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Name	Team	Age
Fred Salmon	Retired (1978, Age 38)	Died (2016, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1961)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	16 years (60 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	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	5/11/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	4
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (2B)
C+ (50.1 %)	C+ (47.0 %)	F  (2.1 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Fred Salmon has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-07-29	The Kansas City Royals have waived Fred Salmon.
1978-06-15	The Kansas City Royals have designated Fred Salmon for assignment.
1972-09-22	Fred Salmon of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1967-03-03	The Kansas City Royals have renamed Willie Aikens to Fred Salmon.
1965-09-29	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Willie Aikens to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Liu Chamberlain to the minors.
1965-09-23	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Liu Chamberlain to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Willie Aikens to the minors.
1962-04-11	The Kansas City Royals have renamed Fred Salmon to Willie Aikens.
1961-09-01	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Penzancers and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Fred Salmon, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1964 Round 2 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1964 Round 1 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1963 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Penzancers in exchange for Warren Orton.