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Name	Team	Age
Mike Locke	Retired (1983, Age 35)	Died (2024, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1970)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	11 years (21 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
57	43	42
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
51	43	68
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
86	60	44
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	54	1
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
27	71	64
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
56	0	3/3/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
60 (60.6 %)	33 (33.0 %)	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
1970	36	68	26	50	65	30	27
1971	37	69	28	52	65	33	28
1972	40	71	29	54	66	35	30
1973	43	79	33	58	66	38	34
1974	46	83	40	61	69	43	39
1975	48	87	42	64	71	44	42
1976	51	87	44	65	71	44	43
1977	51	87	45	65	71	44	43
1978	51	88	45	66	71	44	43
1979	51	89	45	66	71	44	43
1980	51	89	47	66	71	44	43
1981	52	90	47	66	71	45	43
1982	52	90	47	66	71	45	43
1983	51	86	43	60	68	43	42

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1983-11-01	Mike Locke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1983-04-21	The Brooklyn Deggers have waived Mike Locke.
1983-04-01	The Brooklyn Deggers have promoted Brad Grant to the major league team. The Brooklyn Deggers have designated Mike Locke for assignment.
1980-09-24	Mike Locke of the Brooklyn Deggers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1971-09-12	The Brooklyn Deggers have promoted Mike Locke to the major league team. The Brooklyn Deggers have sent Curt Hamner to the minors.
1971-06-21	The Brooklyn Deggers have acquired Mike Locke from the waiver wire.
1971-04-01	The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Mike Locke.