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Name	Team	Age
Glen Hesselbacher	Retired (1963, Age 34)	Died (2015, Age 86)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22 (1951)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harmon Killebrew League	0	9 years (86 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
C-	C-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	1/18/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.1 %)	A  (87.4 %)	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
1951	B+	D	A	D+	C	C-	C-
1952	B+	D+	A	D+	C	C-	C
1953	A-	D+	A	D+	B-	C	C+
1954	A-	C-	A	C-	B-	C	C+
1955	A	C-	A+	C-	B-	C+	B-
1956	A	C-	A+	C-	B-	C+	B-
1957	A	C-	A+	C-	B	C+	B-
1958	A	C-	A+	C-	B	C+	B-
1959	A	C-	A+	C-	B	C+	B-
1960	A	C-	A+	C-	B	C+	B-
1961	A	C-	A+	C-	B	C+	B-
1962	A	C-	A+	C-	B	C+	B-
1963	A	C-	A+	C-	B	C+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1963-11-01	Glen Hesselbacher has retired from the Chicago BlackSox
1963-05-10	The Chicago BlackSox have designated Glen Hesselbacher for assignment.
1962-05-02	The Chicago BlackSox have re-claimed Glen Hesselbacher from the waiver wire.
1962-04-30	The Chicago BlackSox have promoted Marc Drissel to the major league team. The Chicago BlackSox have designated Glen Hesselbacher for assignment.
1962-04-01	The Chicago BlackSox have renamed Glen Hessel to Glen Hesselbacher.
1961-04-11	The Chicago BlackSox have acquired Glen Hessel from the waiver wire.
1961-04-04	The Detroit Dragons have promoted Derek Martin to the major league team. The Detroit Dragons have designated Glen Hessel for assignment.
1955-04-01	The Detroit Demons have promoted Glen Hessel to the major league team.
1954-04-15	A trade has been completed between the Chicago BlackSox and the Detroit Demons. The Detroit Demons receive Danny Sveum, Glen Hessel from the Chicago BlackSox in exchange for Sammy Slaughter.
1953-04-01	The Chicago BlackSox have promoted Glen Hessel to the major league team.
1952-07-01	The Chicago BlackSox have promoted Jerry Scanlan to the major league team. The Chicago BlackSox have promoted Wally Law to the major league team. The Chicago BlackSox have sent Ricky Hudler to the minors. The Chicago BlackSox have sent Glen Hessel to the minors.
1952-06-21	The Chicago BlackSox have promoted Glen Hessel to the major league team. The Chicago BlackSox have promoted Ricky Hudler to the major league team.
1952-04-11	The Chicago BlackSox have renamed Glendon Hesselbacher to Glen Hessel.
1952-04-11	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Maniacs and the Chicago BlackSox. The Chicago BlackSox receive Alan Mercedes, Ricky Hudler, Danny Sveum, Glendon Hesselbacher from the Cincinnati Maniacs in exchange for Ricky Juden, Jeff Walters, Carl Blanco.
1951-10-23	The Cincinnati Maniacs have promoted Scott Clemente to the major league team. The Cincinnati Maniacs have promoted Pete Polly to the major league team. The Cincinnati Maniacs have sent Ricky Hudler to the minors. The Cincinnati Maniacs have sent Glendon Hesselbacher to the minors.
1951-09-15	The Cincinnati Maniacs have promoted Glendon Hesselbacher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Maniacs have sent Pete Polly to the minors.
1951-07-01	The Cincinnati Maniacs have sent Glendon Hesselbacher down to the minors.
1951-04-15	The New York Jerseys have waived Glendon Hesselbacher.