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Name	Team	Age
Bill Thompson	Retired (1986, Age 37)	Died (2017, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34 (1968)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A)	0	16 years (76 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	4/29/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (3B)
B+ (75.5 %)	D+ (24.4 %)	D- (6.1 %)

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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
1968	D-	B-	C-	C+	A-	C-	D
1969	D	B-	C	C+	A-	C-	D
1970	D+	B-	C+	B-	A-	C	D+
1971	D+	B	C+	B-	A-	C+	D+
1972	D+	B	C+	B-	A-	C+	C-
1973	C-	B	B-	B-	A-	C+	C-
1974	C-	B+	B-	B	A-	B-	C
1975	C-	B+	B	B	A-	B-	C
1976	C-	A-	B	B	A-	B-	C
1977	C	A-	B	B	A-	B-	C+
1978	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B-	C+
1979	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+
1980	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+
1981	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+
1982	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+
1983	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+
1984	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+
1985	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+
1986	C	A-	B	B+	A-	B	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Bill Thompson has retired from the Milwaukee Slushbuckets
1970-05-07	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Slushbuckets and the Detroit Mud Kings. The Detroit Mud Kings receive Mullet Miller, Spud Hesterfer, Fireball Ettles, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 5 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 4 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Slushbuckets in exchange for Germany Battey, Mel Manda, Bill Thompson.
1968-08-20	The Baltimore Mud Kings have promoted Bill Kilhullen to the major league team. The Baltimore Mud Kings have promoted Molly Seminara to the major league team. The Baltimore Mud Kings have sent Bill Thompson to the minors. The Baltimore Mud Kings have sent Germany Battey to the minors.
1968-08-13	The Baltimore Mud Kings have promoted Bill Thompson to the major leagues.