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Name	Team	Age
Bill Alston	Retired (1971, Age 34)	Died (2005, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42 (1959)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League	0	0 years (29 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	B	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	F	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	C+	C-
Leadership	Mentor Value
C+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	1/31/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1959	C	C+	C-
1960	C	C+	C-
1971	C	C+	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Bill Alston has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-03-03	The Milwaukee LongNecks have waived Bill Alston.
1961-04-01	The Kansas City Spurs have waived Bill Alston.
1960-03-01	The Kansas City Spurs have sent Bill Alston to the minors. The Kansas City Spurs have sent Stan Solters to the minors. The Kansas City Spurs have sent Ernie Castillo to the minors. The Kansas City Spurs have sent Steve Mura to the minors.
1959-09-02	The Kansas City Spurs have promoted Bill Alston to the major league team.
1959-05-14	The Kansas City Spurs have acquired Bill Alston from the waiver wire.
1959-05-09	The Cincinnati Red have waived Bill Alston.