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Name	Team	Age
Travis Nekola	Retired (1965, Age 34)	Died (2004, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 27 (1952)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	11 years (13 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	D	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	B	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
D-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	12/10/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	5	6
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1952	D+	B-	B-
1953	D+	B-	B-
1954	C-	B-	B-
1955	C-	B	B
1956	C-	B	B
1957	C-	B	B+
1958	C-	B	B+
1959	C-	B	B+
1960	C-	B	B+
1961	C-	B	B+
1962	C-	B	B+
1963	C-	B	B+
1964	C-	B	B+
1965	C-	B	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1965-11-01	Travis Nekola has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1965-04-05	The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Travis Nekola from the waiver wire.
1965-04-01	The New York Islanders have promoted Taylor Allard to the major league team. The New York Islanders have designated Travis Nekola for assignment.
1953-10-23	The New York Islanders have promoted Travis Nekola to the major league team. The New York Islanders have sent Earl Emerson to the minors.
1953-09-20	The New York Islanders have promoted David Moore to the major league team. The New York Islanders have sent Travis Nekola to the minors.
1952-09-30	A trade has been completed between the New York Islanders and the Washington Dictators del Mundo. The Washington Dictators del Mundo receive Blackie Smith, Yu Lin from the New York Islanders in exchange for Travis Nekola.
1952-09-29	The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Bill Monroe to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Mike Harper to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Travis Nekola to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Herb Strickland to the minors.
1952-09-24	The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Phil Allsing to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Mike Rudolph to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Hal Reis to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Travis Nekola to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Sam Leever to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Herb Strickland to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Kaiser Wilhelm to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have promoted Carlos Moskiman to the major league team. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Joe Milchin to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Chris Fletcher to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Arnie Ross to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Bucky Veil to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Ted Abernathy to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Tommy Hernandez to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Deacon Phillippe to the minors. The Washington Dictators del Mundo have sent Tom Seaver to the minors.