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Name Team Age
Bud Slater Retired (1986, Age 37) 55
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1977)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ryan Doby League 0 10 years (4 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A  B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ A 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 4/10/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 5
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (C) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (99.0 %) B  (66.5 %) C+ (51.6 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 AHP 67 247 70 13 2 8 38 25 42 .799 .349 .449 .283
1977 HHP 66 233 65 15 5 9 31 29 48 .863 .361 .502 .279
1977 LHP 43 85 25 5 3 3 22 7 18 .877 .348 .529 .294
1977 RHP 126 395 110 23 4 14 47 47 72 .820 .357 .463 .278
1978 AHP 65 256 64 11 6 7 44 20 50 .730 .308 .422 .250
1978 HHP 65 242 68 11 3 8 30 25 49 .799 .348 .450 .281
1978 LHP 41 96 25 3 5 1 15 10 19 .757 .330 .427 .260
1978 RHP 118 402 107 19 4 14 59 35 80 .765 .327 .438 .266
1979 AHP 65 251 78 8 6 10 38 35 48 .905 .395 .510 .311
1979 HHP 69 258 72 13 5 9 36 27 45 .819 .346 .473 .279
1979 LHP 33 67 19 4 2 1 7 8 12 .808 .360 .448 .284
1979 RHP 128 442 131 17 9 18 67 54 81 .870 .372 .498 .296
1980 AHP 66 255 73 14 0 12 37 24 43 .833 .351 .482 .286
1980 HHP 69 253 83 10 6 7 39 32 59 .899 .401 .498 .328
1980 LHP 35 76 23 3 0 6 17 11 16 .977 .398 .579 .303
1980 RHP 125 432 133 21 6 13 59 45 86 .847 .372 .475 .308
1981 AHP 56 229 57 9 1 7 21 17 53 .692 .304 .389 .249
1981 HHP 55 212 68 9 2 10 33 15 43 .889 .366 .524 .321
1981 LHP 34 76 21 4 0 5 8 5 17 .847 .321 .526 .276
1981 RHP 105 365 104 14 3 12 46 27 79 .774 .336 .438 .285
1982 AHP 63 252 78 10 3 12 32 20 41 .882 .366 .516 .310
1982 HHP 69 262 80 17 2 12 33 29 53 .898 .375 .523 .305
1982 LHP 36 77 28 5 2 5 9 7 13 1.099 .424 .675 .364
1982 RHP 125 437 130 22 3 19 56 42 81 .854 .362 .492 .297
1983 AHP 71 285 80 20 2 8 46 22 57 .780 .331 .449 .281
1983 HHP 68 264 87 13 6 9 50 17 43 .890 .364 .527 .330
1983 LHP 45 99 31 6 1 2 16 8 15 .819 .364 .455 .313
1983 RHP 131 450 136 27 7 15 80 31 85 .836 .343 .493 .302
1984 AHP 65 235 69 16 2 6 29 24 37 .820 .365 .455 .294
1984 HHP 67 237 76 15 3 9 29 30 37 .927 .404 .523 .321
1984 LHP 54 134 38 6 0 5 12 11 30 .783 .342 .440 .284
1984 RHP 116 338 107 25 5 10 46 43 44 .909 .401 .509 .317
1985 AHP 63 189 48 8 2 1 11 11 45 .628 .295 .333 .254
1985 HHP 71 190 61 7 1 11 40 21 25 .929 .387 .542 .321
1985 LHP 57 125 36 4 1 2 18 9 20 .720 .336 .384 .288
1985 RHP 111 254 73 11 2 10 33 23 50 .810 .345 .465 .287
1986 AHP 39 77 23 3 2 2 9 7 13 .825 .357 .468 .299
1986 HHP 22 31 9 2 0 3 7 2 4 .978 .333 .645 .290
1986 LHP 26 40 13 3 0 3 10 4 5 1.011 .386 .625 .325
1986 RHP 35 68 19 2 2 2 6 5 12 .785 .329 .456 .279
Total AHP 620 2276 640 112 26 73 305 205 429 .792 .343 .449 .281
Total HHP 621 2182 669 112 33 87 328 227 406 .879 .372 .508 .307
Total LHP 404 875 259 43 14 33 134 80 165 .847 .357 .490 .296
Total RHP 1120 3583 1050 181 45 127 499 352 670 .832 .357 .475 .293
Total 1241 4458 1309 224 59 160 633 432 835 .835 .357 .478 .294
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Bud Slater has retired from the St. Louis Twisters
1981-07-09Bud Slater of the St. Louis Twisters is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1979-04-30The St. Louis Twisters have renamed Naoto Kinoshita to Bud Slater.
1979-04-30Trade #1706193 has been completed between the St. Louis Twisters and the Kansas City Sky Rockets. The Kansas City Sky Rockets receive Byung-Hyun Scheer, Bear Rhodes, Cheech Bakowitz, Joe Crosetti, Earl Thigpen, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 STL (Cy Stroughter), Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 STL (Frank Kennedy) from the St. Louis Twisters in exchange for Naoto Kinoshita.
1977-05-13Trade #1683553 has been completed between the Kansas City Sky Rockets and the Chicago Magnetic Zeros. The Chicago Magnetic Zeros receive Jody Gibson, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 KC (Israel Stewart) from the Kansas City Sky Rockets in exchange for Naoto Kinoshita.
1977-04-01The Chicago Magnetic Zeros have promoted Bill Murray to the major league team. The Chicago Magnetic Zeros have promoted Naoto Kinoshita to the major league team. The Chicago Magnetic Zeros have promoted Randy Wall to the major league team. The Chicago Magnetic Zeros have designated Les Barmes for assignment. The Chicago Magnetic Zeros have designated Jim Saltzgaver for assignment. The Chicago Magnetic Zeros have designated Fred Jones for assignment.