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Name	Team	Age
Willie Aikens	Retired (1958, Age 38)	Died (1996, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 37 (1950)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League	0	8 years (110 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	C+	B-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	2/10/1920
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (92.8 %)	A- (79.9 %)	F  (0.3 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (CF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	KC	0	79	0	1	0	0	0	0	32
1951	KC	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952	BRO	20	81	0	4	0	0	1	0	46
1953	BRO	7	114	1	2	3	0	2	3	13
1954	BRO	0	123	0	5	1	0	0	1	18
1955	BRO-WAS	1	51	0	9	0	23	0	4	31
1956	WAS	0	9	0	0	0	115	0	4	25
1957	WAS	0	1	0	1	0	82	0	11	20
1958	WAS-WAS-DET	0	26	0	1	0	19	0	5	42

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1958-11-01	Willie Aikens has retired from the Detroit Lions
1958-08-02	The Detroit Lions have acquired Willie Aikens from the waiver wire.
1958-08-02	The Detroit Lions have designated Ben Poland for assignment.
1958-07-29	The Washington Originalist have promoted Tod Guerra to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have promoted Manny Johnson to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have promoted Ozzie Gandy to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have promoted Tommie Farmer to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have promoted Denver Hack to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have designated Willie Aikens for assignment. The Washington Originalist have designated Barry Goldwater for assignment. The Washington Originalist have designated Lloyd Rettig for assignment. The Washington Originalist have designated Miguel Powers for assignment. The Washington Originalist have designated Bruce Possehl for assignment.
1958-04-20	The Washington Originalist have promoted Willie Aikens to the major league team.
1958-04-13	The Washington Originalist have acquired Willie Aikens from the waiver wire.
1958-04-09	The Washington Originalist waive Willie Aikens.
1955-08-16	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bangers and the Washington Originalist. The Washington Originalist receive Willie Aikens, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Bangers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1956 Round 1 (WAS).
1950-04-01	The Kansas City Spitballz have renamed Rip Dykstra to Willie Aikens.