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Name	Team	Age
Fred Preston	Retired (1980, Age 36)	59
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19 (1963)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	11 years (29 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	10/28/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	7
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (1B)
C+ (45.2 %)	D+ (25.9 %)	D+ (22.5 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1969	CIN	130	476	42	115	19	4	4	60	41	81	5	5	4	.629	.306	.324	.242
1970	CIN	130	469	48	114	27	2	7	49	44	76	7	2	4	.665	.311	.354	.243
1971	CIN	140	423	44	101	13	4	8	60	49	71	6	3	1	.667	.322	.345	.239
1972	CIN	111	287	39	64	14	0	4	26	32	55	7	1	3	.619	.305	.314	.223
1973	CIN	72	126	17	28	5	3	2	16	14	31	1	1	0	.657	.300	.357	.222
1974	CIN	82	98	16	28	10	0	2	19	13	11	3	0	1	.821	.372	.449	.286
1975	CIN	72	96	11	17	1	1	1	11	8	8	2	0	1	.475	.236	.240	.177
1976	CIN	66	101	12	22	4	1	4	19	8	19	1	0	0	.669	.273	.396	.218
1977	CIN	53	97	12	23	3	3	2	12	6	18	0	0	1	.680	.288	.392	.237
1978	CIN	60	120	11	31	6	0	0	14	16	14	0	0	1	.654	.346	.308	.258
1979	CIN	151	546	64	138	24	4	10	62	60	82	7	10	1	.695	.328	.366	.253
Total		1067	2839	316	681	126	22	44	348	291	466	39	22	17	.659	.313	.346	.240

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Fred Preston has retired from the Minnesota LG Twins
1980-05-05	The Minnesota LG Twins have acquired Fred Preston from the waiver wire. The Minnesota LG Twins have waived Chris Hickey.
1980-04-08	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Fred Preston.
1980-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dave Spencer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Campbell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Mert Lyden for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Fred Preston for assignment.
1976-08-31	Fred Preston of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1969-03-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Corey Guindon to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Frank Fielder to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Preston to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Doug Wilson to the major league team.
1968-06-17	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lee McCardell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fred Preston to the minors.
1968-06-17	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Preston to the major league team.
1968-03-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jack Brown to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fred Preston to the minors.
1968-03-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Preston to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lee McCardell to the major league team.