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Name	Team	Age
Richie Sambora	Retired (1954, Age 38)	Died (2000, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (1950)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League	0	4 years (154 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C+	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	A
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	11/20/1915
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.7 %)	A+ (98.2 %)	A- (78.3 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)
F  (0.2 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	148	0
1951	WAS-BRO	0	10	4	0	1	2	0	129	1
1952	BRO	0	25	6	0	0	22	40	34	14
1953	BRO	1	9	6	0	1	29	45	3	27
1954	BRO-STL	0	2	0	1	1	7	27	9	14

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1954-11-01	Richie Sambora has retired from the St. Louis Gray Jays
1954-08-28	The St. Louis Gray Jays have promoted Richie Sambora to the major league team. The St. Louis Gray Jays have designated Frank Kaufmann for assignment.
1954-08-28	The St. Louis Gray Jays have acquired Richie Sambora from the waiver wire.
1954-08-12	The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Richie Sambora.
1954-08-05	The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Richie Sambora for assignment.
1951-07-26	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Ball Bashers and the Washington Wild Pack. The Washington Wild Pack receive A.J. Greene, Vicente Allard, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 4 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Ball Bashers in exchange for Homer Simpson, Richie Sambora.
1950-04-01	The Washington Wild Pack have renamed Charlie Ardizoia to Richie Sambora.