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Name	Team	Age
Don Skidmore	Retired (1985, Age 37)	Died (2015, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1968)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League	0	13 years (31 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	10/30/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	3
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (98.5 %)	A+ (96.8 %)	A  (85.1 %)

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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
1968	B-	B-	C+	D+	B-	B+	B
1969	B	B-	C+	C-	B	B+	B
1970	B+	B	B	C	B	B+	B+
1971	B+	B+	B	C+	B	A-	B+
1972	B+	B+	B+	B-	B	A-	B+
1973	B+	A-	B+	B	B+	A-	A-
1974	A-	A-	A-	B	A-	A	A-
1975	A-	A-	A-	B	A-	A	A-
1976	A-	A	A-	B+	A-	A	A-
1977	A-	A	A-	B+	A-	A	A
1978	A-	A	A	B+	A-	A	A
1979	A-	A	A	B+	A-	A	A
1980	A-	A	A	B+	A-	A	A
1981	A-	A	A	B+	A-	A	A
1982	A-	A	A	B+	A-	A	A
1983	A-	A-	A	B+	B+	A	A
1984	A-	A-	A	B	B+	A-	A
1985	A-	B+	A-	B	B+	A-	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Don Skidmore has retired from the Cincinnati Rangers
1985-09-23	Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1981-04-27	Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1979-04-23	Don Skidmore of the Cincinnati Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1978-04-23	A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Travellers and the Cincinnati Rangers. The Cincinnati Rangers receive Izzy Beniquez, Don Skidmore from the Atlanta Travellers in exchange for Randy Cecil, Mike Soderstrom.
1977-10-09	The Atlanta Travellers have removed Don Skidmore from the trade block.
1977-06-15	The Atlanta Travellers have placed Don Skidmore on the trade block.
1977-04-11	Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
1976-08-07	Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-06-02	Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1974-05-25	Don Skidmore of the Atlanta Travellers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1973-06-23	The Chicago Nittany Lions have removed Don Skidmore from the trade block.
1972-06-29	Don Skidmore of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1972-05-16	The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Don Skidmore to the major league team. The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Hack Andrews to the major league team. The Chicago Nittany Lions have sent Bob Henning to the minors. The Chicago Nittany Lions have sent Jose Lillis to the minors.
1970-07-23	The Chicago Nittany Lions have sent Don Skidmore to the minors.
1970-07-23	The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Rick Breazeale to the major league team. The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Don Skidmore to the major league team.