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Name	Team	Age
Sam Cress	Retired (1981, Age 34)	Died (2012, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63 (1968)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	0 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
51	52	18
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
7	6	16
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
5	9	51
Endurance	Velocity	Control
53	61	41
Leadership	Mentor Value
21	19
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
3	0	3/6/1947
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1968	53	43	26
1970	53	46	30
1971	53	47	31
1972	53	49	34
1973	53	52	35
1974	53	56	35
1975	53	57	35
1976	53	57	35
1977	53	57	35
1978	53	57	35
1979	53	58	36
1980	53	59	36
1981	53	60	40

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1981-11-01	Sam Cress has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-04-25	The New York Dirty-Sox have waived Sam Cress.
1970-10-03	The New York Dirty-Sox have sent Bill Batton to the minors. The New York Dirty-Sox have sent Sam Cress to the minors. The New York Dirty-Sox have sent Roy Esterbrook to the minors.
1970-09-29	The New York Dirty-Sox have promoted Sam Cress to the major league team. The New York Dirty-Sox have sent Joe Bruske to the minors.
1970-03-05	The New York Dirty-Sox have acquired Sam Cress from the waiver wire.
1969-04-18	The Milwaukee Spiders have waived Sam Cress.