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Name	Team	Age
Ed Black	Retired (1970, Age 36)	Died (2020, Age 86)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22 (1952)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	10 years (8 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
69	75	67
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
78	79	70
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
64	57	24
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	4	3
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
3	40	39
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
61	0	4/19/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (1B)
98 (98.4 %)	94 (94.7 %)	83 (83.2 %)

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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
1952	36	23	45	20	68	23	30
1953	45	34	50	31	73	33	40
1954	54	42	58	38	76	43	42
1955	61	48	63	45	76	47	50
1956	67	54	69	50	77	55	56
1957	68	57	72	53	80	65	62
1958	70	61	75	55	81	66	64
1959	73	63	77	58	82	67	65
1960	78	65	79	59	83	67	66
1961	80	66	81	60	85	69	68
1962	80	66	83	62	86	72	70
1963	82	66	84	62	86	73	71
1964	82	66	84	63	86	73	71
1965	82	67	84	63	86	74	71
1966	82	67	84	63	86	74	71
1967	82	67	84	63	86	74	71
1968	82	67	84	63	86	75	71
1969	78	65	82	61	78	75	70
1970	78	64	79	57	70	75	67

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Ed Black has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-06-03	The Kansas City D-Bags have waived Ed Black.
1970-04-01	The Kansas City D-Bags have promoted Joe Stephenson to the major league team. The Kansas City D-Bags have designated Ed Black for assignment.
1969-09-06	Ed Black of the Kansas City D-Bags is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1967-06-08	The Kansas City D-Bags have placed Ed Black on the trade block.
1960-04-05	The Kansas City D-Bags have promoted Ed Black to the major league team. The Kansas City D-Bags have sent Brian Doscher to the minors.