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Name	Team	Age
Shawn France	Retired (1966, Age 34)	Died (2005, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1954)	RF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Rickey Henderson League	0	2 years (79 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	D	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	D+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/4/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
C+ (44.4 %)	F  (2.8 %)	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
1954	D+	B+	D-	C+	B-	C-	D
1955	C-	A-	D-	C+	B-	C-	D
1956	C-	A-	D	C+	B-	C-	D
1957	C-	A-	D	C+	B-	C	D
1958	C-	A-	D	C+	B	C	D+
1959	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C	D+
1960	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C+	D+
1961	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C+	D+
1962	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C+	D+
1963	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C+	D+
1964	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C+	D+
1965	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C+	D+
1967	C-	A-	D	B-	B	C+	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Shawn France has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-04-01	The New York Redbirds have waived Shawn France.
1962-03-01	The New York Redbirds have promoted Mickey Cassidy to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have promoted Jack Smith to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have promoted Shawn France to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have sent Scott Johnson to the minors.
1959-07-29	The New York Redbirds have demoted Shawn France to the minor leagues.
1957-08-27	The New York Redbirds have promoted Shawn France to the major league team.
1957-08-27	The New York Redbirds have sent Shawn France to the minors.
1957-04-01	The New York Redbirds have promoted Shawn France to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have sent Dave Sexton to the minors.