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Name	Team	Age
John Russell	Retired (1986, Age 36)	62
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12 (1972)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League	0	10 years (33 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C-	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	4/25/1950
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (87.3 %)	A- (83.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	John Russell has retired from the Philadelphia Schmidtheads
1986-07-07	John Russell of the Philadelphia Schmidtheads is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1984-03-05	The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have promoted John Russell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have designated Kent Tekulve for assignment.
1983-04-01	The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have promoted Mick Partee to the major league team. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have designated John Russell for assignment.
1981-07-21	John Russell of the Philadelphia Schmidtheads is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1979-03-01	The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have renamed Dog Face Ryker to John Russell.
1976-04-01	The Philadelphia Weasels have promoted Dog Face Ryker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Weasels have sent Cruiser Callahan to the minors.
1976-04-01	The Philadelphia Weasels have renamed Lumpy Larson to Dog Face Ryker.
1975-08-03	The Philadelphia Weasels have sent Lumpy Larson to the minors.
1975-07-17	The Philadelphia Weasels have promoted Lumpy Larson to the major league team.
1974-04-01	The Philadelphia Weasels have renamed Green Bill Pud to Lumpy Larson.
1972-04-01	The Philadelphia Weasels have renamed March Clontz to Green Bill Pud.