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Name	Team	Age
Whammy Byrnes	Retired (1970, Age 37)	Died (2006, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 41 (1950)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Albert Pujols League	0	17 years (6 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	A-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	C+	A
Leadership	Mentor Value
B-	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	11/15/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	5	9
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1950	C-	C-	C+
1951	C	C+	B-
1952	C	C+	B
1953	C	B-	B+
1954	C	B	A-
1955	C	B	A-
1956	C	B	A-
1957	C+	B+	A
1958	C+	B+	A
1959	C+	A-	A+
1960	C+	A-	A+
1961	B-	A-	A+
1962	B-	A-	A+
1963	B-	A-	A+
1964	B-	A-	A+
1965	B-	A-	A+
1966	B-	A-	A+
1967	B-	B+	A+
1968	C+	B	A
1969	C+	B-	A
1970	C	C+	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Whammy Byrnes has retired from the St. Louis Crusaders
1970-04-22	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1967-04-05	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Magnums and the St. Louis Crusaders. The St. Louis Crusaders receive Erwin Keister, Whammy Byrnes from the Cleveland Magnums in exchange for Rocky Vandagrift, Heinie McColl, Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 CLE (Reggie Gassaway), Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 STL (Lefty Blakely), Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 STL (Aubrey Smith).
1966-11-01	Whammy Byrnes now holds the league record for career no hitters.
1966-10-10	The Cleveland Magnums have placed Whammy Byrnes on the trade block.
1966-06-04	Whammy Byrnes of the Cleveland Magnums has thrown a no-hitter against the Chicago Engineers.
1966-04-06	Whammy Byrnes of the Cleveland Magnums has thrown a no-hitter against the Washington Crooks.
1965-06-03	Whammy Byrnes of the Cleveland Magnums is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1963-04-28	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Crusaders and the Cleveland Magnums. The Cleveland Magnums receive Larry Kline, Whammy Byrnes from the St. Louis Crusaders in exchange for Jeff Troy, Mike Hernandez, Draft Pick 1965 Round 1 CLE (Buster Gibson), Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 CLE (Sam McCool - Chi).
1961-08-31	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1961-06-16	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1959-10-19	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1958-09-26	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1957-09-14	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1955-09-14	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1954-04-16	Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1954-04-01	The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Whammy Byrnes to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Don Wegener to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have designated Rome Solomon for assignment. The St. Louis Crusaders have designated Johnny Malloy for assignment.
1950-04-01	The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Mark Perez to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Cecil Lombardi to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted John Malloy to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Don Gonzales to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Danny Knackert to the minors. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Ray Tonneman to the minors. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Jerry Risley to the minors. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Whammy Byrnes to the minors.