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Name	Team	Age
Dave Ortiz	Retired (1960, Age 34)	Died (1999, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (1950)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League	0	5 years (154 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B+	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	C	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	10/14/1926
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	D  (19.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1952	PHI	0	0	13	9	16	0	0	1	94
1953	PHI	0	0	13	0	25	0	0	2	74
1954	PHI	0	0	45	0	83	0	0	0	3
1955	PHI	0	0	8	0	118	0	0	0	2
1956	PHI	0	0	27	5	7	0	0	0	70
1957	PHI	0	0	6	2	12	0	0	0	47

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1960-11-01	Dave Ortiz has retired from the Philadelphia Athletics
1958-04-01	The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Bill Sundance to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Andruw Brooks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Swat Nordyke to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Al Bridges to the minors. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Dave Ortiz for assignment. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Angel Ogden for assignment.
1953-06-18	Dave Ortiz of the Philadelphia Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1953-05-28	Dave Ortiz of the Philadelphia Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1952-04-10	The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dave Ortiz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Antone Shuba for assignment.