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Name	Team	Age
Buster Templeton	Retired (1991, Age 34)	Died (2022, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1979)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A)	0	7 years (91 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	3/24/1957
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
B  (64.1 %)	C- (29.1 %)	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
1979	D	B	D+	B+	B	B	B-
1980	D	B+	C-	A-	B	B+	B-
1981	D+	B+	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1982	D+	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1983	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1984	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1985	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1986	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1987	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1988	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1989	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1990	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-
1991	C-	A-	C-	A-	B+	A-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Buster Templeton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1991-07-23	The Boston Mud Kings have waived Buster Templeton.
1991-07-11	The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Glenn Lotz to the major league team. The Boston Mud Kings have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1991-04-01	The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team.
1990-10-12	The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire.
1990-05-21	The Boston Mud Kings have waived Buster Templeton.
1990-05-21	The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire.
1990-04-17	The New York Sentinel have waived Buster Templeton.
1990-04-01	The New York Sentinel have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The New York Sentinel have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1988-07-08	The New York Sentinel have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The New York Sentinel have sent Dave Darling to the minors.
1988-06-13	The New York Sentinel have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire.
1988-06-03	The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Bill Sommers from the waiver wire. The Boston Mud Kings have waived Buster Templeton.
1988-04-30	The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Bob Ball to the major league team. The Boston Mud Kings have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1988-03-25	The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team.
1987-05-01	The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire. The Boston Mud Kings have waived Henry Ramos.
1986-08-15	The Kansas City Northern Lights have waived Buster Templeton.
1985-05-23	The Kansas City Northern Lights have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Northern Lights have waived Walt Spencer.
1985-05-06	The Brooklyn Baseball Club have waived Buster Templeton.
1985-04-01	The Brooklyn Baseball Club have promoted Ramon Stone to the major league team. The Brooklyn Baseball Club have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1980-08-08	The Chicago Baseball Club have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The Chicago Baseball Club have designated Larry Meoli for assignment.
1980-06-03	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Bulldogs and the Chicago Baseball Club. The Chicago Baseball Club receive Buster Templeton, Draft Pick - 1981 Round 2 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1981 Round 1 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Bulldogs in exchange for Jack Scalzi, Marcus Mathews.
1980-03-26	The Cincinnati Bulldogs have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldogs have sent Jack Walker to the minors.
1979-10-03	The Cincinnati Bulldogs have promoted Jack Walker to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldogs have sent Buster Templeton to the minors.
1979-04-01	The Cincinnati Bulldogs have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldogs have sent Keith Carter to the minors.