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Name	Team	Age
Spike McLaughlin	Retired (1978, Age 37)	71
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1959)	3B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League	0	15 years (95 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	10/23/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	6	11
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (3B)
A  (88.8 %)	A  (84.4 %)	B+ (75.2 %)

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Year	League	Award
1966	AL	All Star Starter (3B)
1967	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (3B)
1968	AL	All Star Starter (3B)
1969	AL	All Star Starter (3B)
1970	AL	All Star Starter (3B)
1971	AL	All Star Starter (3B)
1972	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (3B)
1973	AL	All Star Starter (3B)
1975	NL	All Star Starter (RF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Spike McLaughlin has retired from the Washington Irvings
1978-04-25	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Irvings. The Washington Irvings receive Spike McLaughlin, Jeff McNish, Brian Padgett, Les Henderson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Fern Green, Draft Pick - 1979 Round 1 (WAS).
1975-05-15	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Spurs. The Kansas City Spurs receive Homer Gudat, Jack Grey Jr. from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for John Mitchell, Swifty Warner, Spike McLaughlin, Dan Blaemire.
1960-03-01	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Spurs and the St. Louis Terriers. The St. Louis Terriers receive Mudcat Grant, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 5 (KC), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 4 (KC), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 3 (KC) from the Kansas City Spurs in exchange for Spike McLaughlin, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (STL), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (STL), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 3 (STL).
1959-04-01	The St. Louis Terriers have renamed Edwards McLaughlin to Spike McLaughlin.