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Name	Team	Age
John Hillis	Retired (1967, Age 34)	Died (2017, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40 (1956)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Rickey Henderson League	0	4 years (132 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	D+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	7/23/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (97.3 %)	A+ (95.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1960	NYN	0	0	0	5	22	0	0	0	13
1961	NYN	0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0
1962	NYN	0	0	11	0	64	0	0	0	9
1963	NYN	0	0	7	6	48	0	0	0	7
1964	NYN	0	0	10	2	92	0	0	0	4
1965	NYN	0	0	2	9	47	0	0	0	9
1966	NYN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	John Hillis has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-03-03	The New York Redbirds have waived John Hillis.
1966-04-05	The New York Redbirds have designated John Hillis for assignment.
1961-08-01	The New York Redbirds have promoted John Hillis to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have sent Mickey Cassidy to the minors.
1960-06-22	The New York Redbirds have promoted Jim Rudolph to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have sent John Hillis to the minors.
1960-03-01	The New York Redbirds have promoted John Hillis to the major league team.