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Name	Team	Age
Fred Short	Retired (1959, Age 34)	Died (1992, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40 (1950)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	0 years (21 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	C-	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	F	D
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	5/11/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	PHI	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1952	CIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1959-11-01	Fred Short has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1952-08-29	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Fred Short.
1952-08-19	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Benjamin Willard to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Fred Short for assignment.
1952-07-29	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Short to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Benjamin Willard for assignment.
1952-07-29	The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Fred Short from the waiver wire.
1950-05-06	The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Fred Short.
1950-04-25	The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Fred Short to the minors.
1950-04-22	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Mike Barrett to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Fred Short to the major league team.