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Name	Team	Age
Dave Blethen	Retired (1985, Age 37)	Died (2014, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1969)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	14 years (53 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	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
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	7/11/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	7	11
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1969	B-	B+	C+	B-	C+	B-	F
1970	B-	A-	B-	B-	B-	B-	D-
1971	B	A-	B	B	B	B	D
1972	B	A	B	B	B	B+	D
1973	B+	A	B+	B+	B+	A-	D+
1974	B+	A	B+	B+	A-	A	D+
1975	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	A	C-
1976	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	A	C-
1977	B+	A+	A-	A	A-	A	C-
1978	B+	A+	A-	A	A	A+	C-
1979	B+	A+	A-	A	A	A+	C-
1980	B+	A+	A-	A	A	A+	C-
1981	B+	A+	A-	A	A	A+	C-
1982	B+	A+	A-	A	A	A+	C-
1983	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	A+	C-
1984	B+	A	B+	A-	A-	A	C-
1985	B+	A	B+	A-	A-	A	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Dave Blethen has retired from the Detroit Tortfeasors
1985-04-05	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1984-05-27	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1983-07-31	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1979-08-06	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1976-10-04	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1976-08-18	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1975-07-18	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1973-07-03	Dave Blethen of the Detroit Tortfeasors is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1971-03-05	The Detroit Tortfeasors have promoted Rags Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Tortfeasors have promoted Dave Blethen to the major league team. The Detroit Tortfeasors have designated Dave Leonard for assignment. The Detroit Tortfeasors have designated Ken Wardle for assignment.