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Name	Team	Age
Dusty Rhodes	Retired (1969, Age 36)	Died (2004, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1956)	CF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	12 years (93 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	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-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	8/29/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (97.7 %)	F  (1.5 %)

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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	B-	B-	C	C	C	A-	C
1957	B-	B	C+	C+	C	A-	C+
1958	B	B+	C+	C+	C+	A-	C+
1959	B	B+	B-	B-	B-	A-	B-
1960	B+	B+	B-	B-	B-	A	B-
1961	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1962	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1963	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1964	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1965	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1966	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1967	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1968	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B
1969	B+	B+	B	B	B	A	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1969-11-01	Dusty Rhodes has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1963-08-08	The Detroit Tigers have re-claimed Dusty Rhodes from the waiver wire.
1963-08-08	The Detroit Tigers have designated Dusty Rhodes for assignment.
1961-03-03	The Detroit Tigers have renamed Preston Morrison to Dusty Rhodes.
1960-09-23	The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Preston Morrison to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Pepe Howard to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Ed Harris to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Hank Chambers to the minors.
1960-09-19	The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Al Myers to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Bill Benjamin to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Ed Harris to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Harry Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Len Minnick to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Pete Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Walton Viau to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Herb Clark to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Carmen Ford to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Cooter Davenport to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Cesar Taylor to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Sam Camp to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Preston Morrison to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Charlie Hartsel to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Ray Hamelin to the minors. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have sent Bob Leppert to the minors.
1956-05-18	The Detroit Wolves have promoted Rick Beltran to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have promoted Tom Carter to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have promoted Preston Morrison to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have promoted Hal McCarthy to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have promoted Barney Gumble to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have sent Frank Revering to the minors. The Detroit Wolves have designated Bobby Mallonee for assignment. The Detroit Wolves have designated Manny Rosello for assignment. The Detroit Wolves have designated Tom Morello for assignment. The Detroit Wolves have designated Richard Mayhew for assignment.