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Name	Team	Age
Bill Wheelock	Retired (1987, Age 37)	Died (2021, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1972)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	10 years (110 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
56	22	58
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
39	46	70
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
68	77	39
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	4	4
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
95	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
19	0	8/6/1950
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
53 (53.7 %)	45 (45.0 %)	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
1972	20	49	35	64	65	-2	27
1973	23	56	39	69	66	0	34
1974	26	58	41	72	66	4	38
1975	28	60	41	73	68	8	43
1976	33	62	44	76	68	11	49
1977	34	66	45	76	68	15	52
1978	36	66	45	77	68	18	53
1979	37	67	45	77	69	19	54
1980	39	67	45	77	69	19	55
1981	39	67	46	77	70	19	57
1982	39	68	46	77	70	19	58
1983	39	68	46	77	70	19	58
1984	39	68	46	77	70	19	58
1985	39	68	46	77	70	20	58
1986	39	68	46	77	70	21	58
1987	39	68	46	77	70	22	58

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Bill Wheelock has retired from the Pittsburgh Pie Rats
1984-04-04	Bill Wheelock of the Pittsburgh Pie Rats is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1981-04-15	Bill Wheelock of the Pittsburgh Pie Rats is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1978-08-16	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pie Rats and the Milwaukee Night Owls. The Milwaukee Night Owls receive Ted Grba, Draft Pick - 1981 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pie Rats in exchange for Bill Wheelock.
1976-08-18	The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Bill Wheelock to the minors.
1976-04-27	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Bill Wheelock to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Dick Faber to the minors.
1976-04-04	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Dick Faber to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Bill Wheelock to the minors.
1975-07-07	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Bill Wheelock to the major league team.
1975-06-11	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Tommy Stirnweiss to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Bill Wheelock to the minors.
1974-09-10	The Milwaukee Night Owls have promoted Bill Wheelock to the major league team. The Milwaukee Night Owls have sent Paul Hollingsworth to the minors.