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Name	Team	Age
Russ Hardy	Retired (1957, Age 38)	Died (1992, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1950)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	7 years (104 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	A	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	5/18/1919
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (6.5 %)	D- (6.1 %)	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
1950	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A
1951	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A
1952	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A
1953	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A
1954	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A
1955	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A
1956	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A
1957	B-	D-	B	D	B	A	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1957-11-01	Russ Hardy has retired from the Philadelphia Newshounds
1957-08-11	The Philadelphia Newshounds have promoted Russ Hardy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Newshounds have sent Al Werrick to the minors.
1957-08-10	The Philadelphia Newshounds have acquired Russ Hardy from the waiver wire.
1957-07-05	The Washington Nationals have acquired Luis Pierson from the waiver wire. The Washington Nationals have waived Russ Hardy.
1957-05-23	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Jones to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Russ Hardy for assignment.
1953-09-29	Russ Hardy of the Washington Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1950-04-26	Russ Hardy of the Washington Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.