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Name	Team	Age
"Country"Joe McDonald	Retired (1962, Age 38)	Died (2004, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (1950)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League	0	12 years (138 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	A-	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	2/27/1924
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	6	9
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.9 %)	A+ (97.3 %)	F  (2.8 %)

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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
1950	B+	B	A	A-	D	B-	C+
1951	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B-	B-
1952	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1953	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1954	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1955	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1956	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1957	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1958	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1959	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1960	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1961	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-
1962	B+	B	A	A-	D+	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1962-11-01	"Country"Joe McDonald has retired from the Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies
1962-08-24	"Country"Joe McDonald of the Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1962-07-18	"Country"Joe McDonald of the Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1957-03-03	The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have renamed Rick Hammer to "Country"Joe McDonald.
1954-03-01	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Blues and the Brooklyn Railbirds. The Brooklyn Railbirds receive Rick Hammer, Joe Chapman from the Kansas City Blues in exchange for Sig "Slick" Willis, Derek Nunnari, Reid Howard.
1950-04-02	The Kansas City Blues have renamed Don Richards to Rick Hammer.
1950-04-01	The Kansas City Blues have renamed Don McNulty to Don Richards.