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Name	Team	Age
B.J. Auerbach	Retired (1971, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 86)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33 (1959)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League	0	2 years (149 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	B	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	2/15/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.4 %)	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
1959	C+	C-	C+	C	B-	C+	C-
1960	C+	C	C+	C+	B-	C+	C-
1961	C+	C	C+	C+	B-	C+	C-
1962	C+	C	C+	C+	B-	C+	C-
1963	C+	C	C+	C+	B-	B-	C
1964	C+	C	C+	C+	B	B-	C
1965	C+	C+	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1966	C+	C+	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1967	B-	C+	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1968	B-	C+	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1969	B-	C+	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1970	B-	C+	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1971	B-	C+	B-	C+	B	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	B.J. Auerbach has retired from the Chicago American Giants
1968-04-14	The Chicago American Giants have designated B.J. Auerbach for assignment.
1967-04-20	The Chicago American Giants have re-claimed B.J. Auerbach from the waiver wire.
1967-04-12	The Chicago American Giants have designated B.J. Auerbach for assignment.
1967-03-25	The Chicago American Giants have promoted B.J. Auerbach to the major league team. The Chicago American Giants have sent Pat McLaughlin to the minors.
1967-03-25	The Chicago American Giants have acquired B.J. Auerbach from the waiver wire.
1963-04-10	The Philadelphia Lamingtons have waived B.J. Auerbach.
1961-09-12	The Philadelphia Lamingtons have promoted Billy Sumner to the major league team. The Philadelphia Lamingtons have sent B.J. Auerbach to the minors.
1960-03-25	The Philadelphia Lamingtons have promoted Larry Powell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Lamingtons have promoted B.J. Auerbach to the major league team.