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Name	Team	Age
Fred Purkey	Retired (1997, Age 34)	Died (2031, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1982)	CF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bob Gibson League	0	3 years (111 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	7/14/1963
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (10.2 %)	D- (5.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1997-11-01	Fred Purkey has retired from the Washington Porkbellies
1997-08-13	A trade has been completed between the Washington Porkbellies and the Boston Minutemen. The Boston Minutemen receive Rey Morehead from the Washington Porkbellies in exchange for Fred Purkey.
1995-04-11	The Boston Minutemen have promoted Mike Mahan to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have designated Fred Purkey for assignment.
1993-04-01	The Boston Minutemen have promoted Doug Michalak to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Fred Purkey to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have sent Fred Verdi to the minors. The Boston Minutemen have sent Roosevelt Quinlan to the minors.
1987-10-03	The Boston Minutemen have promoted Mike Briggs to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have sent Fred Purkey to the minors.
1987-04-01	The Boston Minutemen have promoted Mac Davis to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Fred Purkey to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Bill Lyttle to the major league team.
1985-04-01	The Boston Minutemen have promoted Earl Eschen to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have sent Fred Purkey to the minors.
1985-04-01	The Boston Minutemen have promoted Fred Purkey to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Dick Fear to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have sent Ray Barr to the minors.