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Name	Team	Age
Sal Sankey	Retired (1956, Age 37)	Died (1988, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 38 (1938)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	12 years (107 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	B+
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
F	0	9/2/1919
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	3	5
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	CIN-PIT	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
1951	PIT	55	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1952	PIT	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
1953	PIT	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24
1954	PIT	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
1955	PIT-OAK	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1956-11-01	Sal Sankey has retired from the Oakland Oaks
1955-09-22	The Oakland Oaks have designated Sal Sankey for assignment.
1955-08-23	The Oakland Oaks have promoted Sal Sankey to the major league team.
1955-08-23	The Oakland Oaks have acquired Sal Sankey from the waiver wire.
1955-08-13	The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Sal Sankey.
1955-07-27	The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Sal Sankey for assignment.
1950-05-20	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati RedLegs. The Cincinnati RedLegs receive Alex Gedeon, Jack Donahue, Billy Mlicki - CLE, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1952 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for John Baldschun, Leo Durocher, Sal Sankey.