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Name	Team	Age
Herb Lincoln	Retired (1971, Age 38)	Died (2019, Age 86)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1953)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League	0	12 years (40 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	2/17/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	7
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (90.0 %)	A- (76.6 %)	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
1953	B	B-	C	C	B+	D+	B+
1954	B+	B-	C+	B-	A-	D+	B+
1955	B+	B	B-	B-	A-	D+	A-
1956	A-	B	B	B	A	C-	A
1957	A-	B	B	B	A	C	A
1958	A	B	B+	B	A	C	A+
1959	A	B	B+	B+	A	C+	A+
1960	A	B+	B+	B+	A+	C+	A+
1961	A	B+	B+	B+	A+	C+	A+
1962	A	B+	B+	B+	A+	C+	A+
1963	A	B+	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
1964	A	B+	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
1965	A	B+	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
1966	A	B+	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
1967	A	B+	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
1968	A	B	B	B+	A	C+	A+
1969	A-	B-	B	B	A-	C+	A
1970	A-	B-	B	B	A-	C	A
1971	B+	B-	B-	B-	B+	C	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Herb Lincoln has retired from the Texas Rangers
1969-05-21	Herb Lincoln of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1967-04-08	Herb Lincoln of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1965-09-29	Herb Lincoln of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1960-04-01	The Texas Rangers have promoted Herb Lincoln to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Nick Rajsich to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have waived Phil Stone. The Texas Rangers have waived Alfredo Pierce.
1958-06-23	The Texas Rangers have sent Herb Lincoln to the minors.
1958-05-27	The Texas Rangers have promoted Herb Lincoln to the major league team.