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Name	Team	Age
Lou Sadowski	Retired (1971, Age 34)	Died (2012, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1955)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Don Newcombe League	0	12 years (71 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A-	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	8/7/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.1 %)	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
1955	D-	F	D+	D+	D+	B+	C-
1956	D-	D-	C	C-	C-	B+	C-
1957	D	D	C+	C-	C	A-	C-
1958	D	D+	C+	C	C	A-	C-
1959	D+	C-	C+	C	C+	A-	C
1960	D+	C	B	C+	B-	A	C
1961	D+	C+	B	C+	B-	A	C
1962	C-	C+	B	C+	B-	A	C+
1963	C-	C+	B	C+	B-	A+	C+
1964	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+
1965	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+
1966	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+
1967	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+
1968	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+
1969	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+
1970	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+
1971	C	B-	B+	B-	B	A+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Lou Sadowski has retired from the Baltimore Black Birds
1967-09-03	Lou Sadowski of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1963-04-02	The Baltimore Black Birds have re-claimed Lou Sadowski from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Bryan Myrick to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Vern Schomberg to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have designated Dusty Lankford for assignment. The Baltimore Black Birds have designated Lou Sadowski for assignment.
1961-07-06	Lou Sadowski of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1959-09-16	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Lou Sadowski to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Earle Pena to the minors.
1957-04-01	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Johnny Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Lou Sadowski to the minors.
1956-09-11	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Lou Sadowski to the major leagues.
1955-05-27	The Baltimore Black Birds have acquired Lou Sadowski from the waiver wire.