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Name	Team	Age
Willie Gossett	Retired (1966, Age 29)	Died (1997, Age 60)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 53 (1959)	3B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA)	0	0 years (20 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/21/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.3 %)	F  (0.4 %)	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
1959	C	B+	C-	C+	C+	D+	D+
1960	C	B+	C-	C+	C+	D+	D+
1961	C	B+	C-	C+	C+	C-	D+
1962	C+	B+	C-	C+	C+	C-	D+
1963	C+	B+	C	B-	B-	C-	D+
1964	C+	B+	C	B-	B-	C-	D+
1965	C+	B+	C	B-	B-	C-	C-
1966	C+	B+	C	B-	B-	C-	C-
1967	C+	B+	C	B-	B-	C-	C-
1968	C+	B+	C	B-	B-	C-	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1969-11-01	Willie Gossett has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-04-01	The Pittsburgh Shadows have waived Willie Gossett.
1968-09-22	The Pittsburgh Shadows have designated Willie Gossett for assignment.
1968-09-01	The Pittsburgh Shadows have promoted Willie Gossett to the major league team.
1968-09-01	The Pittsburgh Shadows have acquired Willie Gossett from the waiver wire.
1968-04-03	The St. Louis Optimists have waived Willie Gossett.
1962-08-16	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Alex Jensen to the major league team. The Chicago Optimists have sent Willie Gossett to the minors.
1962-08-16	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Willie Gossett to the major league team.
1961-09-06	The Chicago Optimists have sent Willie Gossett to the minors.
1961-08-01	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Willie Gossett to the major league team.
1960-10-13	The Chicago Optimists have sent Willie Gossett to the minors.
1960-09-07	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Willie Gossett to the major league team.
1960-08-13	The Chicago Optimists have sent Willie Gossett to the minors.
1960-07-17	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Willie Gossett to the major league team.
1960-06-05	The Chicago Optimists have sent Willie Gossett to the minors.
1960-05-16	The Chicago Optimists have promoted Willie Gossett to the major league team.
1959-07-30	The Cincinnati Optimists have promoted Lee Hoak to the major league team. The Cincinnati Optimists have sent Willie Gossett to the minors.
1959-07-05	The Cincinnati Optimists have promoted Willie Gossett to the major league team.