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Name	Team	Age
Izzy Escobar	Retired (1986, Age 38)	Died (2013, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1968)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	16 years (80 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	10/4/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	D  (12.9 %)	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
1968	B	C	B-	C+	B-	C-	C+
1969	B+	C+	B	B-	B	C	C+
1970	A-	B	B+	B	B+	B-	B-
1971	A-	B	B+	B	B+	B-	B
1972	A	B+	A-	B	B+	B-	B
1973	A	B+	A	B+	A-	B	B+
1974	A	B+	A	B+	A-	B	B+
1975	A	B+	A	B+	A-	B	A-
1976	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B+	A-
1977	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B+	A-
1978	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B+	A-
1979	A+	A-	A	A-	A-	B+	A-
1980	A+	A-	A	A-	A-	B+	A-
1981	A+	A-	A+	A-	A-	B+	A-
1982	A+	A-	A+	A-	A-	B+	A-
1983	A+	A-	A+	A-	A-	B+	A-
1984	A+	A-	A+	A-	A-	B+	A-
1985	A	B+	A	B+	A-	B+	A-
1986	A	B+	A	B+	B	B+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Izzy Escobar has retired from the Philadelphia Green Wave
1984-04-08	Izzy Escobar of the Philadelphia Green Wave is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1983-09-11	Izzy Escobar of the Philadelphia Green Wave is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1979-05-26	Izzy Escobar of the Philadelphia Stripling Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1978-03-01	The Philadelphia Stripling Warriors have renamed Cal Ripken Jr to Izzy Escobar.
1977-08-19	Cal Ripken Jr of the Philadelphia Hurricanes is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1976-09-10	Cal Ripken Jr of the Philadelphia Hurricanes is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1975-06-02	Cal Ripken Jr of the Philadelphia Hurricanes is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1974-03-01	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have renamed Gus Boever to Cal Ripken Jr.
1973-06-29	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Hurricanes and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Walter Johnson, Willie Mays, Steve Carlton, Bruce Sutter, Babe McLaughlin from the Philadelphia Hurricanes in exchange for Neil Capri, Gus Boever, Jeff Davis, Dick Watson, Corey Jimenez, Joel Hovlik, Harry Behrman, Draft Pick - 1974 Round 2 (CHN).
1970-04-13	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis R&B. The St. Louis R&B receive Izzy Mellor, Don Mincher, Rube Beall, Herbert Walker, Whitey Maduro from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Donald Smith, Gus Boever, Mel Bahnsen.
1970-04-01	The St. Louis R&B have promoted Gus Boever to the major league team. The St. Louis R&B have sent Liu Hendley to the minors.
1970-04-01	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis R&B and the Brooklyn Irish Brigade. The Brooklyn Irish Brigade receive John Lennon Jr. from the St. Louis R&B in exchange for Liu Hendley, Gus Boever.