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Name	Team	Age
Darnel Shropshire	Retired (1985, Age 34)	Died (2018, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1974)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	4 years (149 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
62	41	67
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
62	83	88
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
40	48	35
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	1	26
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
69	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
31	0	3/6/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (RF)
99 (99.0 %)	17 (17.5 %)	8 (8.4 %)

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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
1974	56	25	73	41	80	31	57
1975	58	26	74	42	81	34	60
1976	58	28	77	44	83	36	60
1977	60	30	79	44	85	38	61
1978	60	32	79	45	88	39	62
1979	60	34	81	46	88	40	63
1980	60	37	82	47	88	41	65
1981	61	38	82	48	88	41	66
1982	62	40	82	48	88	41	66
1983	62	40	82	48	88	41	66
1984	62	40	82	48	88	41	67
1985	62	40	82	48	88	41	67

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Darnel Shropshire has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-01	The Brooklyn Charlies have waived Darnel Shropshire.
1983-09-11	The Brooklyn Charlies have promoted Clancy Davis to the major league team. The Brooklyn Charlies have designated Darnel Shropshire for assignment.
1983-07-06	The Brooklyn Charlies have acquired Darnel Shropshire from the waiver wire.
1983-07-02	The Washington Werewolves have designated Darnel Shropshire for assignment.
1983-05-17	The Washington Werewolves have promoted Darnel Shropshire to the major league team.
1983-05-17	The Washington Werewolves have acquired Darnel Shropshire from the waiver wire.
1983-04-08	The Baltimore Banshees have waived Darnel Shropshire.
1982-06-30	The Baltimore Banshees have acquired Darnel Shropshire from the waiver wire.
1982-04-08	The Pittsburgh Sucks have waived Darnel Shropshire.
1982-04-01	The Pittsburgh Sucks have promoted Greg Keller to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Sucks have promoted Steve Klein to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Sucks have designated Darnel Shropshire for assignment. The Pittsburgh Sucks have designated Dave Kahdot for assignment.
1981-08-28	Darnel Shropshire of the Pittsburgh Sucks is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1980-05-23	Darnel Shropshire of the Pittsburgh Indians is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1978-09-26	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Darnel Shropshire to the major league team.
1976-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Al Gilkey to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Darnel Shropshire to the minors.
1975-06-09	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Darnel Shropshire to the major league team.
1974-10-07	The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Darnel Shropshire to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Sterling Haslam to the minors.
1974-07-23	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Darnel Shropshire to the major league team.
1974-07-23	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Cain to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Hank Dade to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rory Connell to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Darnel Shropshire to the minors.
1974-06-28	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Darnel Shropshire to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Mike Ebert to the minors.
1974-06-12	The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Darnel Shropshire to the minors.
1974-05-24	Darnel Shropshire of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1974-05-09	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Darnel Shropshire to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Fred Froidberg to the minors.
1974-05-09	The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Darnel Shropshire to the minors.
1974-04-09	The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Darrell Garrett to Darnel Shropshire.
1974-04-09	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Darrell Garrett to the major league team.