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Name	Team	Age
Ray Burns	Retired (1966, Age 34)	Died (2013, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1954)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League	0	0 years (14 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	F	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	3/30/1932
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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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
1954	C+	C-	C+	C	C-	F	C
1955	C+	C-	C+	C	C-	D-	C
1956	C+	C-	C+	C	C-	D-	C
1957	C+	C-	B-	C+	C	D-	C+
1958	B-	C	B-	C+	C	D-	C+
1959	B-	C	B-	B-	C	D-	C+
1960	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	D	B-
1961	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	D	B-
1962	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	D	B-
1963	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	D	B-
1964	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	D	B-
1965	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	D	B-
1966	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	D	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Ray Burns has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1960-04-01	The Chicago Expos have waived Ray Burns.
1956-07-18	The Chicago Expos have sent Ray Burns to the minors.
1956-07-17	The Chicago Expos have promoted Ray Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Expos have sent Gary Skube to the minors.
1956-04-01	The Chicago Expos have promoted Todd Klesko to the major league team. The Chicago Expos have sent Ray Burns to the minors.
1955-09-19	The Chicago Expos have promoted Ray Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Expos have designated Dude Sharpe for assignment.
1955-09-19	The Chicago Expos have acquired Ray Burns from the waiver wire. The Chicago Expos have waived Don Kasko.