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Name	Team	Age
Buddy Hunter	Retired (1986, Age 35)	Died (2025, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 18 (1969)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)	0	11 years (120 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	A+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/24/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	5
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.6 %)	A+ (92.7 %)	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
1969	D-	F	D+	D+	A	C-	C+
1970	D-	D-	C-	D+	A	C	B-
1971	D	D	C-	C-	A	C	B-
1972	D	D+	C	C	A	C	B-
1973	C-	C-	C+	C+	A	C+	B
1974	C	C	C+	B-	A+	C+	B
1975	C+	C	C+	B	A+	B-	B
1976	B-	C+	B-	B	A+	B	B+
1977	B-	B-	B	B+	A+	B	B+
1978	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1979	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1980	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1981	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1982	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1983	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1984	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1985	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-
1986	B	B-	B	B+	A+	B	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Buddy Hunter has retired from the New York Stingers
1982-07-08	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Stingers and the Milwaukee Force. The Milwaukee Force receive Phil Peterson, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 2 (STL) from the St. Louis Stingers in exchange for Buddy Hunter.
1975-04-01	The Pittsburgh Butterballs have promoted Buddy Hunter to the major league team.
1971-07-16	A trade has been completed between the Boston BayPirates and the Pittsburgh Butterballs. The Pittsburgh Butterballs receive Dutch Mitchell, Buddy Hunter from the Boston BayPirates in exchange for Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (PIT).
1970-04-01	The Boston BayPirates have renamed Dwight Evans to Buddy Hunter.
1969-04-01	The Boston BayPirates have renamed Deion Greengrass to Dwight Evans.