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Name	Team	Age
Joe Sommers	Retired (1957, Age 25)	Died (1999, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 45 (1954)	3B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lyman Bostock Jr League	0	3 years (111 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C-	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	10/26/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
C+ (47.7 %)	F  (3.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1962-11-01	Joe Sommers has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-04-01	The Brooklyn Rotties have waived Joe Sommers.
1958-04-01	The Brooklyn Rotties have promoted Milt Novikoff to the major league team. The Brooklyn Rotties have promoted Miguel Raftery to the major league team. The Brooklyn Rotties have promoted Pat Chamberlain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Rotties have sent Purnal Appleton to the minors. The Brooklyn Rotties have sent Joe Sommers to the minors. The Brooklyn Rotties have designated Will Mackenzie for assignment.
1955-03-25	The Brooklyn Rotties have promoted Joe Sommers to the major league team.
1955-03-25	The Brooklyn Rotties have promoted Chris Robinson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Rotties have sent Joe Sommers to the minors.
1954-05-30	The Brooklyn Rotties have promoted Doug Geier to the major league team. The Brooklyn Rotties have promoted Joe Sommers to the major league team.
1954-05-30	The Brooklyn Rotties have acquired Joe Sommers from the waiver wire.
1954-03-31	The Detroit Knights have waived Joe Sommers.