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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 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (LF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1961	MIN	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
1962	MIN	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
1963	MIN	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	6
1964	MIN	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	10
1965	MIN	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	8
1966	MIN	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	16
1967	MIN	0	0	1	8	2	1	0	0	33
1968	MIN	0	0	2	5	8	0	0	0	17
1969	MIN	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	7

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).