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Name	Team	Age
Johan Bird	Retired (1989, Age 37)	Died (2026, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40 (1971)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	14 years (149 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
66	46	74
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
72	74	73
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
55	68	10
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	10	10
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
73	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
30	0	3/5/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	6	9
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
98 (98.8 %)	83 (83.4 %)	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	47	35	61	47	66	12	18
1972	52	43	64	55	71	14	23
1973	56	52	69	57	75	19	34
1974	65	56	72	62	76	31	49
1975	72	61	75	68	78	35	53
1976	73	63	76	73	80	36	59
1977	78	64	80	78	82	42	69
1978	81	67	82	80	83	43	72
1979	83	68	84	81	84	48	74
1980	84	69	85	81	87	50	76
1981	84	69	85	82	87	51	78
1982	84	69	85	83	87	52	78
1983	84	70	85	83	88	52	78
1984	85	70	85	84	89	52	79
1985	85	71	85	84	89	52	79
1986	85	71	85	84	89	53	80
1987	82	70	84	84	88	52	80
1988	81	67	80	79	80	52	77
1989	76	61	77	75	77	48	76

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Johan Bird has retired from the Chicago Werebears
1989-05-02	The Chicago Werebears have placed Johan Bird on the trade block.
1988-05-06	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1987-07-27	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1981-10-07	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1981-07-02	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-05-12	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-04-19	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-04-02	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1977-08-05	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1977-06-23	Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1977-04-30	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Werebears and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Gary Colcolough from the Chicago Werebears in exchange for Johan Bird.
1975-08-23	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johan Bird to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Lefebvre to the minors.
1975-08-13	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bill Lefebvre to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Johan Bird to the minors.
1975-08-06	Johan Bird of the Cleveland Indians is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1975-06-23	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johan Bird to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Paul Sima to the minors.
1975-05-29	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Joe Rod to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Johan Bird to the minors.
1975-05-27	Johan Bird of the Cleveland Indians is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1974-06-28	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johan Bird to the major league team.
1971-04-05	The Cleveland Indians have acquired Johan Bird from the waiver wire.
1971-04-01	The Cincinnati Redlegs have waived Johan Bird.