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Name	Team	Age
Jim Godwin	Retired (1980, Age 38)	Died (2022, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30 (1961)	1B	B/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	16 years (18 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
B+	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	3/10/1942
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	6	8
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.2 %)	F  (0.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1971	AL	All Star Reserve (1B)
1973	AL	All Star Reserve (1B)
1974	AL	All Star Reserve (1B)
1975	AL	All Star Starter (1B)
1977	AL	All Star Reserve (1B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Jim Godwin has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1980-04-05	Jim Godwin of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1978-05-24	Jim Godwin of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1973-09-23	Jim Godwin of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1972-06-22	Jim Godwin of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1964-10-03	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Godwin to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Doug White to the minors.
1964-03-01	The Detroit Tigers have renamed Goose Godwin to Jim Godwin.
1964-03-01	The Detroit Tigers have renamed Jim Godwin to Goose Godwin.
1964-03-01	The Detroit Tigers have promoted George Brosseau to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Paul Schaal to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jim Godwin to the minors.
1963-10-03	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Godwin to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Paul Schaal for assignment.