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Name	Team	Age
Mike Newman	Retired (1972, Age 38)	Died (2006, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12 (1952)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	16 years (108 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	6/20/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (97.5 %)	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
1952	A	C	B+	D	D+	D-	F
1953	A+	C+	A-	C-	C	D	D-
1954	A+	C+	A-	C	C+	D+	D+
1955	A+	B-	A	C	C+	C-	C-
1956	A+	B-	A	C+	B-	C	C+
1957	A+	B-	A+	B-	B	C	C+
1958	A+	B	A+	B-	B+	C+	B-
1959	A+	B	A+	B	B+	B-	B-
1960	A+	B+	A+	B	B+	B	B
1961	A+	B+	A+	B	A-	B+	B
1962	A+	B+	A+	B	A-	A-	B+
1963	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	B+
1964	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	B+
1965	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	B+
1966	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	B+
1967	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	B+
1968	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-	B+
1969	A+	B	A+	B	A-	B+	B+
1970	A+	B	A+	B	A-	B+	B+
1971	A+	B-	A+	B	B+	B+	B
1972	A	B-	A+	B	B	B	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Mike Newman has retired from the Florida Finaglers
1967-04-22	Mike Newman of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1966-08-30	Mike Newman of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1956-06-23	Mike Newman of the Florida Gamblers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1956-04-01	The Florida Gamblers have promoted Mike Newman to the major league team.
1951-09-26	A trade has been completed between the Florida Gamblers and the Toronto Snow Storm. The Toronto Snow Storm receive Draft Pick 1954 Round 1 FLA (Orel Bannon) from the Florida Gamblers in exchange for Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 LAN (Mike Newman).
1950-08-25	A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles PF Flyers and the Toronto Snow Storm. The Toronto Snow Storm receive Draft Pick 1953 Round 1 LAN (Bert Pichardo), Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 LAN (Mike Newman), Draft Pick 1951 Round 1 LAN (Jim Helms) from the Los Angeles PF Flyers in exchange for Ray Bedgood.