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Name	Team	Age
Jim LaPointe	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2034, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 53 (1974)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A)	0	2 years (58 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	D	D
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/8/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (27.8 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1976	DET	27	67	10	24	7	0	2	14	4	16	4	0	2	.947	.394	.552	.358
1977	DET	67	114	16	32	4	1	5	13	7	15	2	0	1	.787	.322	.465	.281
1978	DET	54	68	8	17	1	0	0	3	3	16	2	1	5	.556	.292	.265	.250
Total		148	249	34	73	12	1	7	30	14	47	8	1	8	.767	.333	.434	.293

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Jim LaPointe has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-05-20	The Detroit Americans have acquired Rich Cocanower from the waiver wire. The Detroit Americans have waived Jim LaPointe.
1979-04-12	The Detroit Americans have promoted Rob Dumoulin to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have promoted Roger Slayton to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have promoted Pat Page to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have sent Jim LaPointe to the minors. The Detroit Americans have sent Bill Rizzuto to the minors. The Detroit Americans have sent Zane Allison to the minors.
1976-08-12	The Detroit Americans have promoted Jim LaPointe to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have promoted Elmer Drabowsky to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have sent John Petrocelli to the minors.