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Name	Team	Age
D.J. Chapman	Retired (1980, Age 35)	Died (2003, Age 58)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 48 (1967)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
George Van Haltren League	0	9 years (149 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	B-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C-	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	10/26/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
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
1967	C-	B	D+	C+	D	B-	C
1968	C-	B	D+	C+	D	B-	C
1969	C-	B	D+	C+	D	B-	C
1970	C	B	C-	B-	D	B-	C
1971	C	B	C-	B-	D	B-	C
1972	C	B	C-	B-	D+	B-	C
1973	C	B	C-	B-	D+	B-	C+
1974	C	B	C-	B-	D+	B-	C+
1975	C	B	C-	B-	D+	B-	C+
1976	C	B	C	B-	D+	B	C+
1977	C	B	C	B-	D+	B	C+
1978	C	B	C	B-	D+	B	C+
1979	C+	B	C	B-	D+	B	C+
1980	C	B	C-	C+	D	B-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	D.J. Chapman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-04-05	The Kansas City Blues have waived D.J. Chapman.
1980-03-01	The Kansas City Blues have designated D.J. Chapman for assignment.
1976-04-01	The Kansas City Blues have promoted D.J. Chapman to the major league team.
1975-06-27	The Kansas City Blues have acquired D.J. Chapman from the waiver wire.
1975-06-23	The Baltimore Browns have waived D.J. Chapman.
1975-06-18	The Baltimore Browns have designated D.J. Chapman for assignment.
1975-05-29	The Baltimore Browns have promoted D.J. Chapman to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Kevin Easler to the minors.
1974-05-12	The Baltimore Browns have promoted Steve Bokelmann to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have designated D.J. Chapman for assignment.
1972-09-05	The Baltimore Browns have promoted D.J. Chapman to the major league team.
1972-07-28	The Baltimore Browns have promoted Gene Davis to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent D.J. Chapman to the minors.
1972-04-30	The Baltimore Browns have promoted D.J. Chapman to the major league team.
1972-04-26	The Baltimore Browns have acquired D.J. Chapman from the waiver wire.
1972-04-01	The Detroit Thunderbirds have waived D.J. Chapman.
1972-04-01	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Smudge Beal to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have sent D.J. Chapman to the minors.
1971-06-11	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted D.J. Chapman to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have sent Solly Rockenfield to the minors.
1971-06-11	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Solly Rockenfield to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have sent D.J. Chapman to the minors.
1971-04-08	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted D.J. Chapman to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have sent Roger Strong to the minors.
1971-03-01	The Detroit Thunderbirds have sent D.J. Chapman down to the minors.
1968-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Washington Diplomats and the Detroit Thunderbirds. The Detroit Thunderbirds receive D.J. Chapman, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Diplomats in exchange for Orlando Klugmann.
1968-04-01	The Washington Diplomats have promoted D.J. Chapman to the major league team. The Washington Diplomats have sent Slick Schlueter to the minors.