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Name	Team	Age
Smoky Burgess	Retired (1988, Age 35)	Died (2031, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21 (1975)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Ryan League	0	11 years (160 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/26/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	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	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1975	B	C	B	B	B-	C	C-
1976	B+	C+	B+	B	B	C+	C
1977	B+	B-	B+	B	B+	B-	C
1978	B+	B-	B+	B	B+	B-	C+
1979	A-	B-	A-	B+	B+	B-	C+
1980	A-	B-	A-	B+	B+	B	C+
1981	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	B-
1982	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	B-
1983	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	B-
1984	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	B-
1985	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	B-
1986	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	B-
1987	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	B
1988	B+	B-	A-	B+	B+	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Smoky Burgess has retired from the Cincinnati Redlegs
1988-08-06	Smoky Burgess of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1980-07-05	The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Smoky Burgess to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Chris Anderson to the minors.
1980-07-03	The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Chris Anderson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Smoky Burgess to the minors.
1980-06-28	The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Smoky Burgess to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Chris Anderson to the minors.
1980-06-27	The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Chris Anderson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Smoky Burgess to the minors.
1979-03-01	The Cincinnati Reds have renamed Howie Gannon to Smoky Burgess.
1977-04-01	The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Howie Gannon to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Joe Mallett to the major league team.
1976-05-25	The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Ben Kasulki to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Bullets have sent Howie Gannon to the minors.
1976-04-01	The Cincinnati Red Bullets have promoted Howie Gannon to the major league team.
1975-05-26	The Cincinnati Red Bullets have acquired Howie Gannon from the waiver wire.
1975-05-22	The Brooklyn Basketcases have waived Howie Gannon.