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Name	Team	Age
Cal Houns	Retired (1957, Age 34)	34
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1950)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Christy Mathewson League	0	0 years (99 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	A-	C+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	D+	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	4/13/1923
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (6.0 %)	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
1950	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B
1951	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B
1952	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B
1953	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B
1954	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B
1955	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B
1956	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B
1957	B	C-	B+	C-	D+	B+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1957-11-01	Cal Houns has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1952-04-01	The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have waived Cal Houns.
1952-03-25	The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have promoted Dixie Ray to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have promoted Jimmy Johns to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have designated Cal Houns for assignment.
1951-06-24	The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have promoted Cal Houns to the major league team.
1951-06-17	The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have promoted George Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have designated Cal Houns for assignment.
1951-06-14	The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have promoted Cal Houns to the major league team.
1951-04-01	The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have renamed Frank Upchurch to Cal Houns.
1950-08-05	The Cincinnati Bulldawgs have acquired Frank Upchurch from the waiver wire.
1950-04-10	The Kansas City Kooks have waived Frank Upchurch.
1950-04-09	The Kansas City Kooks have promoted Bob Koecher to the major league team. The Kansas City Kooks have sent Frank Upchurch to the minors.