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Name	Team	Age
Shannon Piersall	Retired (1993, Age 35)	Died (2023, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6 (1979)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League	0	12 years (12 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	11/14/1957
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	C+ (48.7 %)	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
1979	C-	A+	C	A+	C+	D+	B
1980	C-	A+	C	A+	B-	C-	B+
1981	C	A+	C+	A+	B	C	A-
1982	C	A+	C+	A+	B	C	A-
1983	C	A+	C+	A+	B	C	A-
1984	C+	A+	C+	A+	B+	C+	A
1985	C+	A+	C+	A+	B+	C+	A
1986	C+	A+	B-	A+	B+	C+	A
1987	C+	A+	B-	A+	B+	C+	A
1988	C+	A+	B-	A+	B+	C+	A
1989	C+	A+	B-	A+	B+	C+	A
1990	C+	A+	B-	A+	B+	C+	A
1991	C+	A+	B-	A+	B+	C+	A
1992	C	A+	C+	A+	B+	C+	A
1993	C	A	C+	A+	B+	C	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Shannon Piersall has retired from the Pittsburgh Pacers
1993-08-21	Shannon Piersall of the Pittsburgh Pacers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1990-03-26	The Pittsburgh Pacers have drafted Shannon Piersall #27 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1989-07-06	Shannon Piersall of the Pittsburgh Prisoners is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-06-15	Shannon Piersall of the Pittsburgh Prisoners is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1984-07-27	Shannon Piersall of the Pittsburgh Prisoners is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1983-08-04	Shannon Piersall of the Pittsburgh Prisoners is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1981-09-19	The Pittsburgh Prisoners have promoted Shannon Piersall to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prisoners have promoted Bill Leister to the major league team.
1979-05-12	The Pittsburgh Prisoners have promoted Lee Beazley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Prisoners have sent Shannon Piersall to the minors.
1979-04-05	The Pittsburgh Prisoners have promoted Shannon Piersall to the major league team.