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Name	Team	Age
Vern Gates	Retired (1961, Age 38)	Died (2003, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1950)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League	0	8 years (18 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	3/14/1923
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (89.8 %)	B  (67.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1961-11-01	Vern Gates has retired from the St. Louis Terriers
1956-06-20	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Terriers and the New York Gigantes. The New York Gigantes receive Frank Daley from the St. Louis Terriers in exchange for Vern Gates, Thornton Possehl, Butch Longoria.
1951-10-03	The New York Giants have promoted Joe Johnson to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Vern Gates to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Bill Knerr to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Barbaro Adams to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Loren Gonzalez to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Jose Riedling to the minors.
1951-09-14	The New York Giants have promoted Loren Gonzalez to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Jose Riedling to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Bill Knerr to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Vern Gates to the minors.
1950-10-03	The New York Giants have promoted Vern Gates to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Joe Johnson to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Kevin Brown to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Bob Flater to the minors.
1950-09-20	The New York Giants have promoted Bob Flater to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Vern Gates to the minors.