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Name	Team	Age
Brian Shirley	Retired (1980, Age 34)	Died (2022, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34 (1971)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	3 years (9 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
49	36	31
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
35	48	67
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
50	66	37
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	10	15
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
47	41	90
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
78	0	1/4/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1971	34	48	47	66	66	36	29
1972	34	49	47	66	66	36	29
1973	34	49	47	66	66	36	29
1974	34	49	47	66	66	36	29
1975	34	49	47	66	66	36	29
1976	34	49	47	66	66	36	30
1977	34	50	48	66	66	36	31
1978	35	50	48	66	66	36	31
1979	35	50	48	66	66	36	31
1980	35	50	48	66	67	36	31

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Brian Shirley has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-05-01	The Pittsburgh Pie Rats have acquired Cherokee Vineyard from the waiver wire. The Pittsburgh Pie Rats have waived Brian Shirley.
1974-04-11	The Pittsburgh Pie Rats have promoted Johnny Brickley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pie Rats have promoted Harry Kopacz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pie Rats have designated Chuck Gilbert for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pie Rats have sent Brian Shirley to the minors.
1971-04-01	The Pittsburgh Padma have promoted Brian Shirley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Padma have promoted Mitch Mallonee to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Padma have promoted Herb McCleskey to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Padma have designated Pete Flener for assignment.