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Name	Team	Age
Shane Alou	Retired (1971, Age 35)	Died (1996, Age 60)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1958)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League	0	10 years (16 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	5/12/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	2
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (97.9 %)	D  (19.5 %)

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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
1958	C	B-	B-	B+	B+	D+	C-
1959	C	B-	B	B+	B+	C-	C
1960	C+	B	B	B+	A-	C+	C
1961	B-	B	B	A-	A-	C+	C+
1962	B-	B+	B+	A-	A-	B-	C+
1963	B-	B+	B+	A	A	B-	B-
1964	B-	B+	B+	A	A	B-	B-
1965	B-	A-	B+	A	A	B	B-
1966	B-	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1967	B-	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1968	B	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1969	B	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1970	B	A-	B+	A	A	B	B
1971	B-	B+	B	A-	A-	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Shane Alou has retired from the San Francisco Criminals
1970-06-19	The San Francisco Criminals have acquired Shane Alou from the waiver wire.
1970-06-15	The Washington Senators have promoted John Oldis to the major league team. The Washington Senators have designated Shane Alou for assignment.
1970-05-23	Shane Alou of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1968-09-30	Shane Alou of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1967-07-21	Shane Alou of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1967-05-12	The Washington Senators have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Marino Smith to the minors.
1967-04-05	The Washington Senators have acquired Shane Alou from the waiver wire.
1967-04-01	The Cincinnati Dictators have waived Shane Alou.
1966-09-02	The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Shane Alou for assignment.
1965-04-23	Shane Alou of the Cincinnati Dictators is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1964-08-25	Shane Alou of the Cincinnati Dictators is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1963-09-07	Shane Alou of the Cincinnati Dictators is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1963-05-30	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Dictators and the Boston Colonials. The Boston Colonials receive Darrell Knowles, Vada Pinson from the Cincinnati Dictators in exchange for Shane Alou, Jim Ley.
1961-07-28	The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.
1961-07-28	The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1961-07-21	The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.
1961-06-11	The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1961-05-08	The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.
1961-05-07	The Boston Colonials have promoted Hank Rice to the major league team. The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1960-08-03	The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team. The Boston Colonials have sent Carl Johnstone to the minors.
1960-08-03	The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1960-07-10	The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.