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Name	Team	Age
Sam Hands	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2022, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 52 (1970)	LF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League	0	0 years (157 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	5/6/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Sam Hands has retired from the Kansas City Thunder
1981-04-01	The Kansas City CyKlones have acquired Sam Hands from the waiver wire. The Kansas City CyKlones have waived Pete Koufax.
1979-07-19	The Washington War Dogs have waived Sam Hands.
1979-06-20	The Washington War Dogs have acquired Sam Hands from the waiver wire.
1979-04-10	The Boston Werecats have waived Sam Hands.
1977-09-19	The Boston Werecats have designated Sam Hands for assignment.
1977-05-25	The Boston Werecats have promoted Sam Hands to the major league team. The Boston Werecats have sent George Connors to the minors.
1977-05-07	The Boston Werecats have acquired Sam Hands from the waiver wire.
1977-05-03	The St. Louis Gateway Archers have waived Sam Hands.
1975-09-29	The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Sam Hands to the minors.
1975-09-05	The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Sam Hands to the major league team.
1975-08-23	The St. Louis Gateway Archers have acquired Sam Hands from the waiver wire.
1975-08-19	The Chicago Cubs have waived Sam Hands.
1975-05-20	The Chicago Cubs have acquired Sam Hands from the waiver wire.
1975-05-16	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Sam Hands.
1973-04-15	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Howie Sheckard to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Sam Hands to the minors.
1973-03-05	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Sam Hands to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Roy Roskos to the major league team.