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Name	Team	Age
Roland Deschain	Retired (1981, Age 37)	Died (2024, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1962)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League	0	16 years (116 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	9/26/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	5	12
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1969	NL	MVP; All Star Starter (SS)
1971	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1972	NL	All Star Reserve (SS)
1973	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1974	NL	MVP; All Star Starter (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
1975	NL	All Star Reserve (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
1976	NL	All Star Reserve (SS)
1977	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1978	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1979	NL	All Star Starter (SS)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1981-11-01	Roland Deschain has retired from the St. Louis Redlegs
1965-10-03	The St. Louis Redlegs have promoted Roland Deschain to the major league team. The St. Louis Redlegs have sent Ollie Batts to the minors.
1965-08-08	The St. Louis Redlegs have promoted Art Church to the major league team. The St. Louis Redlegs have sent Roland Deschain to the minors.
1965-07-23	The St. Louis Redlegs have promoted Roland Deschain to the major league team. The St. Louis Redlegs have sent Ollie Batts to the minors.
1962-04-01	The St. Louis Redlegs have renamed Ike Jordan to Roland Deschain.