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Name	Team	Age
Bill Blanding	Retired (1971, Age 34)	Died (2015, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 56 (1959)	CF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	3 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
43	33	33
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
53	45	60
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
41	31	49
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	15	6
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
96	71	0
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
60	0	2/8/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1959	49	35	40	25	57	28	32
1960	50	37	40	27	57	31	32
1961	51	37	41	28	57	31	32
1962	52	40	42	29	58	32	33
1963	52	40	42	30	59	33	33
1964	52	40	43	30	59	33	33
1965	52	41	44	31	59	33	33
1966	52	41	44	31	59	33	33
1967	52	41	44	31	59	33	33
1968	52	41	45	31	59	33	33
1969	53	41	45	31	59	33	33
1970	53	41	45	31	60	33	33
1971	53	41	45	31	60	33	33

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Bill Blanding has retired from the Cincinnati Rafters
1967-04-04	The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Roger Osuna to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rafters have designated Bill Blanding for assignment.
1965-03-01	The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Bill Blanding to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Mike Parsons to the major league team.
1965-03-01	The Cincinnati Rafters have acquired Bill Blanding from the waiver wire.
1964-07-23	The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have acquired Lynn Macphee from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have waived Bill Blanding.
1963-03-31	The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have promoted George Edmonson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have promoted Blaine Berly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have promoted Dave Maddox to the major league team. The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have sent Bill Blanding to the minors.
1962-03-31	The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have promoted Bill Blanding to the major league team. The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have promoted Doug Pick to the major league team.