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Name	Team	Age
Tom Hemphill	Retired (1985, Age 33)	Died (2021, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (1974)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Ryan League	0	9 years (135 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	12/17/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	3
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
1974	C-	C+	C+	B	C	B-	D+
1975	C-	C+	B-	B	C	B-	D+
1976	C-	C+	B-	B	C	B-	D+
1977	C-	C+	B-	B	C	B-	D+
1978	C-	C+	B-	B	C+	B-	D+
1979	C	C+	B-	B+	C+	B-	C-
1980	C	B-	B	B+	C+	B-	C-
1981	C	B-	B	B+	C+	B-	C-
1982	C	B-	B	B+	C+	B	C-
1983	C	B-	B	B+	C+	B	C-
1984	C	B-	B	B+	C+	B	C-
1985	C	B-	B	B+	C+	B	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Tom Hemphill has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-04-01	The Philadelphia Shockers have waived Tom Hemphill.
1984-05-05	The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted John Wessinger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have designated Tom Hemphill for assignment.
1980-06-05	Tom Hemphill of the Philadelphia Shockers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1977-06-12	The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Tom Hemphill to the major league team.
1976-10-13	The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Tom Hemphill to the minors.
1974-04-01	The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Tom Hemphill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Mike Lovett to the minors.