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Name	Team	Age
Lefty Birdsall	Retired (1967, Age 35)	Died (2006, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1950)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	10 years (109 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
69	92	52
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
74	84	70
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
59	56	9
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	3	4
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
4	41	41
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
46	0	12/13/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
77 (77.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	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	53	40	61	43	62	81	23
1951	58	45	67	48	67	89	28
1952	64	50	71	51	74	96	31
1953	68	54	75	54	75	100	36
1954	70	60	81	59	79	100	44
1955	76	64	85	62	80	100	46
1956	78	66	86	64	80	100	52
1957	80	66	88	68	82	100	56
1958	81	67	91	68	83	100	56
1959	82	70	92	68	84	100	56
1960	82	70	93	68	84	100	57
1961	82	70	93	68	84	100	57
1962	82	72	93	68	84	100	57
1963	82	73	93	68	84	100	57
1964	82	73	93	68	84	100	57
1965	82	73	93	68	84	100	57
1966	79	68	93	67	77	98	56
1967	77	61	88	62	75	96	54

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Lefty Birdsall has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-08-20	The Seattle Pilots have waived Lefty Birdsall.
1967-04-11	The Seattle Pilots have promoted Curt Milligan to the major league team. The Seattle Pilots have designated Lefty Birdsall for assignment.
1963-06-27	Lefty Birdsall of the Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1963-05-07	The Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs have placed Lefty Birdsall on the trade block.
1962-08-21	Lefty Birdsall of the Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1957-09-05	Lefty Birdsall of the Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1956-06-10	The Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs have promoted Lefty Birdsall to the major league team.
1950-04-01	The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted Sang-Hoon Fox to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted Jason Gainey to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted Brian Newfield to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Rays have sent Lefty Birdsall to the minors. The Tampa Bay Rays have sent Paul Miller to the minors. The Tampa Bay Rays have sent Cam Francona to the minors.