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Name	Team	Age
Ace Ketchum	Retired (1978, Age 34)	Died (2026, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1967)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League	0	0 years (22 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	F	D+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	1/27/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1967	PIT-STL	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.833	.500	.333	.333
Total		4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.833	.500	.333	.333

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Ace Ketchum has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-07-29	The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have waived Ace Ketchum.
1967-05-30	The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have promoted Bob Foreman to the major league team. The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have sent Ace Ketchum to the minors.
1967-05-04	The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have renamed Joel Conti to Ace Ketchum.
1967-05-04	The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have promoted Joel Conti to the major league team. The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have sent Cliff Myers to the minors.
1967-04-09	The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have acquired Joel Conti from the waiver wire.
1967-04-05	The Pittsburgh Steel Men have waived Joel Conti.