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Name	Team	Age
Don Richardson	Retired (1991, Age 36)	Died (2021, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50 (1976)	RF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Ryan League	0	6 years (132 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	D+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	D
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	1/25/1955
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (96.7 %)	C- (34.1 %)	F  (0.2 %)

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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
1976	B	C-	C+	D	B	D	C
1977	B	C	C+	D+	B	D	C
1978	B	C	B-	C-	B	D	C+
1979	B+	C+	B	C-	B+	D+	C+
1980	B+	C+	B	C-	B+	D+	B-
1981	B+	B-	B	C-	B+	C-	B-
1982	B+	B-	B+	C-	B+	C-	B-
1983	B+	B-	B+	C-	B+	C-	B
1984	B+	B-	B+	C-	B+	C	B
1985	B+	B-	B+	C	B+	C	B
1986	B+	B-	B+	C	B+	C	B
1987	A-	B-	B+	C	B+	C	B
1988	A-	B-	B+	C	B+	C	B
1989	A-	B-	B+	C	B+	C	B
1990	B+	C+	B	C-	B+	C-	B
1991	B+	C+	B	D+	B	C-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Don Richardson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1991-06-06	The Chicago Bleacher Bums have waived Don Richardson.
1991-05-27	The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Bill McAuliffe to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Gene Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Jess Neitzke to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Rube Lawry for assignment. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Don Richardson for assignment. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Kevin Pitzer for assignment.
1984-07-23	The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Don Richardson to the major league team.
1981-04-05	The Chicago Bleacher Bums have demoted Don Richardson to the minor leagues.
1980-09-16	The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Don Richardson to the major league team.