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Name	Team	Age
Yo-Yo Cliburn	Retired (1969, Age 33)	Died (2005, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40 (1953)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League	0	8 years (59 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	12/19/1935
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.4 %)	F  (2.6 %)	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
1953	B-	D-	A-	D-	B	D+	F
1954	B-	D-	A-	D-	B	D+	F
1955	B-	D-	A-	D-	B	D+	D-
1956	B+	D	A	D	B	C-	D
1957	A-	D+	A+	D	B	C-	D+
1958	A-	C-	A+	D+	B+	C-	C-
1959	A	C-	A+	D+	B+	C	C
1960	A	C-	A+	C-	A-	C+	C
1961	A	C-	A+	C-	A-	C+	C+
1962	A	C-	A+	C-	A-	B-	C+
1963	A	C	A+	C	A-	B-	C+
1964	A+	C	A+	C	A-	B-	C+
1965	A+	C	A+	C	A	B-	C+
1966	A+	C	A+	C	A	B-	C+
1967	A+	C	A+	C	A	B-	C+
1968	A+	C	A+	C	A	B-	C+
1969	A+	C	A+	C	A	B-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1969-11-01	Yo-Yo Cliburn has retired from the Minnesota Twins
1961-07-28	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Yo-Yo Cliburn to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Doug Stuffel to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated Eddie Madjeski for assignment.
1961-06-15	The Minnesota Twins have acquired Yo-Yo Cliburn from the waiver wire. The Minnesota Twins have waived Louis Garcia.
1961-05-25	The Montreal Inhumanoids have waived Yo-Yo Cliburn.
1954-07-01	The Montreal Inhumanoids have acquired Yo-Yo Cliburn from the waiver wire.
1953-04-01	The Baltimore Browns have waived Yo-Yo Cliburn.
1950-06-12	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the Brooklyn Wild Geese. The Brooklyn Wild Geese receive Jerry Johnson, Pete Ward, Draft Pick 1951 Round 5 BAL (Frankie Dunlap) from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for Draft Pick 1953 Round 3 BRO (Yo-Yo Cliburn).