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Name	Team	Age
Al Gruber	Retired (1966, Age 33)	Died (2019, Age 87)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 23 (1956)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)	0	2 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	12/14/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	3
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (27.7 %)	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
1956	C+	B-	B-	C+	C	D+	C
1957	C+	B-	B	B-	C+	D+	C
1958	C+	B-	B	B-	C+	D+	C+
1959	B-	B	B	B-	C+	C-	B-
1960	B	B	B+	B	C+	C-	B-
1961	B	B	B+	B	B-	C-	B
1962	B	B	B+	B	B-	C	B
1963	B	B	B+	B	B-	C	B
1964	B	B	B+	B	B-	C	B
1965	B	B	B+	B	B-	C	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Al Gruber has retired from the Baltimore Elite Giants
1963-09-23	The Chicago Elite Giants have acquired Al Gruber from the waiver wire.
1963-09-13	The Cleveland Filibusters have designated Al Gruber for assignment.
1957-04-17	The Baltimore Filibusters have promoted Al Gruber to the major league team. The Baltimore Filibusters have designated Johnny Stewart for assignment.