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Name	Team	Age
John Beckett	Retired (1964, Age 34)	Died (1989, Age 59)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (1953)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Albert Pujols League	0	0 years (158 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	7/16/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)
B+ (70.2 %)	D+ (21.2 %)	D  (14.0 %)

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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	C-	C+	C+	B	A-	C	D+
1954	C-	C+	C+	B	A-	C	C-
1955	C-	C+	C+	B	A-	C	C-
1956	C	C+	C+	B+	A-	C+	C-
1957	C	B-	B-	B+	A	C+	C-
1958	C	B-	B-	B+	A	B-	C
1959	C	B-	B-	B+	A	B-	C
1960	C	B-	B-	B+	A	B-	C
1961	C	B-	B-	B+	A	B-	C
1962	C	B-	B-	B+	A	B-	C
1963	C	B-	B-	B+	A	B-	C
1964	C	B-	B-	B+	A	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	John Beckett has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1961-09-16	The Texas Outlaws have waived John Beckett.
1958-10-10	The Texas Outlaws have promoted Truck Fick to the major league team. The Texas Outlaws have sent John Beckett to the minors.
1958-04-05	The Texas Outlaws have promoted John Beckett to the major league team. The Texas Outlaws have sent Truck Fick to the minors.
1957-04-01	The Texas Outlaws have acquired John Beckett from the waiver wire.
1956-05-27	The St. Louis Crusaders have waived John Beckett.
1956-04-14	The St. Louis Crusaders have acquired John Beckett from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01	The Toronto Argonauts have waived John Beckett.
1954-06-20	The Toronto Argonauts have removed John Beckett from the trade block.
1954-06-17	The Toronto Argonauts have acquired John Beckett from the waiver wire.
1954-05-13	The Detroit Red Legs have waived John Beckett.
1953-04-01	The Detroit Red Legs have renamed Bob Beckett to John Beckett.