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Name	Team	Age
Bobby Townsend	Retired (1970, Age 36)	Died (2008, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 74 (1954)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League	0	2 years (141 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	F	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B+	B-
Leadership	Mentor Value
C	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	6/4/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1958	P	WAS	2	0	2.33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
1963	P	MIL	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
1967	P	PHI	22	22	104.66	16	1	15	0	0	+2	1.38	1.000
1968	P	PHI	24	21	102.33	16	1	15	0	2	-1	1.41	1.000
1969	P	PHI	14	14	72.66	13	1	11	1	1	-1	1.49	.923
1970	P	PHI	12	12	61.66	6	0	6	0	0	-1	0.88	1.000
Total			75	69	344.64	51	3	47	1	3	-1	1.31	.980

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Bobby Townsend has retired from the Philadelphia youk2
1970-08-06	The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted Bobby Townsend to the major league team. The Philadelphia youk2 have sent Tim Williams to the minors.
1969-07-08	The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted Buster Wheat to the major league team. The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted Benny Streuli to the major league team. The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted George Shaw to the major league team. The Philadelphia youk2 have designated George Felske for assignment. The Philadelphia youk2 have designated Bobby Townsend for assignment. The Philadelphia youk2 have designated Luke leMayor for assignment.
1967-04-01	The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted Ron Kneisch to the major league team. The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted Bobby Townsend to the major league team.
1963-07-24	The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have waived Bobby Townsend.
1963-07-11	The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have promoted Squiz Steineder to the major league team. The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have designated Bobby Townsend for assignment.
1963-07-07	The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have promoted Bobby Townsend to the major league team. The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have sent Vinnie Houser to the minors.
1963-07-07	The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have acquired Bobby Townsend from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01	The Washington Whizzinators have waived Bobby Townsend.
1961-04-01	The Washington Whizzinators have acquired Bobby Townsend from the waiver wire. The Washington Whizzinators have waived Johnnie Amaro.
1959-05-01	The Washington Whizzinators have waived Bobby Townsend.
1958-10-03	The Washington Whizzinators have sent Johnnie Amaro to the minors. The Washington Whizzinators have sent Bobby Townsend to the minors.
1958-09-29	The Washington Whizzinators have promoted Johnnie Amaro to the major league team. The Washington Whizzinators have promoted Dwite Sukbals to the major league team. The Washington Whizzinators have promoted Bobby Townsend to the major league team.
1958-05-19	The Washington Whizzinators have acquired Bobby Townsend from the waiver wire.