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Name	Team	Age
Dick Gelnar	Retired (1973, Age 34)	Died (2012, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1961)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	1 years (25 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	B+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	C	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	6/25/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.1 %)	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
1961	D	C-	C-	C+	C-	B	D+
1962	D+	C-	C-	C+	C-	B	D+
1963	D+	C-	C-	B-	C	B	D+
1964	D+	C	C-	B-	C	B+	D+
1965	D+	C	C-	B-	C	B+	D+
1966	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+
1967	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+
1968	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+
1969	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+
1970	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+
1971	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+
1972	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+
1973	D+	C	C	B-	C	B+	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Dick Gelnar has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-08-04	The St. Louis Busch Men have waived Dick Gelnar.
1971-07-31	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Robert Doran to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have designated Dick Gelnar for assignment.
1971-07-05	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Dick Gelnar to the major league team.
1971-07-05	The St. Louis Busch Men have acquired Dick Gelnar from the waiver wire.
1968-04-08	The St. Louis Busch Men have waived Dick Gelnar.
1968-04-04	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Hector McLaughlin to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted John Somerlott to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have designated Jose Foster for assignment. The St. Louis Busch Men have designated Dick Gelnar for assignment.
1967-03-01	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Dick Gelnar to the major league team.
1967-03-01	The St. Louis Busch Men have acquired Dick Gelnar from the waiver wire.