al Newcombe of the Kansas City Prairie Princes is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1956-04-25	The Kansas City Prairie Princes have acquired Al Newcombe from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01	The Atlanta Confederates have waived Al Newcombe.
1954-06-13	Al Newcombe of the Atlanta Confederates is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1951-04-01	The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Al Newcombe to the major league team.
1951-04-01	The Atlanta Red Caps have sent Al Newcombe to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Al Newcombe to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have sent Hector James to the minors.