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Name	Team	Age
Clay Whittaker	Retired (1972, Age 37)	Died (2019, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1957)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	14 years (121 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
53	66	36
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
42	55	64
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
48	61	35
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	5	7
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
6	18	40
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
75	0	8/9/1935
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1957	2	24	20	34	32	44	-5
1958	9	25	25	38	37	47	2
1959	15	27	31	40	38	49	13
1960	21	33	38	52	46	54	19
1961	26	37	43	55	49	59	24
1962	33	41	49	58	55	63	32
1963	36	46	54	59	56	66	34
1964	40	47	55	59	60	66	35
1965	41	48	55	60	61	66	35
1966	42	48	55	60	62	66	35
1967	42	48	55	60	63	66	36
1968	42	48	55	61	63	66	36
1969	42	48	55	61	63	66	36
1970	42	48	55	61	63	66	36
1971	42	48	55	61	64	66	36
1972	42	48	55	61	64	66	36

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Clay Whittaker has retired from the Detroit Ocelots
1966-04-01	The Detroit Demolition have renamed Tank Merritt to Clay Whittaker.
1958-06-05	The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Justin Carmichael to the minors.
1958-05-17	The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Brad Scott to the major league team. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Tank Merritt to the minors.
1958-05-13	The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Glenn Wells to the minors.
1957-10-23	The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Tank Merritt to the minors. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have designated Ernie Rodgers for assignment.
1957-09-29	The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team.
1957-06-29	The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have demoted Tank Merritt to the minor leagues.
1957-06-20	The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team.
1957-06-11	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS and the St. Louis Twainsman. The St. Louis Twainsman receive Martin Plunk from the Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS in exchange for Tank Merritt.
1957-04-10	The St. Louis Twainsman have renamed Mike Mahomes to Tank Merritt.