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Name	Team	Age
James Ford	Retired (1962, Age 34)	Died (2002, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63 (1950)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Albert Pujols League	0	0 years (6 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	B+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	D	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	B
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	D+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	5/19/1928
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	A-	D	B-	F	D	C-	C-
1951	A	D+	B	D-	D+	C-	C-
1952	A	D+	B	D-	D+	C-	C
1953	A	D+	B	D	C-	C	C
1954	A	D+	B	D	C-	C	C
1955	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C
1956	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C
1957	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C
1958	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C
1959	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C
1960	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C
1961	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C
1962	A	D+	B+	D	C-	C	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1962-11-01	James Ford has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1953-05-10	The Chicago Soulfyre have waived James Ford.
1953-04-29	The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Mike Grieve to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have sent James Ford to the minors.
1953-04-22	The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Jay Violence to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Murphy MacManus to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Conner MacManus to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Juan Bates to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Alexander Wilkins to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Charlie Reyes to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted Marcus Knight to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have promoted James Ford to the major league team. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived Pete Loeffler. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived Shane Vendrell. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived John Locke. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived Dude Lebowski. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived Showboat Culloton. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived Scott Wilson. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived Brock Evans. The Chicago Soulfyre have waived Howie Sperry.
1950-04-15	The Chicago Soulfyre have renamed Bob Connally to James Ford.
1950-04-08	The Chicago Soulfyre have acquired Bob Connally from the waiver wire.
1950-04-01	The New York Mets have waived Bob Connally.