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Name	Team	Age
Joe Sperry	Retired (1973, Age 34)	Died (2004, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 74 (1957)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	10 years (55 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	D+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	2/19/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (97.7 %)	B  (65.3 %)	C+ (44.8 %)

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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
1957	F	B+	F	A	D	C+	C+
1958	D-	B+	D-	A	D	B-	B-
1959	D-	B+	D-	A	D	B-	B-
1960	D-	B+	D-	A	D	B-	B-
1961	D	B+	D	A	D+	B-	B-
1962	D+	B+	D+	A	D+	B	B
1963	D+	B+	D+	A	D+	B	B
1964	C-	A-	D+	A	C-	B	B
1965	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1966	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1967	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1968	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1969	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1970	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1971	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1972	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B
1973	C-	A-	D+	A+	C-	B	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Joe Sperry has retired from the Philadelphia domiNATEors
1973-08-08	The Philadelphia domiNATEors have designated Joe Sperry for assignment.
1973-06-21	The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Joe Sperry to the major league team.
1973-04-15	The Philadelphia domiNATEors have acquired Joe Sperry from the waiver wire.
1973-04-10	The Boston Red Sox have waived Joe Sperry.
1973-04-05	The Boston Red Sox have designated Joe Sperry for assignment.
1973-04-05	The Boston Red Sox have acquired Joe Sperry from the waiver wire.
1973-03-05	The Chicago Fish have designated Joe Sperry for assignment.
1965-06-07	The Chicago Derry Badboys have promoted Dale Coveney to the major league team. The Chicago Derry Badboys have promoted Joe Sperry to the major league team. The Chicago Derry Badboys have promoted Dasher Troy to the major league team. The Chicago Derry Badboys have sent Ken McCarty to the minors. The Chicago Derry Badboys have designated Bert Sutter for assignment. The Chicago Derry Badboys have designated Vada Sitton for assignment.
1962-09-09	The Chicago White Sox have promoted Joe Sperry to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have designated Gus Mancuso for assignment.
1962-08-10	The Chicago White Sox have sent Joe Sperry to the minors.
1962-06-20	The Chicago White Sox have promoted Joe Sperry to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have designated Tommy Hodge for assignment.
1961-07-15	The Chicago White Sox have sent Joe Sperry to the minors.
1961-06-24	The Chicago White Sox have promoted Joe Sperry to the major league team.