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Name	Team	Age
Red Welte	Retired (1989, Age 34)	Died (2035, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42 (1975)	C	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	11 years (77 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	11/23/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (21.8 %)	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	C-	C+	C	C	C-	B	D-
1976	C	C+	C+	C+	C+	A-	D
1977	C+	B-	C+	B-	C+	A-	D+
1978	B-	B-	B-	B-	C+	A-	D+
1979	B-	B-	B	B	B-	A	C-
1980	B-	B	B	B	B-	A	C-
1981	B	B	B	B	B-	A+	C-
1982	B	B+	B+	B	B	A+	C
1983	B	B+	B+	B+	B	A+	C
1984	B	B+	B+	B+	B	A+	C
1985	B	B+	B+	B+	B	A+	C
1986	B	B+	B+	B+	B	A+	C
1987	B	B+	B+	B+	B	A+	C
1988	B	B+	B+	B+	B	A+	C
1989	B-	B+	B+	B	B	A+	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Red Welte has retired from the Kansas City Killers
1989-05-05	The Kansas City Killers have acquired Red Welte from the waiver wire.
1989-04-25	The Kansas City Killers waive Red Welte.
1988-09-09	Red Welte of the Kansas City Killers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1979-07-03	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the St. Louis Tsunami. The St. Louis Tsunami receive Draft Pick - 1982 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Red Welte, Draft Pick - 1980 Round 2 (STL).
1977-09-03	The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Mike Kipper to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Red Welte to the minors.
1976-04-01	The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Tex Buttercup to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Bruno Cavarretta to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Mike Kuzava to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Misty Calhoun to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Red Welte to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Lenme Adimeh to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Jim Hardy to the minors. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Ed Durst for assignment. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Stretch Dunham to the minors. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Hub Castillo to the minors.
1975-04-14	The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Red Wehde to Red Welte.