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Name	Team	Age
Al Bithorn	Retired (1973, Age 34)	Died (2024, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 76 (1960)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	10 years (151 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	3/18/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)
C- (32.3 %)	D- (4.1 %)	F  (1.9 %)

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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
1960	C-	D+	C	C	B	D+	C
1961	C-	C-	C+	C	B	C-	C
1962	C	C-	C+	C+	B	C-	C+
1963	C	C	B-	C+	B	C	C+
1964	C+	C	B	C+	B+	C	B-
1965	B-	C	B	B-	B+	C+	B-
1966	B-	C+	B+	B	A-	C+	B
1967	B-	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	B
1968	B-	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	B
1969	B-	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	B
1970	B-	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	B
1971	B-	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	B
1972	B-	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	B
1973	B-	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Al Bithorn has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-10-03	The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Al Bithorn.
1973-09-13	The Chicago Chinese assassins have acquired Al Bithorn from the waiver wire.
1973-04-29	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have waived Al Bithorn.
1973-04-01	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have promoted Brent Reilly to the major league team. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have designated Al Bithorn for assignment. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have designated Danny Ostrowski for assignment.
1972-09-03	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have promoted Al Bithorn to the major league team.
1972-09-03	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have acquired Al Bithorn from the waiver wire.
1972-07-21	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have acquired Paul Hughes from the waiver wire. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have waived Al Bithorn.
1972-07-21	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have acquired Al Bithorn from the waiver wire.
1972-05-05	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have waived Al Bithorn.
1972-04-13	The Cleveland Cuyahogas have designated Al Bithorn for assignment.
1971-08-30	The Cleveland Chihuahuas have promoted Al Bithorn to the major league team. The Cleveland Chihuahuas have promoted Mike Mack to the major league team.
1971-06-12	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Chihuahuas and the Chicago crack smokers. The Chicago crack smokers receive Ray Slattery, George Trillo from the Cleveland Chihuahuas in exchange for Mike Silva, Al Bithorn.
1971-06-02	A trade has been completed between the Chicago crack smokers and the Cleveland Chihuahuas. The Cleveland Chihuahuas receive Ray Slattery, George Trillo from the Chicago crack smokers in exchange for Mike Silva, Al Bithorn.
1971-05-13	The Cleveland Chihuahuas have designated Al Bithorn for assignment.
1971-04-25	The Cleveland Chihuahuas have promoted Al Bithorn to the major league team. The Cleveland Chihuahuas have sent Jason Kolseth to the minors.
1971-03-25	The Cleveland Chihuahuas have designated Al Bithorn for assignment.
1970-05-30	The Cleveland Crackers have promoted Al Bithorn to the major league team.
1970-05-07	The Cleveland Crackers have designated Al Bithorn for assignment.
1970-03-25	The Cleveland Crackers have promoted Al Bithorn to the major league team.
1969-09-17	The Cleveland Roman Rulers have acquired Al Bithorn from the waiver wire.
1969-08-29	The Chicago Whitesux have waived Al Bithorn.
1969-07-15	The Chicago Whitesux have promoted Scott Bowen to the major league team. The Chicago Whitesux have designated Al Bithorn for assignment.
1960-04-02	The Chicago Whitesux have promoted Al Bithorn to the major leagues.