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Name	Team	Age
Al Howard	Retired (1958, Age 35)	Died (1989, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1950)	LF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League	0	8 years (14 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	3/23/1923
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	4
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.8 %)	A+ (98.9 %)	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
1950	B+	C	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1951	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1952	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1953	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1954	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1955	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1956	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1957	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+
1958	B+	C+	B-	C	B+	C-	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1958-11-01	Al Howard has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-04-16	The Philadelphia Force have waived Al Howard.
1958-04-08	The Philadelphia Force have promoted Darin McDonnell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Force have designated Al Howard for assignment.
1957-07-30	The Philadelphia Force have acquired Al Howard from the waiver wire.
1957-07-23	The Baltimore Baboons have designated Al Howard for assignment.
1952-09-21	Al Howard of the Baltimore Baboons is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1952-09-16	A trade has been completed between the New York Hitmen and the Baltimore Baboons. The Baltimore Baboons receive Pedro Hinojosa, Al Howard, Pete Randall from the New York Hitmen in exchange for Mike Champion, Billy Rowe.