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Name	Team	Age
Gene Coles	Retired (1971, Age 37)	Died (2004, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1959)	RP	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League	0	12 years (119 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	D+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	B+	B-
Leadership	Mentor Value
D	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	6/27/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1959	C+	A	C+
1960	C+	A	C+
1961	C+	A	B-
1962	C+	A	B-
1963	C+	A	B-
1964	B-	A	B
1965	B-	A+	B
1966	B-	A+	B
1967	B-	A+	B
1968	B-	A+	B
1969	C+	A	B
1970	C+	A-	B-
1971	C	A-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Gene Coles has retired from the Cincinnati Bengals
1971-09-13	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gene Coles to the major league team.
1971-07-27	The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Gene Coles for assignment.
1963-06-16	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cincinnati Dictators. The Cincinnati Dictators receive Joseph Smith, Gene Coles from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Bob Purkey.
1959-04-02	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Gene Coles to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Darnell Thielman for assignment.