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Name	Team	Age
Hoots McCracken	Retired (1967, Age 34)	Died (1988, Age 55)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 74 (1951)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League	0	4 years (110 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D	A+	C
Leadership	Mentor Value
B-	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	5/28/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1951	D-	B	D
1952	D-	B	D
1953	D-	B+	D+
1954	D-	B+	D+
1955	D-	A-	D+
1956	D-	A	C-
1957	D	A	C-
1958	D	A	C-
1959	D	A+	C-
1960	D	A+	C
1961	D	A+	C
1962	D	A+	C
1963	D	A+	C
1964	D	A+	C
1965	D	A+	C
1966	D	A+	C
1967	D	A+	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Hoots McCracken has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-07-02	The Cincinnati Bengals have waived Hoots McCracken.
1967-06-22	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Tim Willis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Hoots McCracken for assignment.
1967-05-23	The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired Hoots McCracken from the waiver wire.
1967-05-19	The Chicago Dragons have designated Hoots McCracken for assignment.
1967-05-08	The Chicago Dragons have promoted Hoots McCracken to the major league team.
1967-04-01	The Chicago Dragons have acquired Hoots McCracken from the waiver wire.
1966-06-12	The Boston Colonials have acquired Lenny DeGaulle from the waiver wire. The Boston Colonials have waived Hoots McCracken.
1962-07-04	The Boston Colonials have promoted Ollie Nye to the major league team. The Boston Colonials have designated Hoots McCracken for assignment.
1962-04-20	Hoots McCracken of the Boston Colonials is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1962-04-05	The Boston Colonials have acquired Hoots McCracken from the waiver wire.
1962-03-25	The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted John Morton to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Garey Allen to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Sean Stowell to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Frank Conti for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Hoots McCracken for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Ryan Johnson for assignment.
1958-03-25	The Cincinnati Gak have renamed Ken Hershberger to Hoots McCracken.
1956-07-07	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Pedro Colon from the Cincinnati Red Stockings in exchange for Ken Hershberger, Boardwalk Rambo, Jake Tangerman.