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Name	Team	Age
Tony Risley	Retired (1977, Age 37)	Died (2000, Age 60)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44 (1961)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	9 years (111 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	D	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	D-	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	5/29/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (96.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1961	F	B	F	B	D-	F	C
1962	D-	B+	F	B+	D	D-	C+
1963	D	B+	D-	A-	D	D	C+
1964	D	A-	D-	A-	D	D	C+
1965	D	A-	D-	A-	D	D	C+
1966	D	A-	D-	A-	D	D	B-
1967	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1968	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1969	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1970	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1971	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1972	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1973	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1974	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1975	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1976	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-
1977	D	A-	D-	A-	D+	D	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Tony Risley has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-06-05	The New York Opossums have waived Tony Risley.
1977-06-01	The New York Opossums have promoted Ken Pickett to the major league team. The New York Opossums have designated Tony Risley for assignment.
1977-05-31	Tony Risley of the New York Opossums is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1977-05-27	The New York Opossums have acquired Tony Risley from the waiver wire.
1977-05-23	The Chicago Black Sox have designated Tony Risley for assignment.
1973-04-05	The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Tony Risley from the waiver wire.
1973-04-05	The Chicago Black Sox have demoted Aaron Carter to the minor leagues.
1973-03-01	The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have promoted Jose Heving to the major league team. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have designated Tony Risley for assignment. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats have designated Mack Jones for assignment.
1970-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Mack Jones, Tony Risley, Doc Goodwin from the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon in exchange for Rusty Depaula, Ron Hadley.
1969-05-25	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team.
1969-05-04	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Tony Risley for assignment.
1969-04-11	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team.
1969-04-04	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Herb Pena to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Tony Risley for assignment.
1969-04-01	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have re-claimed Tony Risley from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Randy Learch to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Adam Cremins to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Tony Risley for assignment. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Charlie Hershiser for assignment.
1967-07-27	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Rip Collins for assignment.
1967-07-27	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have acquired Tony Risley from the waiver wire.
1967-05-10	The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Tony Risley.
1967-04-10	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team.
1967-04-10	The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Tony Risley from the waiver wire.
1967-04-04	The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Tony Risley.
1967-04-01	The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Tony Risley from the waiver wire.
1966-11-02	The Washington Nats have waived Tony Risley.
1966-08-14	The Washington Nats have promoted Harvey Henry to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Tony Risley to the minors.
1966-08-02	The Washington Nats have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Harvey Henry to the minors.
1966-07-25	The Washington Nats have promoted Jim Evans to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Tony Risley to the minors.
1966-07-01	The Washington Nats have promoted Bob Shumpert to the major league team. The Washington Nats have promoted Lou Pitko to the major league team. The Washington Nats have promoted Leo McClain to the major league team. The Washington Nats have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Jim DiMaggio to the minors. The Washington Nats have sent Pi Antonelli to the minors. The Washington Nats have sent Fred Diehl to the minors. The Washington Nats have sent Jose Laabs to the minors.
1966-06-13	The Washington Nats have promoted Bill Orsatti to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Tony Risley to the minors.
1966-05-31	The Washington Nats have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Fausto Smith to the minors.
1966-05-13	The Washington Nats have promoted Bill Orsatti to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Tony Risley to the minors.
1966-05-10	The Washington Nats have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Harvey Henry to the minors.
1966-05-03	The Washington Nats have promoted Harvey Henry to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Tony Risley to the minors.
1966-04-30	The Washington Nats have promoted Tony Risley to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Fred Diehl to the minors.