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Name	Team	Age
Don Skidmore	Retired (1985, Age 39)	Died (2017, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12 (1965)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Jackson League	0	16 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	10/30/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
A- (79.7 %)	C- (33.9 %)	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
1965	D	B	C-	B+	B+	C+	D-
1966	D+	B+	C-	A-	B+	B-	D
1967	C-	A-	C	A	B+	B	D+
1968	C	A	C+	A	A-	B+	C-
1969	C+	A	C+	A+	A-	B+	C-
1970	C+	A+	C+	A+	A-	A-	C-
1971	C+	A+	B-	A+	A	A-	C-
1972	C+	A+	B-	A+	A	A	C
1973	B-	A+	B-	A+	A	A	C
1974	B-	A+	B	A+	A	A+	C
1975	B-	A+	B	A+	A	A+	C+
1976	B-	A+	B	A+	A	A+	C+
1977	B-	A+	B	A+	A	A+	C+
1978	B-	A+	B	A+	A	A+	C+
1979	B-	A+	B	A+	A	A+	C+
1980	B-	A+	B	A+	A	A+	C+
1981	B-	A+	B	A+	A-	A+	C+
1982	B-	A+	B	A	A-	A	C+
1983	B-	A+	B	A	A-	A	C
1984	B-	A+	B-	A-	A-	A	C
1985	C+	A+	B-	A-	B+	A-	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Don Skidmore has retired from the St. Louis Red Sox
1980-05-03	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Red Sox and the Cincinnati Chop. The Cincinnati Chop receive Pete Long, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 STL (Al MacGamwell) from the St. Louis Red Sox in exchange for Don Skidmore.
1978-05-07	Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Chop is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1977-08-26	Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Chop is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1971-04-03	Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Chop is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1970-06-09	Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Chop is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1970-03-01	The Cincinnati Chop have promoted Don Skidmore to the major league team. The Cincinnati Chop have designated Fred Bergamo for assignment.