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Name	Team	Age
Rece Russell	Retired (1978, Age 34)	Died (2022, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1964)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	3 years (42 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
50	22	27
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
53	32	73
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
69	58	37
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	18	2
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
16	52	23
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
50	0	1/16/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)
48 (48.1 %)	7 (7.5 %)	1 (1.6 %)

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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
1964	38	61	18	43	67	0	7
1965	40	62	19	46	67	1	12
1966	45	66	23	50	70	9	15
1967	47	67	26	53	72	13	16
1968	48	67	27	53	72	15	16
1969	49	67	29	55	72	16	17
1970	50	67	29	55	72	17	18
1971	51	69	29	56	72	19	21
1972	51	69	30	57	73	20	22
1973	52	69	31	57	73	22	22
1974	52	69	32	58	73	22	24
1975	52	69	32	58	73	22	26
1976	53	69	32	58	73	22	26
1977	53	69	32	58	73	22	26
1978	53	69	32	58	73	22	27

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Rece Russell has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-04-01	The Milwaukee Dem Bums have waived Rece Russell.
1973-07-20	The Milwaukee Spiders have promoted Mike Morales to the major league team. The Milwaukee Spiders have designated Rece Russell for assignment.
1971-05-19	The Milwaukee Spiders have promoted Rece Russell to the major league team. The Milwaukee Spiders have sent Julio Hoffman to the minors.
1969-04-05	The Milwaukee Spiders have acquired Rece Russell from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01	The Kansas City Krush have waived Rece Russell.
1968-04-29	The Kansas City Krush have promoted Steven Bilyeu to the major league team. The Kansas City Krush have promoted Carlos Castillo to the major league team. The Kansas City Krush have sent Rece Russell to the minors. The Kansas City Krush have designated Benny Sockalexis for assignment.
1968-04-11	The Kansas City Krush have renamed Rich Buckley to Rece Russell.
1968-04-11	The Kansas City Krush have promoted Rich Buckley to the major league team. The Kansas City Krush have sent Jimmy Vogel to the minors.
1968-04-10	The Kansas City Krush have acquired Rich Buckley from the waiver wire.
1968-04-06	The Baltimore Crabmeat have waived Rich Buckley.
1966-10-25	The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Dusty Marone to the minors. The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Bert Marak to the minors. The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Urbano Leonard to the minors. The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Kevin Wakefield to the minors. The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Rich Buckley to the minors.
1966-08-05	The Baltimore Crabmeat have promoted Rich Buckley to the major league team.
1966-05-03	The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Rich Buckley to the minors.
1966-04-11	The Baltimore Crabmeat have promoted Rich Buckley to the major league team.
1965-05-09	The Baltimore Crabmeat have promoted Rich Buckley to the major league team. The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Fred West to the minors.
1965-05-09	The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Rich Buckley to the minors.
1965-04-25	The Baltimore Crabmeat have promoted Rich Buckley to the major league team. The Baltimore Crabmeat have sent Steven Bilyeu to the minors.
1964-04-05	The Baltimore Crabmeat have acquired Rich Buckley from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01	The Brooklyn Andrews have waived Rich Buckley.