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Name	Team	Age
Whitey Townsend	Retired (1953, Age 35)	Died (1995, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 13, Pick 198 (1950)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Walter Johnson League	0	2 years (144 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/15/1918
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.3 %)	D- (4.1 %)	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
1950	B-	B-	C+	C+	B	C+	B+
1951	B-	B-	C+	C+	B	C+	B+
1952	B-	B-	C+	C+	B	C+	B+
1953	B-	B-	C+	C+	B	C+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1953-11-01	Whitey Townsend has retired from the Baltimore Orioles
1953-10-23	The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Whitey Townsend from the waiver wire.
1953-10-01	The Philadelphia Athletics have waived Whitey Townsend.
1953-04-20	The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Keith Thomas to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Vic Power to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Whitey Townsend for assignment. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Red Siddall for assignment.
1950-04-17	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Allidaders. The Chicago Allidaders receive Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Whitey Townsend.