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Name	Team	Age
Rick Hemsley	Retired (1967, Age 39)	Died (1995, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44 (1950)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League	0	1 years (135 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	C-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	5/11/1928
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	D- (4.8 %)	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	D-	D+	D	C+	D	C-	C-
1951	D-	C-	D	C+	D	C-	C-
1952	D	C	D+	C+	D	C	C
1953	D	C	D+	C+	D+	C	C
1954	D	C	D+	B-	D+	C	C
1955	D	C	C-	B-	D+	C+	C
1956	D+	C	C-	B-	D+	C+	C
1957	D+	C	C-	B-	D+	C+	C
1958	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C
1959	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1960	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1961	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1962	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1963	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1964	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1965	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1966	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+
1967	D+	C+	C-	B-	C-	C+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Rick Hemsley has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1963-07-07	The Boston Red Sox have waived Rick Hemsley.
1954-09-01	The Boston Red Sox have sent Rick Hemsley to the minors.
1953-04-01	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bronswell Wallen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Rick Hemsley to the major league team.
1952-05-13	The Boston Red Sox have acquired Rick Hemsley from the waiver wire.
1951-04-26	The Baltimore Browns have waived Rick Hemsley.
1951-04-01	The Baltimore Browns have sent Rick Hemsley down to the minors.
1951-04-01	The Baltimore Browns have promoted Rick Hemsley to the major league team.
1950-06-15	The Baltimore Browns have promoted Steve Seelbach to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Rick Hemsley to the minors.
1950-06-12	The Baltimore Browns have promoted Rick Hemsley to the major league team.
1950-05-24	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers receive Ducky Medwick from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for Rick Hemsley, Draft Pick 1952 Round 4 CHN (Walt Mitchell).
1950-04-18	The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have acquired Rick Hemsley from the waiver wire.
1950-04-01	The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Rick Hemsley.