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Name	Team	Age
Mark Fidrych	Retired (1971, Age 37)	Died (2013, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1957)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	14 years (83 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C+	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
A-	C-	A
Leadership	Mentor Value
A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	7/23/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	6
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1957	A-	F	A-
1958	A-	F	A
1959	A-	D-	A
1960	A-	D	A
1961	A-	D+	A
1962	A-	D+	A
1963	A-	C-	A
1964	A-	C-	A
1965	A-	C-	A
1966	A-	C-	A
1967	A-	C-	A
1968	A-	C-	A
1969	A-	C-	A
1970	A-	C-	A
1971	A-	C-	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Mark Fidrych has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1971-04-05	The Detroit Tigers have acquired Mark Fidrych from the waiver wire.
1971-04-05	The Detroit Tigers have demoted Bobby Davis to the minor leagues.
1971-04-01	The New York Islanders have promoted John Kerry to the major league team. The New York Islanders have designated Mark Fidrych for assignment.
1970-08-25	A trade has been completed between the New York Islanders and the Kansas City TKs. The Kansas City TKs receive Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Islanders in exchange for Mark Fidrych.
1970-04-29	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City TKs and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Rondell White, Charlie Martinez from the Kansas City TKs in exchange for Mark Fidrych.
1961-10-09	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mark Fidrych to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Randy Hammer to the minors.
1961-10-01	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Randy Hammer to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Mark Fidrych to the minors.
1961-09-23	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mark Fidrych to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Randy Hammer to the minors.
1961-08-29	The Detroit Tigers have sent Mark Fidrych to the minors.
1958-04-08	The Detroit Tigers have renamed Mark Fidyrich to Mark Fidrych.
1957-06-10	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mark Fidyrich to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Arnold Quinn to the minors.
1957-04-01	The Detroit Tigers have renamed Jim Ridgway to Mark Fidyrich.