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Name	Team	Age
Sam Lopez	Retired (1960, Age 35)	Died (1985, Age 60)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1950)	RF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	9 years (40 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
66	34	68
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
61	57	79
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
82	71	17
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	3	9
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
19	62	60
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
1	0	8/28/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
31 (31.9 %)	1 (1.4 %)	0 (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
1950	57	75	55	65	77	22	51
1951	59	78	57	67	80	24	56
1952	61	78	59	72	81	28	58
1953	62	82	61	74	82	31	67
1954	62	82	61	75	82	33	69
1955	63	83	61	75	82	36	70
1956	63	83	61	75	83	36	70
1957	63	83	61	75	83	36	70
1958	63	83	62	75	83	37	70
1959	63	83	62	75	83	37	71
1960	61	82	57	71	79	34	68

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1960-11-01	Sam Lopez has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1960-06-08	The Colorado Rocks have waived Sam Lopez.
1960-05-21	The Colorado Rocks have promoted Luis Gaston to the major league team. The Colorado Rocks have designated Sam Lopez for assignment.
1960-05-21	The Colorado Rocks have promoted Sam Lopez to the major league team.
1960-04-01	The Colorado Rocks have promoted Rube Massey to the major league team. The Colorado Rocks have designated Sam Lopez for assignment.
1957-05-30	Sam Lopez of the Colorado Rocks is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1953-07-31	The Colorado Rocks have acquired Sam Lopez from the waiver wire.
1953-07-15	The Florida Northmen have promoted Jesse Veach to the major league team. The Florida Northmen have designated Sam Lopez for assignment.
1953-06-19	The Florida Northmen have acquired Sam Lopez from the waiver wire.
1953-06-03	The New York Crimes have promoted Levi Hartung to the major league team. The New York Crimes have designated Sam Lopez for assignment.
1952-08-05	The New York Crimes have promoted Sam Lopez to the major league team.
1952-05-30	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Perfectos and the New York Crimes. The New York Crimes receive Sam Lopez, Nick Malkmus from the St. Louis Perfectos in exchange for Kit Puckett.
1952-05-22	The St. Louis Perfectos have sent Sam Lopez down to the minors.
1950-08-07	Sam Lopez of the St. Louis Perfectos is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1950-04-01	The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Lopez to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent George Alomar to the minors.