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Name	Team	Age
Joe Dorsett	Retired (1973, Age 37)	Died (2018, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (1954)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League	0	16 years (1 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	6/10/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	6
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (97.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1954	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
1958	DET	0	0	0	0	0	104	0	0	0
1959	DET	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	0	0
1960	DET	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	0	0
1961	DET	0	0	0	0	2	142	0	0	0
1962	DET	0	0	0	0	99	45	0	0	0
1963	DET	0	0	0	0	95	23	0	26	0
1964	DET	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	54	0
1965	DET	0	0	0	0	84	0	0	39	0
1966	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0
1967	TEX	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	125	0
1968	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0
1969	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	137	0
1970	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	108	2
1971	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	28	4
1972	DET	0	1	0	1	0	26	2	44	36
1973	DET	2	0	0	0	1	13	1	18	36

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Joe Dorsett has retired from the Detroit Sharks
1973-06-10	Joe Dorsett of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1969-10-05	Joe Dorsett of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1968-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Texas Trench Maggots and the Detroit Sharks . The Detroit Sharks receive Joe Dorsett from the Texas Trench Maggots in exchange for Barry Bion, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 3 (DET).
1965-09-25	Joe Dorsett of the Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1965-04-05	Joe Dorsett of the Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1959-07-31	Joe Dorsett of the Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1958-09-04	Joe Dorsett of the Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1958-07-11	Joe Dorsett of the Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1958-04-06	The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have promoted David Donalds to the major league team. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have promoted Joe Dorsett to the major league team. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have promoted Johnny Lerch to the major league team. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have promoted Jay Smith to the major league team. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have sent Ryan Fittery to the minors. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have sent Hector Pirkl to the minors. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have sent Jeremi Owen to the minors. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have sent Henry France to the minors.
1954-04-08	The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have promoted Mike Puccinelli to the major league team. The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have sent Joe Dorsett to the minors.
1954-04-02	The Detroit *Dirty*Dozen* have promoted Joe Dorsett to the major leagues.