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Name	Team	Age
Burton Wheeler	Retired (1995, Age 36)	Died (2043, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1980)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	15 years (28 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	B	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	4/18/1959
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (9.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1980	C+	D+	B-	C	D	C-	D-
1981	C+	C-	B-	C	D+	C	D-
1982	C+	C-	B-	C+	C-	C+	D
1983	B-	C	B	B-	C	B-	D+
1984	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1985	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1986	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1987	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1988	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1989	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1990	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1991	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1992	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1993	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1994	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-
1995	B-	C+	B	B-	C	B-	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1995-11-01	Burton Wheeler has retired from the Baltimore Rank Amateurs
1991-03-25	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Rank Amateurs and the Chicago 89s. The Chicago 89s receive Draft Pick - 1991 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Rank Amateurs in exchange for Burton Wheeler.
1981-03-31	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago 89s. The Chicago 89s receive Burton Wheeler, Jim Atkinson, Norm Thomas, Bill Gonzalez, Draft Pick - 1985 Round 1 (CLE) from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Big Mike Smith, Trooper Dunn, Sam Perry.
1980-09-05	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Burton Wheeler to the major league team.
1980-04-01	The Cleveland Indians have renamed Floyd Rothfuss to Burton Wheeler.