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Name	Team	Age
Vern Bickford	Retired (1962, Age 36)	Died (2000, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50 (1950)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	12 years (127 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
61	89	25
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
9	19	44
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
4	5	50
Endurance	Velocity	Control
66	54	69
Leadership	Mentor Value
45	64
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
37	0	11/27/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1950	62	47	61
1951	62	51	63
1952	64	52	65
1953	64	53	66
1954	65	53	67
1955	66	54	67
1956	66	54	67
1957	66	54	67
1958	66	54	67
1959	66	54	69
1960	66	54	69
1961	66	54	69
1962	66	54	69

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1962-11-01	Vern Bickford has retired from the Milwaukee Night Owls
1953-04-01	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Vern Bickford to the major league team.
1952-08-31	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Fenton Rath to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Vern Bickford to the minors.
1951-10-03	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Vern Bickford to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Wally Fortune to the minors.
1951-09-23	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Wally Fortune to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Vern Bickford to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Milwaukee Night Owls have renamed John Davis to Vern Bickford.