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Name	Team	Age
Lou Whitaker	Retired (1976, Age 36)	Died (2017, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (1962)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League	0	12 years (28 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	5/17/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.8 %)	B  (63.4 %)	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
1962	C	B-	C	B	D+	C	C-
1963	C+	B-	C	B	D+	C	C
1964	C+	B	C+	B	C-	C	C
1965	C+	B	C+	B	C	C+	C+
1966	C+	B	C+	B+	C	B-	C+
1967	B-	B	C+	B+	C	B-	C+
1968	B-	B	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1969	B-	B	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1970	B-	B+	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1971	B-	B+	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1972	B-	B+	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1973	B-	B+	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1974	B-	B+	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1975	B-	B+	B-	B+	C+	B	B-
1976	B-	B+	B-	B+	C+	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1976-11-01	Lou Whitaker has retired from the Cleveland Knights
1964-09-25	A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Knights. The Cleveland Knights receive Lou Whitaker, Jim Battle, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (DET), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (DET) from the Washington Senators in exchange for John Drake, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (CLE).
1964-07-31	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Lou Whitaker, Bob Mielke, Howie Sandberg, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Hiro Osawa.
1964-04-01	The Detroit Spiders have renamed Lou Whitacker to Lou Whitaker.
1964-04-01	The Detroit Spiders have renamed Pete Parker to Lou Whitacker.