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Name	Team	Age
George LaRussa	Retired (1975, Age 37)	Died (2009, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50 (1960)	3B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	5 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
40	52	41
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
55	46	51
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
33	10	31
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	1	7
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
1	15	0
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
17	0	10/4/1938
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (1B)
94 (94.1 %)	93 (93.5 %)	0 (0.6 %)

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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
1960	48	24	38	2	44	46	33
1961	49	25	38	3	45	46	33
1962	51	26	39	4	45	46	35
1963	51	27	41	5	45	47	36
1964	52	29	41	5	48	49	36
1965	54	32	42	5	48	49	36
1966	54	32	42	7	50	49	36
1967	54	32	43	8	50	50	38
1968	54	32	45	8	50	50	38
1969	54	32	45	8	50	51	39
1971	54	32	45	10	51	51	39
1972	55	33	45	10	51	51	41
1973	55	33	45	10	51	51	41
1974	55	33	45	10	51	52	41
1975	55	33	46	10	51	52	41

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	George LaRussa has retired from the Cincinnati Rafters
1971-03-25	The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Lee Shelton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Ed Noonan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted George LaRussa to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Paddy Beauchamp to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rafters have promoted Keith Hall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rafters have designated Gil Meyer for assignment.
1971-03-25	The Cincinnati Rafters have acquired George LaRussa from the waiver wire.
1970-03-31	The Chicago Roid Rage have waived George LaRussa.
1966-04-27	The Chicago Roid Rage have acquired George LaRussa from the waiver wire.
1966-03-31	The Baltimore Bullet Festival have waived George LaRussa.