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Name	Team	Age
Otto Putzkammer	Retired (1964, Age 34)	Died (2001, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 53 (1952)	CF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	6 years (28 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
50	41	76
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
49	45	74
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
42	32	63
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	14	3
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
63	100	52
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
32	0	10/18/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (2B)
79 (79.3 %)	66 (66.9 %)	2 (2.1 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1952	CHA	0	0	0	4	2	2	45	11	1
1953	CHA	0	0	7	3	4	9	39	1	1
1954	CHA	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	1	0
1961	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
1962	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4
1963	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
1964	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Otto Putzkammer has retired from the Cincinnati Rafters
1961-03-01	The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Otto Putzkammer to the major league team.
1961-03-01	The Cincinnati Rafters have acquired Otto Putzkammer from the waiver wire.
1959-03-31	The New York Yankees have waived Otto Putzkammer.
1958-09-12	The New York Yankees have acquired Otto Putzkammer from the waiver wire.
1958-03-31	The Chicago Bobble Heads have waived Otto Putzkammer.
1954-05-03	The Chicago Bobble Heads have sent Otto Putzkammer down to the minors.
1952-04-01	The Chicago Bobble Heads have promoted Otto Putzkammer to the major league team. The Chicago Bobble Heads have designated Rick Gerberman for assignment.
1952-04-01	The Chicago Bobble Heads have renamed Buck Hernandez to Otto Putzkammer.