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Name	Team	Age
John Plank	Retired (1979, Age 35)	Died (2020, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1963)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	9 years (146 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
57	43	43
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
40	55	73
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
65	75	4
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	9	2
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
73	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
73	0	4/9/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (3B)
72 (72.9 %)	5 (5.1 %)	2 (2.8 %)

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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
1963	17	44	42	58	60	25	17
1964	23	47	45	63	62	25	19
1965	25	51	46	67	63	29	21
1966	27	57	50	68	66	34	24
1967	32	59	50	69	74	35	31
1968	35	61	51	72	74	38	31
1969	35	61	52	74	74	41	33
1970	35	63	54	76	74	42	36
1971	38	65	55	76	74	42	38
1972	39	66	55	78	75	42	38
1973	41	66	55	78	75	42	40
1974	42	68	55	78	75	44	40
1975	42	68	57	79	76	46	42
1976	43	68	57	79	76	46	44
1977	43	68	57	79	76	46	44
1978	43	68	57	79	77	46	45
1979	43	69	57	79	77	46	45

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	John Plank has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-08-25	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived John Plank.
1979-08-15	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated John Plank for assignment.
1979-08-07	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted John Angley to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Scott Kelly to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Pat Grebeck for assignment. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Joe Shuey for assignment. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Tommy Sagmoen for assignment.
1979-08-07	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire.
1979-07-21	The Kansas City Plains have waived John Plank.
1979-07-10	The Kansas City Plains have promoted Ed Norton to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated John Plank for assignment.
1979-06-28	The Kansas City Plains have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have sent Stubby Cox to the minors.
1979-06-28	The Kansas City Plains have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire.
1978-09-22	The St. Louis Cardinals have waived John Plank.
1978-09-12	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Paxton Force to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Plank for assignment.
1972-04-21	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Joe Buskey for assignment.
1971-10-03	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Dick Tomanek to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Plank for assignment.
1971-09-09	The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire.
1971-08-29	The Kansas City Plains have promoted Slim LaPoint to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated John Plank for assignment.
1969-04-01	The Kansas City Plains have promoted Mike Hernandez to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have promoted Hoyt Sutherland to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated Stu Shepard for assignment. The Kansas City Plains have designated Ray Ochoa for assignment.
1964-04-22	The Kansas City Plains have acquired John Plank from the waiver wire.
1964-04-12	The Chicago Predators have waived John Plank.