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Name	Team	Age
Tom Speece	Retired (1979, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19 (1967)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
55	70	28
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
46	51	40
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
62	87	33
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	6	9
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
35	36	80
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
64	0	1/6/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1967	36	54	45	77	19	51	7
1968	39	56	47	79	23	54	11
1969	40	58	48	81	28	58	15
1970	42	60	50	85	33	61	18
1971	43	60	50	86	36	65	21
1972	43	60	51	87	36	69	23
1973	44	61	51	87	37	69	24
1974	45	62	51	87	39	69	26
1975	46	62	51	87	40	70	27
1976	46	62	51	87	40	70	27
1977	46	62	51	87	40	70	28
1978	46	62	51	87	40	70	28
1979	46	62	51	87	40	70	28

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Tom Speece has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-04-01	The Oakland Oaks have waived Tom Speece.
1974-03-25	The Oakland Oaks have promoted Otie Chance to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Tom Speece for assignment.
1974-03-25	The Oakland Oaks have promoted Tom Speece to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have sent Otie Chance to the minors.