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Name	Team	Age
Tom Watson	Retired (1970, Age 35)	Died (2018, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1957)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	12 years (74 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	4/10/1935
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)
D+ (25.6 %)	D- (4.8 %)	F  (0.8 %)

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Year	League	Award
1962	AL	Gold Glove (3B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Tom Watson has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1970-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Tom Watson for assignment.
1969-05-02	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Plainsmen. The Kansas City Plainsmen receive Draft Pick 1971 Round 3 PIT (Harvey Schultz), Draft Pick 1970 Round 3 PIT (Paul Ewing) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tom Watson.
1960-04-05	Tom Watson of the Kansas City Plainsmen is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1957-05-15	The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Tom Watson to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Bob Howard to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Jim Walden to the minors. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Gino Rothel to the minors.
1956-09-17	A trade has been completed between the Arizona Sueros and the Kansas City Plainsmen. The Kansas City Plainsmen receive Earle Redman, Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 CIN (Tom Watson) from the Arizona Sueros in exchange for Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 KC (Mace Briles).
1954-05-30	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati RedLegs and the Arizona Sueros. The Arizona Sueros receive Fred Edwards, Gene Koch, Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 CIN (Tom Watson) from the Cincinnati RedLegs in exchange for John Schuble.