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Name	Team	Age
Norm Houck	Retired (1985, Age 34)	Died (2019, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 57 (1973)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	1 years (30 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	8/28/1951
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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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
1973	D	B	D+	B	C	C-	B+
1974	D+	B+	D+	B	C+	C-	A-
1975	D+	B+	D+	B+	C+	C	A-
1976	D+	B+	D+	B+	C+	C	A-
1977	D+	B+	C-	A-	B-	C	A
1978	C-	A-	C-	A-	B-	C	A
1979	C-	A-	C-	A-	B-	C	A
1980	C-	A-	C-	A-	B-	C	A
1981	C-	A-	C-	A-	B-	C	A
1982	C-	A-	C-	A-	B-	C	A
1984	C-	A-	C-	A-	B-	C	A
1985	C-	A-	C-	A-	B-	C	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Norm Houck has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-01	The Chicago Lizards have waived Norm Houck.
1983-09-27	The Chicago Lizards have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1982-04-06	The Chicago Lizards have waived Norm Houck.
1982-04-04	The Chicago Lizards have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1981-10-03	The Chicago Lizards have waived Norm Houck.
1981-09-22	The Chicago Lizards have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1981-04-08	The Cincinnati Steamboats have waived Norm Houck.
1978-04-01	The Cincinnati Steamboats have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Steamboats have waived Shannon Constable.
1977-08-23	The Pittsburgh River Cats have waived Norm Houck.
1977-07-28	The Pittsburgh River Cats have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1977-07-24	The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have waived Norm Houck.
1977-06-28	The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1977-05-19	The New York Giants have waived Norm Houck.
1977-05-05	The New York Giants have promoted Dick Bamberger to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Norm Houck to the minors.
1976-04-01	The New York Giants have promoted Norm Houck to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Jeff Chapman to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Pete Page to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Bert Gonzales to the minors.
1974-04-05	The New York Bums have acquired Norm Houck from the waiver wire.
1974-04-01	The Chicago White Sox have waived Norm Houck.