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Name	Team	Age
Hiroki Koubo	Retired (1982, Age 38)	Died (2040, Age 96)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1965)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	16 years (88 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	8/6/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	12
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
C  (36.4 %)	D- (6.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1970	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)
1971	NL	All Star Starter (CF)
1972	NL	All Star Starter (CF)
1973	NL	MVP; All Star Starter (CF)
1974	NL	MVP; All Star Starter (CF)
1975	NL	All Star Starter (CF)
1976	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
1977	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
1978	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
1979	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
1980	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
1981	AL	All Star Starter (RF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Hiroki Koubo has retired from the New York Thunderbolts
1976-05-01	A trade has been completed between the New York Rotties and the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon receive Frank Kunz, Frank McGunnigle, Don Beard, Elmer Brady, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Rotties in exchange for Hiroki Koubo, Goose Scanlan.
1967-03-01	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have renamed Joe Birmingham to Hiroki Koubo.
1967-03-01	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Joe Birmingham to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Rip Collins for assignment.
1966-09-28	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have sent Joe Birmingham to the minors.
1966-09-26	The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Joe Birmingham to the major league team.