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Name	Team	Age
Johnny Houston	Retired (1987, Age 34)	50
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1977)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ryan Doby League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	D
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	7/6/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1977	B	B	C	C+	C	D+	D+
1978	B	B	C	B-	C	C-	D+
1979	B	B	C	B-	C+	C-	C-
1980	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-
1981	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-
1982	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-
1983	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-
1984	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-
1985	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-
1986	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-
1987	B	B+	C+	B-	C+	C-	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Johnny Houston has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-05-05	The Kansas City Sky Rockets have waived Johnny Houston.
1976-10-13	Trade #1675181 has been completed between the Kansas City RedBirds and the Colorado Spiders. The Colorado Spiders receive John Roach from the Kansas City RedBirds in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 COL (Mike Cree), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 COL (Johnny Houston).