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Name	Team	Age
Buck Purtell	Retired (1998, Age 35)	47
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1983)	3B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Rollie Fingers League	0	8 years (126 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C+	A+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	7/1/1963
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	7	10
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
B+ (71.8 %)	F  (2.4 %)	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
1983	C+	C	B-	C	C	C	C+
1984	B-	C+	B-	C+	C+	C+	B-
1985	B-	B-	B	C+	B-	C+	B-
1986	B	B-	B	C+	B-	C+	B
1987	B+	B	B+	B-	B	B	B
1988	B+	B	A-	B-	B+	B	B+
1989	B+	B+	A-	B-	B+	B+	B+
1990	B+	B+	A-	B-	B+	B+	B+
1991	B+	B+	A-	B-	B+	B+	B+
1992	B+	B+	A-	B	B+	B+	B+
1993	B+	B+	A-	B	B+	B+	A-
1994	B+	B+	A-	B	B+	B+	A-
1995	B+	B+	A-	B	B+	B+	A-
1996	B+	B+	A-	B	A-	B+	A-
1997	B+	B+	A-	B	A-	A-	A-
1998	B+	B+	B+	B-	B+	B+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	Buck Purtell has retired from the Detroit Bounders
1998-04-11	The Detroit Bounders have designated Buck Purtell for assignment.
1995-06-25	Buck Purtell of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1992-04-01	The Detroit Bounders have removed Buck Purtell from the trade block.
1991-03-25	The Detroit Bounders have placed Buck Purtell on the trade block.
1988-10-03	The Detroit Bounders have promoted Buck Purtell to the major league team.