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Name	Team	Age
Austin Bowman	Retired (1978, Age 37)	Died (2012, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (1959)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	16 years (35 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
72	72	73
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
55	59	75
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
92	82	18
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	6	2
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
24	72	71
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
21	0	9/2/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	5	8
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
2 (2.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1959	23	56	32	62	50	26	29
1960	30	59	34	63	53	33	37
1961	31	65	40	64	59	36	44
1962	36	69	43	68	61	42	51
1963	43	79	48	71	63	51	55
1964	46	84	51	74	65	55	56
1965	48	86	56	75	66	59	60
1966	50	86	58	77	68	60	64
1967	53	87	58	79	70	63	66
1968	55	87	58	79	71	67	68
1969	55	90	58	80	71	69	69
1970	55	90	59	81	71	69	70
1971	55	91	59	81	72	70	71
1972	55	91	59	81	72	70	72
1973	55	91	59	81	72	70	72
1974	55	91	59	81	75	70	73
1975	55	91	59	81	75	71	73
1976	55	92	59	81	75	71	73
1977	55	92	59	81	75	71	73
1978	55	92	59	81	75	71	73

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Austin Bowman has retired from the Chicago South Siders
1977-07-02	Austin Bowman of the Chicago South Siders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1972-07-21	Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1970-10-21	Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1967-07-28	Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1965-07-18	Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1962-09-10	The Chicago Champs have promoted Austin Bowman to the major league team.
1962-03-25	The Chicago Champs have renamed Terry Walker to Austin Bowman.
1962-03-25	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Champs and the Milwaukee Pronghorns. The Milwaukee Pronghorns receive Dan Hassey, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (CHA) from the Chicago Champs in exchange for Terry Walker.
1962-03-25	The Milwaukee Pronghorns have promoted Byung-Hyun Calhoun to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have promoted Hal Upham to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have promoted Danny Houck to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have sent Spider Stone to the minors. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have sent Mike Martinez to the minors. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have sent Terry Walker to the minors.