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Name	Team	Age
Don Long	Retired (1964, Age 34)	Died (2008, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47 (1953)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
51	61	57
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
54	39	78
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
49	28	44
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	63	4
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
10	45	20
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
51	0	2/28/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	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
1953	48	45	35	20	76	50	53
1954	49	45	36	21	76	54	53
1955	51	45	37	23	77	57	56
1956	52	46	38	24	77	58	57
1957	52	48	38	24	77	59	57
1958	52	48	38	25	78	60	57
1959	53	48	38	26	78	60	57
1960	54	48	39	26	78	61	57
1961	54	49	39	27	78	61	57
1962	54	49	39	27	78	61	57
1963	54	49	39	27	78	61	57
1964	54	49	39	27	78	61	57

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Don Long has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1953-04-01	The Boston Braves have waived Don Long.
1951-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Toronto Terrors. The Toronto Terrors receive Andy Zapustas from the Boston Braves in exchange for Toots McCarthy, Draft Pick 1953 Round 2 BOS (Bill Watson), Draft Pick 1953 Round 3 BRO (Don Long).
1950-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bums and the Toronto Terrors. The Toronto Terrors receive Draft Pick 1953 Round 3 BRO (Don Long), Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 BRO (Johnnie Hodapp), Draft Pick 1951 Round 1 BRO (Scott Haney) from the Brooklyn Bums in exchange for Dick Kostal, Charley Urban.