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Name	Team	Age
Wade Lerchen	Retired (1963, Age 33)	Died (2004, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 39 (1951)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	4 years (129 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
56	64	1
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
2	30	28
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
2	8	56
Endurance	Velocity	Control
49	95	17
Leadership	Mentor Value
37	55
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
41	0	12/1/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1951	46	79	3
1952	46	84	6
1953	46	89	8
1954	46	91	9
1955	46	95	9
1956	46	95	12
1957	46	95	15
1958	46	95	16
1959	46	95	16
1960	47	95	16
1961	47	95	16
1962	49	95	16
1963	49	95	17

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1963-11-01	Wade Lerchen has retired from the Baltimore Mavericks
1962-04-04	The Baltimore Mavericks have acquired Wade Lerchen from the waiver wire.
1962-03-25	The New York Hurricanes have acquired Scott Mueller from the waiver wire. The New York Hurricanes have waived Wade Lerchen.
1959-04-14	Wade Lerchen of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1958-04-01	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Wade Lerchen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Jack Wilson to the minors.
1958-04-01	The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Wade Lerchen from the waiver wire.
1957-04-02	The Cleveland Browns have waived Wade Lerchen.
1956-04-16	The Cleveland Browns have promoted Marv Pacella to the major league team. The Cleveland Browns have sent Wade Lerchen to the minors.
1955-09-01	The Cleveland Browns have promoted Wade Lerchen to the major league team. The Cleveland Browns have promoted Jim Arndt to the major league team.
1952-09-27	The Cleveland Browns have sent Wade Lerchen to the minors. The Cleveland Browns have sent Jesse Branch to the minors.
1952-09-16	The Cleveland Browns have promoted Wade Lerchen to the major league team. The Cleveland Browns have promoted Jesse Branch to the major league team.
1951-09-25	The Cleveland Browns have sent Wade Lerchen to the minors. The Cleveland Browns have sent Dick Hopkins to the minors.
1951-09-08	The Cleveland Browns have promoted Wade Lerchen to the major league team.