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Name	Team	Age
Ken Monchak	Retired (1991, Age 35)	Died (2026, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1976)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA)	0	12 years (136 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	12/22/1955
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A  (87.5 %)	A  (87.0 %)	D  (12.4 %)

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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
1976	B	D+	B+	C-	B-	D	C-
1977	B	C-	B+	C	B-	D	C-
1978	B+	C	B+	C	B	D+	C
1979	B+	C	B+	C	B	D+	C
1980	B+	C	A-	C	B	D+	C+
1981	B+	C	A-	C	B	C-	C+
1982	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C-	B-
1983	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1984	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1985	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1986	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1987	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1988	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1989	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1990	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-
1991	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	C	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Ken Monchak has retired from the Philadelphia Black Sox
1979-04-26	The Cincinnati Bees have promoted Ken Monchak to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bees have sent John Doran to the minors.