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Name	Team	Age
Al Janzen	Retired (1976, Age 34)	Died (2004, Age 63)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40 (1960)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League	0	9 years (132 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	11/4/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (95.9 %)	A+ (93.2 %)	D+ (21.6 %)

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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
1960	D+	D	C+	C+	B-	C-	C+
1961	C-	C-	B-	B-	B	C	C+
1962	C-	C	B	B	B+	C+	B-
1963	C	C+	B	B+	B+	B-	B
1964	C	C+	B+	B+	B+	B	B+
1965	C+	B-	B+	A-	A-	B+	B+
1966	C+	B-	B+	A-	A-	B+	A-
1967	C+	B-	A-	A-	A	B+	A-
1968	B-	B-	A-	A-	A	B+	A-
1969	B-	B	A-	A-	A	B+	A-
1970	B-	B	A-	A-	A	B+	A-
1971	B-	B	A-	A-	A	A-	A-
1972	B-	B	A-	A-	A	A-	A-
1973	B-	B	A-	A-	A	A-	A-
1974	B-	B	A-	A-	A	A-	A-
1975	B-	B	A-	A-	A	A-	A-
1976	B-	B-	A-	B+	A-	A-	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1976-11-01	Al Janzen has retired from the Kansas City Prairie Princes
1976-10-01	Al Janzen of the Kansas City Prairie Princes is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1976-06-26	The Kansas City Prairie Princes have promoted Al Janzen to the major league team.
1976-06-26	The Kansas City Prairie Princes have acquired Al Janzen from the waiver wire.
1976-04-01	The Atlanta Confederates have promoted Tom Houser to the major league team. The Atlanta Confederates have waived Al Janzen.
1974-07-04	Al Janzen of the Atlanta Confederates is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1972-08-10	Al Janzen of the Atlanta Confederates is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1972-05-22	Al Janzen of the Atlanta Confederates is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1971-04-25	The Atlanta Confederates have acquired Al Janzen from the waiver wire.
1971-04-01	The Los Angeles Boost have promoted Masayoshi Ishii to the major league team. The Los Angeles Boost have promoted Dick Roy to the major league team. The Los Angeles Boost have sent Orlando LeCroy to the minors. The Los Angeles Boost have designated Al Janzen for assignment. The Los Angeles Boost have designated Bobby Harley for assignment. The Los Angeles Boost have sent Jeff Williams to the minors.
1967-04-25	The Los Angeles Boost have acquired Al Janzen from the waiver wire.
1967-04-01	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Jonathan Kroh to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Al Sweeney to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Barney Orndorff to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Fielder Duggan. The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Al Janzen. The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Jeff Harriss.
1966-04-01	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Al Janzen to the major league team.