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Name	Team	Age
Bill Newnam	Retired (1996, Age 35)	Died (2044, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40 (1980)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	5 years (144 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	12/10/1960
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.2 %)	D- (5.2 %)	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
1980	B	C-	C+	D+	C	D-	F
1981	B	C-	B-	C-	C+	D	D-
1982	B+	C	B	C	B-	D+	D
1983	A-	C	B	C	B-	C-	D
1984	A-	C+	B+	C+	B	C-	D+
1985	A-	C+	B+	C+	B	C-	D+
1986	A	C+	B+	B-	B	C	C-
1987	A	C+	A-	B-	B	C+	C-
1988	A	C+	A-	B-	B	C+	C-
1989	A	C+	A-	B-	B	B-	C-
1990	A	C+	A-	B-	B	B-	C
1991	A	C+	A-	B	B	B-	C
1992	A	C+	A-	B	B	B-	C
1993	A	C+	A-	B	B	B-	C
1994	A	C+	A-	B	B	B-	C
1995	A	C	A-	B-	B	C+	C-
1996	A-	C	A-	B-	B	C+	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Bill Newnam has retired from the Cleveland INDIANS
1996-08-06	The Cleveland INDIANS have acquired Bill Newnam from the waiver wire.
1996-04-09	The New York Ghosts have waived Bill Newnam.
1996-04-03	The New York Ghosts have designated Bill Newnam for assignment.
1995-07-30	The New York Ghosts have promoted Bill Newnam to the major league team. The New York Ghosts have sent Hersh Parra to the minors.
1995-03-01	The New York Ghosts have acquired Bill Newnam from the waiver wire.
1994-09-24	The Texas Titans have promoted Champ Johnson to the major league team. The Texas Titans have sent Gary Hayes to the minors. The Texas Titans have waived Bill Newnam.
1993-06-25	The Texas Titans have acquired Bill Newnam from the waiver wire.
1993-06-20	The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have designated Bill Newnam for assignment.
1993-03-01	The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have promoted Greg Splittorff to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have promoted Bill Newnam to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have promoted Arturo Bowers to the major league team.
1987-04-21	The Brooklyn Bam Thwok have acquired Bill Newnam from the waiver wire.
1987-04-05	The Chicago Fire have waived Bill Newnam.
1987-04-01	The Chicago Fire have promoted Dale Almonte to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Tan Wang to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Joel Watkins to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have designated Anthony Garcia for assignment. The Chicago Fire have designated Bill Newnam for assignment. The Chicago Fire have sent Regis Hartley to the minors.
1986-06-06	The Chicago Lizards have promoted Bill Newnam to the major league team. The Chicago Lizards have designated Dante Ward for assignment.
1986-06-06	The Chicago Lizards have acquired Bill Newnam from the waiver wire.
1986-04-22	The New York Ports have waived Bill Newnam.
1986-03-01	The New York Ports have promoted John Odenwald to the major league team. The New York Ports have designated Bill Newnam for assignment.
1985-04-01	The New York Bassheads have promoted Bill Newnam to the major league team.
1985-04-01	The New York Bassheads have promoted Mookie Wilson to the major league team. The New York Bassheads have promoted Dick Gardella to the major league team. The New York Bassheads have promoted Barry Foote to the major league team. The New York Bassheads have sent Bill Newnam to the minors. The New York Bassheads have sent Paul Van Dyk to the minors. The New York Bassheads have waived Buzz Snyder.
1983-04-09	The New York Bassheads have promoted Bill Newnam to the major league team. The New York Bassheads have sent Conrad Brenda to the minors.
1982-05-20	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Righteous Bikers and the New York Bassheads. The New York Bassheads receive Bill Newnam, Mark Peguero, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Righteous Bikers in exchange for Kenny Lofton.
1980-04-05	The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have acquired Bill Newnam from the waiver wire.
1980-04-01	The Kansas City Royals have waived Bill Newnam.