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Name	Team	Age
Nelson Cruthers	Retired (1967, Age 34)	Died (2020, Age 87)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1952)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	6 years (86 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	A+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	9/8/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %)	B  (60.8 %)	D- (9.1 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1956	DET	45	34	10	12	1	2	5	15	3	4	3	2	1	1.347	.405	.941	.353
1957	DET	13	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	.619	.286	.333	.167
1959	DET	81	159	35	33	7	1	4	21	5	42	17	3	0	.579	.240	.340	.208
1960	DET	49	68	20	20	2	2	5	11	6	14	11	1	0	.963	.360	.603	.294
1961	DET	57	86	20	19	0	0	3	11	11	25	9	5	3	.632	.306	.326	.221
1962	DET	14	19	4	3	1	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	.607	.238	.368	.158
1963	DET	51	35	12	10	1	1	1	7	5	5	7	3	1	.832	.375	.457	.286
1964	CIN	51	146	13	38	6	3	1	16	11	40	4	1	1	.684	.321	.363	.260
Total		361	553	116	136	19	9	20	82	44	136	53	16	6	.728	.306	.421	.246

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Nelson Cruthers has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1965-04-01	The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Joe Ames to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have waived Nelson Cruthers.
1964-04-08	The Cincinnati Mavericks have acquired Nelson Cruthers from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01	The Seattle Green Socks have promoted Hy Brown to the major league team. The Seattle Green Socks have designated Nelson Cruthers for assignment.
1963-04-01	The Detroit Hammering Hanks have promoted Nelson Cruthers to the major league team.
1962-05-25	The Detroit Hammering Hanks have designated Nelson Cruthers for assignment.
1960-05-22	Nelson Cruthers of the Detroit Hammering Hanks is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1959-03-25	The Detroit Hammering Hanks have promoted Nelson Cruthers to the major league team. The Detroit Hammering Hanks have designated Dick Schwert for assignment.
1957-05-15	The Detroit Hammering Hanks have promoted Jack Renko to the major league team. The Detroit Hammering Hanks have sent Nelson Cruthers to the minors.
1956-03-25	The Detroit Hammering Hanks have promoted Nelson Cruthers to the major league team. The Detroit Hammering Hanks have sent Mackey Wheat to the minors.