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Name	Team	Age
Aker Short	Retired (1964, Age 34)	Died (2001, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 30, Pick 471 (1950)	CF	B/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/24/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (84.7 %)	C+ (49.4 %)	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
1957	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C
1958	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C
1959	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C
1960	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C
1961	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C
1962	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C
1963	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C
1964	A-	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Aker Short has retired from the Washington Nationals
1963-03-01	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Sherman to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Reid Pierro to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Aker Short to the major league team.
1962-09-17	The Washington Nationals have promoted Lee Moreno to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Jack Kemp to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Howell Cobb to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Aker Short to the minors.
1962-09-14	The Washington Nationals have promoted Howell Cobb to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Aker Short to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Jack Kemp to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Lee Moreno to the minors.
1962-08-08	The Washington Nationals have sent Aker Short down to the minors.
1962-03-01	The Washington Nationals have promoted Aker Short to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Braxton Hicks to the minors.
1961-09-11	The Washington Nationals have promoted Jack Kemp to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Aker Short to the minors.
1961-03-30	The Washington Nationals have promoted Aker Short to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Frederick Muhlenberg to the minors.
1961-03-30	The Washington Nationals have promoted Trent Lott to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Aker Short to the minors.
1959-03-30	The Washington Nationals have promoted Aker Short to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Reid Pierro to the minors.
1958-10-03	The Washington Nationals have promoted Frank Blair, Jr. to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Aker Short to the minors.
1954-10-12	The Washington Nationals have promoted Aker Short to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Dan Stevens to the minors.
1954-10-03	The Washington Nationals have promoted Zach Taylor to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Aker Short to the minors.
1954-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Blue Bombers and the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals receive Ron Fultz, Aker Short, Bob Geren from the Brooklyn Blue Bombers in exchange for Jack McGee, Mike Meyer.
1953-08-14	The Brooklyn Blue Bombers have promoted Randy Atkins to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blue Bombers have sent Aker Short to the minors.
1953-05-02	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Blue Bombers and the Philadelphia Doilies. The Philadelphia Doilies receive Silver Holdsworth, Andy Haad from the Brooklyn Blue Bombers in exchange for Aker Short, Randy Atkins, Dave Molinaro.
1950-04-01	The Philadelphia Doilies have renamed Kane Oravetz to Aker Short.