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Name	Team	Age
GG Sakamoto	Retired (1978, Age 38)	Died (2021, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1958)	SS	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ed ONeill League	0	17 years (73 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	9/8/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
7	7	9
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (12.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1958	C	B	D+	C	B+	C	D+
1959	C+	B+	C-	C	B+	C+	C-
1960	B	B+	C	B-	B+	B-	C
1961	B	A-	C+	B	A-	B-	C
1962	B+	A-	B-	B	A-	B	C+
1963	B+	A-	B-	B+	A-	B	C+
1964	B+	A	B	A-	A	B+	B-
1965	B+	A	B+	A-	A	A-	B-
1966	A-	A	B+	A-	A	A-	B
1967	A-	A+	B+	A	A	A-	B+
1968	A-	A+	A-	A	A	A	B+
1969	A-	A+	A-	A	A	A	B+
1970	A-	A+	A-	A	A	A	B+
1971	A-	A+	A-	A	A	A	B+
1972	A-	A+	A-	A	A	A	B+
1973	A-	A+	A-	A	A	A	B+
1974	A-	A+	A-	A	A	A	B+
1975	A-	A+	B+	A	A	A	B+
1976	A-	A	B+	A-	A-	A	B
1977	A-	A	B	B+	A-	A-	B
1978	B+	A-	B	B+	B+	A-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	GG Sakamoto has retired from the Atlanta AeroNauts
1978-08-10	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks and the Atlanta AeroNauts. The Atlanta AeroNauts receive GG Sakamoto from the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks in exchange for Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 ATL (Jack Smith).
1975-08-20	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks and the New York Pumas. The New York Pumas receive A.C. Gappe, Greg Stemmeyer, Draft Pick 1976 Round 3 OAK (Freddy Fiore), Draft Pick 1976 Round 2 PHI (Ziggy Lush) from the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks in exchange for GG Sakamoto.
1975-03-26	The New York Pumas have drafted GG Sakamoto #21 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1972-10-23	A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles El Chato and the Brooklyn Accent. The Brooklyn Accent receive Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 LAN (Morrie Downs) from the Los Angeles El Chato in exchange for GG Sakamoto.
1962-03-25	The Brooklyn Accent have promoted GG Sakamoto to the major league team. The Brooklyn Accent have promoted Takeshi Fujita to the major league team. The Brooklyn Accent have sent Ken Ashby to the minors.
1958-04-21	The Brooklyn Accent have renamed Mike Werley to GG Sakamoto.