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Name	Team	Age
Jim Tyson	Retired (1959, Age 36)	Died (1996, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 14, Pick 217 (1950)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Walter Johnson League	0	5 years (19 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	C	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	F	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	6/1/1923
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	3
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (98.0 %)	B- (57.4 %)	C- (34.2 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (LF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	BRO	0	0	0	0	108	2	0	0	2
1951	BRO	0	0	0	3	39	0	0	1	31
1952	BRO	0	0	14	0	25	4	0	1	13
1954	BRO-CHA	0	0	7	12	13	0	0	0	1
1957	CHA-BRO	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	17	1
1958	BRO-BAL	0	0	24	0	4	0	0	4	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1959-11-01	Jim Tyson has retired from the Philadelphia Athletics
1959-04-08	The Philadelphia Athletics have acquired Jim Tyson from the waiver wire.
1959-03-25	The Baltimore Orioles have waived Jim Tyson.
1958-10-10	The Baltimore Orioles have designated Jim Tyson for assignment.
1958-04-29	The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Jim Tyson from the waiver wire.
1958-04-15	The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Tommy Miller to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Jim Tyson for assignment.
1957-07-22	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Smugglers and the Chicago Black Sox. The Chicago Black Sox receive Jim Shealy, Al Grimsley, Bob Stump, Frank DeBarr from the Brooklyn Smugglers in exchange for Jim Hale, Jim Tyson, Tom Larkin, Nelson Keltner, Karl Lowe, Jim Spencer, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (CHA).
1954-10-23	The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Bobby Riggs to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Bill Andrews to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Matty Poleski to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Joe Manlove to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Miah Beers to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Jim Tyson for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Bill Pyecha for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Nelson Keltner for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Karl Lowe for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Randy Shaver for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Jose Getz for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Mickey Sweeney for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Joe Wilson for assignment.
1954-07-19	The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Jim Tyson from the waiver wire.
1954-07-05	The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Mike Dorsett to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Wynn-One Soon to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Jim Tyson for assignment. The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Jeff Demmitt for assignment.
1954-04-29	The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Jim Tyson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Bill Franco to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have sent Wynn-One Soon to the minors. The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Pat Lawrence for assignment.
1953-04-01	The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Charlie Kellett for assignment. The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Jim Tyson for assignment. The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Mike Dorsett for assignment. The Brooklyn Smugglers have sent Dick Lane to the minors.