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Name Team Age
Shane Killebrew Retired (1952, Age 37) Died (1985, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1950)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League 0 2 years (135 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B  B+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 6/29/1915
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.9 %) A+ (98.3 %) D- (6.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 STL-NYA 106 364 57 114 29 4 14 61 46 49 1 3 2 .925 .395 .530 .313
1951 CIN-NYA 127 351 39 89 16 2 8 41 52 47 0 1 3 .728 .349 .379 .254
1952 NYA 86 155 19 42 6 0 1 14 19 23 0 0 1 .681 .352 .329 .271
Total 319 870 115 245 51 6 23 116 117 119 1 4 6 .802 .369 .433 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1952-11-01Shane Killebrew has retired from the New York Hitmen
1952-05-07Shane Killebrew of the New York Hitmen is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1951-05-31A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the New York Hitmen. The New York Hitmen receive Shane Killebrew, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 4 (NYA) from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Draft Pick - 1954 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (NYA).
1951-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Hitmen and the Cincinnati Redlegs. The Cincinnati Redlegs receive Shane Killebrew, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 4 (NYA) from the New York Hitmen in exchange for Ed Altherr.
1950-09-03Shane Killebrew of the New York Hitmen is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1950-08-02Shane Killebrew of the New York Hitmen is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1950-05-25A trade has been completed between the New York Hitmen and the St. Louis Gray Jays. The St. Louis Gray Jays receive Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1952 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1951 Round 3 (NYA) from the New York Hitmen in exchange for Shane Killebrew, Jim McEwing, Bob Reardon.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Gray Jays have renamed Fritz Killebrew to Shane Killebrew.