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Name	Team	Age
Thor Gromek	Retired (1969, Age 37)	Died (2023, Age 91)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1951)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	15 years (40 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	1/15/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	4
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (5.5 %)	F  (0.2 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1969-11-01	Thor Gromek has retired from the Chicago Shooter McGavinator
1956-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Paul Manville, Jim Daniels, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 4 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Thor Gromek, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (KC).
1956-04-01	The Kansas City Killers have renamed Atley "Big Thor" Gromek to Thor Gromek.
1955-04-13	The Kansas City Killers have renamed Atley Gromek to Atley "Big Thor" Gromek.
1954-09-28	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Sam Gleason from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Atley Gromek.
1954-09-18	The New York Mets have promoted Atley Gromek to the major league team.
1951-06-06	A trade has been completed between the New York Cannibals and the New York Bombers. The New York Bombers receive Jesse Natal, Atley Gromek from the New York Cannibals in exchange for Draft Pick - 1952 Round 2 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (NYN).