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Name	Team	Age
Frank Hilgendorf	Retired (1988, Age 35)	Died (2024, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22 (1971)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Jackson League	0	4 years (78 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	3/10/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (3B)
C+ (46.6 %)	F  (3.1 %)	F  (0.9 %)

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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
1971	C-	C	B-	C+	C+	D+	C-
1972	C-	C	B-	C+	B-	D+	C-
1973	C	C	B	B-	B-	C-	C-
1974	C	C+	B	B-	B-	C-	C-
1975	C	C+	B+	B-	B	C	C
1976	C	B-	B+	B-	B	C	C
1977	C+	B-	B+	B-	B	C+	C
1978	C+	B-	B+	B-	B	C+	C
1979	C+	B-	B+	B	B	C+	C
1980	B-	B-	B+	B	B	C+	C+
1981	B-	B	B+	B	B	C+	C+
1982	B-	B	B+	B	B	B-	C+
1983	B-	B	B+	B	B+	B-	C+
1984	B-	B	B+	B	B+	B-	C+
1985	B-	B	B+	B	B+	B-	C+
1986	B-	B	B+	B	B+	B-	C+
1987	B-	B	B+	B	B+	B-	C+
1988	B-	B	B+	B	B	B-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Frank Hilgendorf has retired from the Brooklyn Blues
1984-07-05	The Brooklyn Blues have promoted Nick McAnany to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blues have promoted Frank Hilgendorf to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blues have sent Lino McClellan to the minors. The Brooklyn Blues have sent Harry Besana to the minors.
1977-09-03	The Brooklyn Blues have acquired Frank Hilgendorf from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01	The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Frank Hilgendorf.