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Name	Team	Age
Hal Darling	Retired (1987, Age 34)	Died (2028, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 58 (1974)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)	0	0 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	F	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/19/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	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
1974	B+	D	A	C	C-	D+	D
1975	B+	D	A	C	C	D+	D+
1976	B+	D	A	C	C	D+	D+
1977	B+	D+	A	C	C	C-	D+
1978	B+	D+	A	C	C	C-	C-
1979	B+	D+	A	C	C	C-	C-
1980	B+	D+	A	C	C	C-	C-
1982	B+	D+	A	C	C	C-	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Hal Darling has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-07-10	The Baltimore BayPirates have waived Hal Darling.
1982-04-22	The Baltimore BayPirates have promoted Floyd Rayford to the major league team. The Baltimore BayPirates have designated Hal Darling for assignment.
1982-03-25	The Baltimore BayPirates have promoted Hal Darling to the major league team. The Baltimore BayPirates have sent Hi McCarthy to the minors.
1982-03-25	The Baltimore BayPirates have acquired Hal Darling from the waiver wire.
1980-05-13	The Brooklyn Slushbuckets have waived Hal Darling.
1974-04-11	The Pittsburgh Slushbuckets have acquired Hal Darling from the waiver wire.
1974-04-01	The St. Louis Metropolitans have waived Hal Darling.