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Name	Team	Age
Jake Gibbs	Retired (1989, Age 36)	Died (2018, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1971)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mickey Mantle League	0	15 years (9 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	2/20/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	7
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (19.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1982	AL	All Star Starter (C)
1983	AL	All Star Starter (C)
1984	AL	All Star Reserve (C)
1985	AL	All Star Starter (C)
1986	AL	All Star Reserve (C)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Jake Gibbs has retired from the Detroit Dawgs
1989-08-31	Jake Gibbs of the Detroit Dawgs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1986-09-19	Jake Gibbs of the Detroit Dawgs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1984-07-17	Jake Gibbs of the Detroit Dawgs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1983-09-27	Jake Gibbs of the Detroit Dawgs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1978-08-23	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dawgs and the Kansas City Yankees. The Kansas City Yankees receive Joe Forman, Hughie Miller, Harry Henderson from the Detroit Dawgs in exchange for Jake Gibbs.
1977-04-04	The Kansas City Yankees have renamed Yogi Berra to Jake Gibbs.
1977-04-04	The Kansas City Yankees have renamed Mel Valdes to Yogi Berra.
1975-04-01	The Kansas City Gibsons have promoted Mel Valdes to the major league team. The Kansas City Gibsons have promoted Pinky Warwick to the major league team. The Kansas City Gibsons have sent Herb Galatzer to the minors. The Kansas City Gibsons have designated Steve Fischer for assignment.