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Name	Team	Age
Bob Ackley	Retired (1972, Age 34)	Died (2015, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44 (1959)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	0 years (47 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
43	55	76
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
27	53	73
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
13	24	39
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	4	5
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
42	0	40
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
53	0	4/10/1938
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
5 (5.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1959	25	13	51	23	71	55	75
1960	26	13	51	24	72	55	76
1964	26	13	52	24	72	55	76
1971	27	13	53	24	73	55	76
1972	27	13	53	24	73	55	76

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Bob Ackley has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1965-04-20	The Chicago Werebears (DL) have waived Bob Ackley.
1964-07-15	The Chicago Werebears (DL) have promoted Jim Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears (DL) have sent Bob Ackley to the minors.
1964-06-11	The Chicago Werebears (DL) have promoted Bob Ackley to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears (DL) have sent Jeremi Ardizoia to the minors.
1964-03-01	The Chicago Werebears have acquired Bob Ackley from the waiver wire.
1961-04-08	The Cleveland Indians have waived Bob Ackley.
1960-10-03	The Cleveland Indians have acquired Bob Ackley from the waiver wire.
1960-07-01	The Cleveland Indians have waived Bob Ackley.
1960-06-17	The Cleveland Indians have acquired Bob Ackley from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01	The Cleveland Indians have waived Bob Ackley.
1959-09-05	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ice Cream Kid to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ivan Turgenev to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Eddie Easter to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bob Ackley to the minors.
1959-08-22	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bob Ackley to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Fred Ellis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Choo Choo Atchinson for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have sent Brett Autry to the minors.
1959-08-19	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Tim DeFreitas to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bob Ackley to the minors.
1959-08-12	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bob Ackley to the major league team.
1959-05-06	The Cleveland Indians have acquired Bob Ackley from the waiver wire.
1959-04-26	The Chicago White Sox have acquired Buddy Lillard from the waiver wire. The Chicago White Sox have waived Bob Ackley.