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Name	Team	Age
J.L. Bourne	Retired (1987, Age 39)	Died (2031, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1966)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ed ONeill League	0	18 years (58 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	6/5/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	8
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A- (83.7 %)	F  (2.7 %)	F  (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
1966	C-	B-	C-	B	C+	C+	C-
1967	C	B	C	B+	B-	B	C
1968	C+	B+	C+	A-	B	B	C+
1969	C+	B+	C+	A-	B+	B+	C+
1970	B-	A-	B-	A	A-	A-	B-
1971	B	A-	B	A	A-	A-	B-
1972	B	A	B	A	A-	A	B
1973	B+	A+	B	A+	A-	A	B
1974	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A+	B
1975	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A+	B+
1976	B+	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	B+
1977	B+	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	B+
1978	A-	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	B+
1979	A-	A+	A-	A+	A	A+	B+
1980	A-	A+	A-	A+	A	A+	B+
1981	A-	A+	A-	A+	A	A+	B+
1982	A-	A+	A-	A+	A	A+	B+
1983	B+	A	A-	A	A-	A+	B
1984	B+	A	B+	A	B+	A+	B
1985	B+	A-	B+	A	B+	A+	B
1986	B+	A-	B	A-	B+	A	B
1987	B	A-	B	A-	B	A	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	J.L. Bourne now holds the league record for career doubles.
1987-11-01	J.L. Bourne has retired from the Atlanta AeroNauts
1987-04-12	J.L. Bourne collected his 3000th career hit.
1975-09-18	J.L. Bourne of the Atlanta AeroNauts is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1970-03-25	The Atlanta AeroNauts have promoted Pete Atkins to the major league team. The Atlanta AeroNauts have promoted Tommy Piche to the major league team. The Atlanta AeroNauts have promoted J.L. Bourne to the major league team.
1966-04-18	The Atlanta AeroNauts have renamed Harry Chesbro to J.L. Bourne.
1965-10-23	A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay Thunder and the Atlanta AeroNauts. The Atlanta AeroNauts receive Joe Ward, Jeff Versalles, Brad Wallerstein, Warren Worthington III, Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 TB (Jimmy Evans), Draft Pick 1967 Round 1 TB (Doug Robinson), Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 TB (J.L. Bourne) from the Tampa Bay Thunder in exchange for Kyle Mellor, Gulden Draak, Dan LaVoie, Chase Hammond, Billy Ocean Jr..