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Name	Team	Age
Gene Long	Retired (1988, Age 34)	Died (2018, Age 64)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44 (1972)	CF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	8 years (51 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	10/9/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (96.7 %)	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
1972	B	F	C+	D-	B-	D-	C-
1973	B+	D-	B-	D	B-	D	C
1974	A-	D	B	D+	B	D+	C+
1975	A	D+	B+	C-	B	C-	B-
1976	A	C-	A-	C-	B	C	B
1977	A	C-	A-	C	B+	C+	B
1978	A+	C-	A	C+	B+	B-	B
1979	A+	C	A+	C+	B+	B-	B
1980	A+	C	A+	C+	B+	B-	B+
1981	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B-	B+
1982	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B	B+
1983	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B	B+
1984	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B	B+
1985	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B	B+
1986	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B	B+
1987	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B	B+
1988	A+	C	A+	B-	B+	B	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Gene Long has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-07-27	The Cleveland Brewers have waived Gene Long.
1988-04-01	The Cleveland Brewers have promoted Mark Hudler to the major league team. The Cleveland Brewers have designated Gene Long for assignment.
1987-08-20	The Cleveland Brewers have acquired Gene Long from the waiver wire.
1987-08-16	The St. Louis Yankees have promoted Hank Bauer to the major league team. The St. Louis Yankees have designated Gene Long for assignment.
1984-09-11	Gene Long of the St. Louis Saints is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1983-05-19	Gene Long of the St. Louis Saints is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1981-09-18	Gene Long of the St. Louis Saints is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1981-05-24	Gene Long of the St. Louis Saints is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1979-07-16	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Gene Long to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have sent Devon Gagnon to the minors.
1977-10-13	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Dick Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have sent Gene Long to the minors.
1977-07-07	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Gene Long to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have designated Tom Jones for assignment.
1977-06-30	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Tom Jones to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have sent Gene Long to the minors.
1977-06-30	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Gene Long to the major league team.
1976-04-09	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Craig Keatley to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have sent Gene Long to the minors.
1976-04-09	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Gene Long to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have designated Tony Cullenbine for assignment.