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Name	Team	Age
Bill Ketchum	Retired (1984, Age 34)	Died (2014, Age 64)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1973)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AAA)	0	10 years (67 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	7/27/1950
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (87.9 %)	F  (1.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1973	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	106	1	0	2
1974	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	84	0	5	2
1975	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0
1976	BAL	0	4	0	0	0	32	1	12	13
1977	BAL	1	2	1	0	1	7	0	18	7
1978	BAL	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	11	19
1979	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	25
1980	BAL	1	0	1	7	1	0	0	10	32
1981	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	7
1982	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	25
1983	BAL	0	0	0	0	1	16	0	0	13
1984	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	18

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1984-11-01	Bill Ketchum has retired from the Baltimore Cream
1984-09-01	The Baltimore Cream have promoted Bill Ketchum to the major league team.
1984-06-13	The Baltimore Cream have designated Bill Ketchum for assignment.
1982-04-08	The Baltimore Cream have re-claimed Bill Ketchum from the waiver wire.
1982-04-01	The Baltimore Cream have promoted John Fitzmorris to the major league team. The Baltimore Cream have designated Bill Ketchum for assignment.
1981-04-02	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Cream and the Chicago Rounders. The Chicago Rounders receive Rafael Vizcaino from the Detroit Cream in exchange for Bill Ketchum.
1979-04-22	The Pittsburgh Rounders have promoted Bill Ketchum to the major league team.
1978-07-04	The Pittsburgh Rounders have promoted Wally Westlake to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rounders have sent Bill Ketchum to the minors.
1978-04-03	The Pittsburgh Rounders have promoted Bill Ketchum to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rounders have sent Wally Westlake to the minors.
1977-10-23	The Pittsburgh Rounders have sent Bill Ketchum to the minors.
1977-07-25	The Pittsburgh Rounders have promoted Bill Ketchum to the major league team.
1977-06-19	The Pittsburgh Rounders have promoted Bugs Werle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rounders have promoted Bob Ramazzotti to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rounders have promoted Warren Hacker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rounders have sent Dennis Benfante to the minors. The Pittsburgh Rounders have sent Bill Ketchum to the minors. The Pittsburgh Rounders have sent Ray Delker to the minors.
1973-04-01	The Cincinnati Rounders have promoted Bill Ketchum to the major league team.