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Name	Team	Age
Hank Gates	Retired (1998, Age 37)	42
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18 (1980)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	15 years (136 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	10/3/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (SS)
C- (30.8 %)	C- (28.0 %)	D- (10.4 %)

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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
1980	C+	C	B	B-	D+	D+	C+
1981	B-	C	B+	B-	D+	D+	C+
1982	B-	C	B+	B-	C-	C-	B-
1983	B-	C+	B+	B-	C	C-	B-
1984	B	C+	A-	B-	C	C	B
1985	B+	B-	A-	B	C+	C+	B
1986	B+	B	A	B+	B-	B-	B+
1987	A-	B	A	B+	B-	B-	A-
1988	A-	B	A	B+	B	B-	A-
1989	A	B+	A	B+	B+	B-	A
1990	A	B+	A	B+	B+	B	A
1991	A	B+	A+	B+	B+	B	A
1992	A	B+	A+	B+	B+	B	A
1993	A	B+	A+	A-	B+	B	A
1994	A	B+	A+	A-	B+	B	A
1995	A	B+	A+	A-	B+	B	A
1996	A	B+	A	A-	B	B-	A
1997	A-	B	A	B+	B-	B-	A-
1998	B+	B	A-	B+	C+	B-	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	Hank Gates has retired from the New York Yankees
1992-08-07	Hank Gates of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1991-08-07	Hank Gates of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1991-06-25	Hank Gates of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1988-08-31	Hank Gates of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1986-09-19	Hank Gates of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1982-08-11	The New York Yankees have promoted Hank Gates to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Milt Donovan for assignment.
1980-04-21	The New York Yankees have acquired Hank Gates from the waiver wire. The New York Yankees have waived John Hemsley.
1980-04-08	The New York Yankees have waived Hank Gates.
1979-09-19	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Otters and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 KC (Hank Gates) from the Kansas City Otters in exchange for Harry McBee.