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Name	Team	Age
Walter Bishop	Retired (1999, Age 36)	Died (2037, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1981)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Don Newcombe League	0	11 years (136 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	5/12/1963
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	6
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.1 %)	A- (81.0 %)	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
1981	B-	B-	C	B-	C	C	D-
1982	B-	B-	C+	B	C	C	D
1983	B-	B	B-	A-	B-	C+	D+
1984	B	B	B	A-	B-	B-	D+
1985	B	B+	B	A	B	B+	C-
1986	B+	B+	B+	A	B	A-	C-
1987	B+	B+	B+	A	B+	A	C
1988	B+	B+	B+	A+	B+	A	C
1989	B+	A-	A-	A+	B+	A	C+
1990	A-	A-	A-	A+	B+	A+	C+
1991	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	C+
1992	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	B-
1993	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	B-
1994	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	B-
1995	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	B-
1996	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	B-
1997	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	B-
1998	A-	A-	A-	A+	A-	A+	B-
1999	A-	A-	A-	A+	B+	A+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1999-11-01	Walter Bishop has retired from the Toronto Tarantulas
1995-04-19	Walter Bishop of the Toronto Igloos is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1994-08-13	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Black Birds and the Toronto Igloos. The Toronto Igloos receive Walter Bishop from the Baltimore Black Birds in exchange for Draft Pick 1996 Round 2 TOR (Mike MacDonald), Draft Pick 1997 Round 1 TOR (Don Payne).
1994-06-27	The Baltimore Black Birds have placed Walter Bishop on the trade block.
1993-07-18	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Stars and the Baltimore Black Birds. The Baltimore Black Birds receive Walter Bishop, Ben Thompson from the St. Louis Stars in exchange for Steve Meacham, Bill McCabe.
1993-06-29	The St. Louis Stars have placed Walter Bishop on the trade block.
1988-05-03	Walter Bishop of the St. Louis Stars is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1987-10-03	The St. Louis Stars have promoted Walter Bishop to the major league team.
1981-04-01	The St. Louis Stars have renamed Adam Greer to Walter Bishop.