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Name	Team	Age
Gail Kress	Retired (1971, Age 29)	Died (2008, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 71 (1965)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	0 years (12 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	D-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/2/1942
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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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
1965	B+	D	B-	D-	B-	C+	D+
1966	B+	D	B	D-	B-	C+	D+
1967	B+	D	B	D-	B-	C+	D+
1972	B+	D	B	D-	B-	C+	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Gail Kress has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-04-01	The Boston Bucks have waived Gail Kress.
1968-04-01	The Boston Bucks have sent Gail Kress to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Cal Crawn to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Martin Marty to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Bill Morejon to the minors.
1967-09-20	The Boston Bucks have promoted Gail Kress to the major league team.