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Name	Team	Age
Bob Skinner	Retired (1972, Age 36)	67
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1960)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	11 years (61 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	8/3/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.0 %)	F  (0.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year

Type

Chances

Active

GS

Injured

Contact vs R

Power vs R

Contact vs L

Power vs L

Speed

Arm

Range

Total

1960

Minors

72.00

3 / 11

7 / 17

7 / 10

6 / 10

2 / 12

7 / 9

2 / 3

34 / 72

1961

Majors

50.36

2 / 7

1 / 9

6 / 9

1 / 3

1 / 8

4 / 5

8 / 9

23 / 50

1962

Majors

55.32

2 / 9

1 / 4

5 / 11

4 / 8

0 / 3

5 / 11

6 / 9

23 / 55

1963

Majors

60.11

1 / 7

3 / 11

4 / 9

2 / 6

0 / 5

4 / 8

7 / 14

21 / 60

1964

Majors

60.71

0 / 7

0 / 7

0 / 6

2 / 8

1 / 14

2 / 11

0 / 7

5 / 60

1965

Majors

60.59

0 / 11

0 / 9

0 / 3

0 / 8

0 / 9

2 / 10

1 / 10

3 / 60

1966

Majors

59.69

0 / 5

0 / 5

0 / 9

1 / 7

1 / 12

1 / 11

1 / 10

4 / 59

1967

Majors

55.69

0 / 10

0 / 8

0 / 6

1 / 8

0 / 8

2 / 9

0 / 6

3 / 55

1968

Majors

44.86

0 / 1

1 / 10

1 / 5

0 / 6

0 / 6

0 / 6

0 / 10

2 / 44

1969

Majors

54.09

0 / 9

0 / 12

0 / 9

0 / 6

0 / 5

0 / 9

0 / 4

0 / 54

1970

Majors

56.69

0 / 9

0 / 5

0 / 7

1 / 7

0 / 11

0 / 5

0 / 12

1 / 56

1971

Minors

18.00

0 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 7

0 / 0

0 / 3

1 / 5

0 / 2

1 / 18

1971

Majors

25.18

79

37

0

0 / 1

0 / 4

1 / 4

0 / 6

0 / 2

0 / 4

0 / 4

1 / 25

1971

Pos (3B)

29.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

1 / 29

1972

Majors

24.71

162

16

0

0 / 6

0 / 2

0 / 2

0 / 3

0 / 3

0 / 6

0 / 2

0 / 24

Total

241

53

0

8 / 94

13 / 103

24 / 97

18 / 86

5 / 101

28 / 109

25 / 102

122 / 721

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Bob Skinner has retired from the Chicago Bulldogs
1971-08-19	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Bulldogs and the Pittsburgh Bears. The Pittsburgh Bears receive Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (CHN) from the Chicago Bulldogs in exchange for Bob Skinner.
1971-07-04	The Pittsburgh Bears have promoted Bob Skinner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bears have sent Lou Bierbauer to the minors.
1971-04-01	The Pittsburgh Bears have promoted Eric Mohler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bears have designated Bob Skinner for assignment.
1968-07-05	Bob Skinner of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1962-03-05	The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Dick Osborn to Bob Skinner.
1961-04-01	The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Dick Osborn to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Steve Douglass to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Larry Booty to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Sam Knowlton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Richard Marshall to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Larry Lyons to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Doc Unser to the minors. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Eddie Garcia to the minors. The Pittsburgh Canadians have designated Nemo Turner for assignment. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Lou Agee to the minors. The Pittsburgh Canadians have designated Ed McBride for assignment. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Mike Cannell to the minors.
1960-04-01	The Pittsburgh Canadians have renamed Dick Taitt to Dick Osborn.