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Name	Team	Age
Ernie King	Retired (1959, Age 34)	Died (1993, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 7, Pick 109 (1950)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	11/1/1924
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (23.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1959-11-01	Ernie King has retired from the Washington Nationals
1959-05-10	The Washington Nationals have promoted Ernie King to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Reid Pierro to the minors.
1959-04-22	The Washington Nationals have promoted Reid Pierro to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Ernie King to the minors.
1957-08-15	The Washington Nationals have promoted Ernie King to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Al Sharpton to the minors.
1957-07-17	The Washington Nationals have promoted Jeromy Schang to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Ernie King to the minors.
1954-10-03	The Washington Nationals have promoted Ernie King to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent J.C. Watt to the minors.
1954-09-16	The Washington Nationals have promoted Al Mathews to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Ernie King to the minors.
1953-10-03	The Washington Nationals have promoted Ernie King to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent John C. Calhoun to the minors.
1953-09-23	The Washington Nationals have promoted Tot Howard to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Ernie King to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Washington Nationals have renamed Russ Schuble to Ernie King.