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Name	Team	Age
Paul Sommers	Retired (1965, Age 40)	Died (2017, Age 92)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2 (1950)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League	0	16 years (44 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	A-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	10/30/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	7
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1950	A	B-	A-	B+	C	C	B-
1951	A	B-	A-	B+	C	C	B
1952	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C	B
1953	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C	B
1954	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B
1955	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B
1956	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1957	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1958	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1959	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1960	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1961	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1962	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1963	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1964	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+
1965	A	B-	A-	B+	C+	C+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1965-11-01	Paul Sommers has retired from the Milwaukee Despair Faction
1962-04-14	A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Milwaukee Despair Faction. The Milwaukee Despair Faction receive Boileryard Cox, Ryan LaCorte, George Roetz, Paul Sommers from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Butch Scott, Archie Reich, Art Huston.