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Name	Team	Age
Walter Newton	Retired (1980, Age 38)	Died (2016, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1965)	RF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	12 years (88 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	10/26/1942
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
B+ (68.4 %)	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
1965	A+	B-	A	C+	B	C+	D+
1966	A+	B	A	C+	B+	C+	D+
1967	A+	B	A	C+	B+	C+	D+
1968	A+	B	A	C+	B+	B-	C-
1969	A+	B	A+	C+	B+	B-	C-
1970	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	B-	C
1971	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	B-	C
1972	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	B	C+
1973	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	B	C+
1974	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	B	C+
1975	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	B	C+
1976	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	B	C+
1977	A+	B	A+	C+	B+	B	C+
1978	A+	B-	A+	C+	B+	B	C
1979	A+	C+	A+	C	B+	B-	C
1980	A	C+	A	C	B	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Walter Newton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-04-06	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have waived Walter Newton.
1980-04-01	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have promoted Len Jones to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumber Kings have designated Walter Newton for assignment.
1979-07-05	The New York have placed Walter Newton on the trade block.
1979-06-26	Walter Newton of the New York is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1979-05-16	Walter Newton of the New York is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1978-09-10	Walter Newton of the New York Scandals is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1969-06-26	Walter Newton of the New York Shipbuilders is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1969-05-30	Walter Newton of the New York Shipbuilders is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1967-04-18	The New York Shipbuilders have promoted Walter Newton to the major league team. The New York Shipbuilders have sent Art Severinsen to the minors.