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Name	Team	Age
Buddy Virtue	Retired (1990, Age 36)	Died (2021, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1972)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nellie Fox League	0	9 years (154 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	3/2/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.9 %)	C- (32.2 %)	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
1979	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
1980	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	93	0
1981	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	0
1982	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	98	0	1	17
1983	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	39	1	4	45
1984	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	132	0	5	5
1985	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	63	0	76	0
1986	TEX	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	87	32
1987	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	35	3	14	57
1988	STL	0	0	0	0	0	31	16	3	42
1989	STL	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	112	1

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1990-11-01	Buddy Virtue has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1990-09-14	The New York Legends have waived Buddy Virtue.
1990-09-07	The New York Legends have acquired Buddy Virtue from the waiver wire.
1990-04-11	The St. Louis Redbirds have waived Buddy Virtue.
1990-03-25	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Eddie Allen to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Ken Hughes to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Jim Hinrichs to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Rollie Leslie to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Jim Acker for assignment. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Matt White for assignment. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Red Barrows for assignment. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Buddy Virtue for assignment.
1988-05-16	Buddy Virtue of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1988-04-08	The St. Louis Redbirds have acquired Buddy Virtue from the waiver wire.
1988-03-25	The Texas Cattlemen have designated Buddy Virtue for assignment.
1988-03-25	The Texas Cattlemen have placed Buddy Virtue on the trade block.
1986-07-02	Buddy Virtue of the Texas Cattlemen is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-08-06	Buddy Virtue of the Texas Cattlemen is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1979-09-16	The Texas Tycoons have promoted Buddy Virtue to the major league team. The Texas Tycoons have promoted Whitey Pechous to the major league team. The Texas Tycoons have sent Ed Reinholz to the minors. The Texas Tycoons have sent Bobby Whited to the minors.