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Name	Team	Age
John Kirke	Retired (1958, Age 34)	Died (2016, Age 92)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 7, Pick 109 (1950)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	0 years (134 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	D+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	D-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	B-	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
D	D
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	6/16/1924
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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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1952	P	MIL	31	0	28.33	4	0	4	0	0	0	1.27	1.000
1953	P	MIL-CHA	6	0	8.33	3	0	3	0	0	0	3.24	1.000
1955	P	NYN	1	0	0.33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
Total			38	0	36.99	7	0	7	0	0	0	1.70	1.000

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1958-11-01	John Kirke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-04-01	The New York Mets have waived John Kirke.
1955-05-07	The New York Mets have designated John Kirke for assignment.
1955-04-15	The New York Mets have promoted John Kirke to the major league team.
1954-04-17	The New York Mets have acquired John Kirke from the waiver wire.
1953-10-11	The Chicago ChiFeds have waived John Kirke.
1953-09-14	The Chicago ChiFeds have acquired John Kirke from the waiver wire.
1953-05-23	The Milwaukee Braves have waived John Kirke.
1953-04-11	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Greg Walsh to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated John Kirke for assignment.
1951-10-03	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted John Kirke to the major league team.
1951-06-03	The Milwaukee Braves have sent John Kirke to the minors.
1951-05-04	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted John Kirke to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Rusty Haynes to the minors.
1951-04-01	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted John Kirke to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Sam Gleason to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Greg Walsh to the major league team.
1950-06-15	The Milwaukee Braves have acquired John Kirke from the waiver wire.
1950-06-05	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived John Kirke.