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Name	Team	Age
Gerald Hardy	Retired (1972, Age 36)	Died (2018, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1954)	2B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League	0	9 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	1/21/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (99.0 %)	B  (62.8 %)	C- (33.8 %)

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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
1954	B+	D-	C+	D-	A-	C-	C
1955	A-	D	B-	D+	A-	C	C+
1956	A	D+	B	D+	A-	C+	B-
1957	A	C-	B	C-	A-	B-	B-
1958	A+	C	A-	C	A	B-	B
1959	A+	C	A-	C	A	B	B+
1960	A+	C	A-	C+	A	B	B+
1961	A+	C+	A-	C+	A	B+	B+
1962	A+	C+	A-	B-	A	B+	A-
1963	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	B+	A-
1964	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	A-
1965	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	A-
1966	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	A-
1967	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	A-
1968	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	A-
1969	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	A-
1970	A+	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	A-
1971	A+	C+	A-	B-	A	A-	A-
1972	A+	C+	A-	C+	A	B+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Gerald Hardy has retired from the Texas Rangers
1971-08-08	Gerald Hardy of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1968-04-01	The Texas Rangers have placed Gerald Hardy on the trade block.
1964-04-01	The Texas Rangers have promoted Gerald Hardy to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Nick Rajsich for assignment.
1959-04-01	The Texas Rangers have promoted Tom Bowman to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Gerald Hardy to the minors.
1959-03-25	The Texas Rangers have promoted Gerald Hardy to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Tommy Carroll to the major league team.