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Name	Team	Age
Boots Ely	Retired (1983, Age 35)	Died (2019, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 41 (1971)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League	0	4 years (99 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C+	B+	C
Leadership	Mentor Value
A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	6/7/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Vs	G	IP	SO	BB	H	WHIP
1973	LHB	3	2.0	2	0	5	2.50
1973	RHB	3	1.1	1	0	2	1.50
1978	LHB	10	28.0	20	13	37	1.79
1978	RHB	10	18.1	11	8	16	1.31
1979	LHB	10	33.0	22	14	36	1.52
1979	RHB	10	24.0	19	17	31	2.00
1980	LHB	21	62.2	53	33	89	1.95
1980	RHB	21	35.0	24	19	49	1.94
1981	LHB	35	118.1	78	60	176	1.99
1981	RHB	35	69.0	42	25	79	1.51
1982	LHB	35	135.0	106	75	159	1.73
1982	RHB	35	67.0	58	36	63	1.48
1983	LHB	31	109.1	71	60	135	1.78
1983	RHB	31	68.0	57	19	74	1.37
2075	AHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2075	HHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2075	LHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2075	RHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
Total	AHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
Total	HHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
Total	LHB	145	488.1	352	255	637	1.83
Total	RHB	145	282.2	212	124	314	1.55
Total		145	771.0	564	379	951	1.73

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1983-11-01	Boots Ely has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1981-03-01	The Chicago Jackasses have promoted Boots Ely to the major league team.
1980-09-29	The Chicago Jackasses have acquired Boots Ely from the waiver wire.
1980-09-12	The Philadelphia beat my rays have waived Boots Ely.
1980-09-05	The Philadelphia beat my rays have promoted Fred Ott to the major league team. The Philadelphia beat my rays have designated Boots Ely for assignment.
1979-07-27	The Philadelphia beat my rays have promoted Boots Ely to the major league team. The Philadelphia beat my rays have designated Denny Berry for assignment.
1979-07-27	The Philadelphia beat my rays have acquired Boots Ely from the waiver wire.
1979-04-01	The Kansas City Grays have waived Boots Ely.
1978-10-13	The Kansas City Grays have promoted Rich Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Grays have designated Boots Ely for assignment.
1978-07-30	The Kansas City Grays have promoted Boots Ely to the major league team. The Kansas City Grays have sent Bobby Tejada to the minors.
1978-07-30	The Kansas City Grays have acquired Boots Ely from the waiver wire.
1975-04-01	The Kansas City Athletics have waived Boots Ely.
1973-05-01	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Maury Burns to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Boots Ely to the minors.
1973-04-25	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Mitchell Hahn to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Boots Ely to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Mike Poole for assignment.
1973-04-18	The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Boots Ely from the waiver wire.
1973-04-05	The Brooklyn OTG have waived Boots Ely.
1973-04-05	The Brooklyn OTG have acquired Boots Ely from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01	The Milwaukee Best have waived Boots Ely.
1973-03-01	The Milwaukee Best have acquired Boots Ely from the waiver wire.
1971-09-03	The Philadelphia Screamin Weenies have waived Boots Ely.