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Name	Team	Age
Sam Straub	Retired (1987, Age 34)	Died (2036, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1971)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League	0	0 years (97 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	B-	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	1/19/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (91.1 %)	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
1971	B-	D-	B-	D	B-	D+	D-
1972	B-	D	B	D	B-	D+	D-
1973	B-	D	B	D+	B-	C-	D-
1974	B	D	B	D+	B-	C-	D
1975	B	D	B+	D+	B-	C	D
1976	B	D+	B+	D+	B	C	D
1977	B+	D+	B+	C-	B	C+	D+
1978	B+	C-	B+	C-	B	C+	D+
1979	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1980	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1981	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1982	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1983	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1984	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1985	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1986	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+
1987	B+	C-	A-	C-	B	C+	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Sam Straub has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-04-08	The Kansas City Grays have waived Sam Straub.
1977-04-01	The Kansas City Grays have promoted Charlie Grammas to the major league team. The Kansas City Grays have designated Sam Straub for assignment.
1976-08-04	The Kansas City Bravehearts have promoted Sam Straub to the major league team. The Kansas City Bravehearts have sent Joe Bell to the minors.
1976-07-31	The Kansas City Bravehearts have promoted Skip Winn to the major league team. The Kansas City Bravehearts have sent Sam Straub to the minors.
1976-07-31	The Kansas City Bravehearts have promoted Sam Straub to the major league team. The Kansas City Bravehearts have sent Bob Midkiff to the minors.
1976-07-29	The Kansas City Bravehearts have promoted Eddie White to the major league team. The Kansas City Bravehearts have sent Sam Straub to the minors.
1976-07-28	The Kansas City Bravehearts have promoted Sam Straub to the major league team. The Kansas City Bravehearts have designated Mickey Webb for assignment.
1975-09-26	The Kansas City Athletics have sent Sam Straub to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Eddie White for assignment.
1975-08-29	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Sam Straub to the major league team.
1971-04-01	The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Sam Straub from the waiver wire.