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Name	Team	Age
Willie Davis	Retired (1979, Age 37)	Died (2008, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1960)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League	0	14 years (13 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	3/5/1942
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1960	D	C	C-	C	A	D-	C
1961	D+	C+	C	C+	A+	D	C+
1962	C	B-	C+	B-	A+	D+	B-
1963	C	B	C+	B	A+	C-	B
1964	C	B	B-	B	A+	C-	B+
1965	C	B	B-	B	A+	C	B+
1966	C+	B+	B-	B	A+	C	B+
1967	C+	B+	B	B+	A+	C	A-
1968	B-	B+	B	B+	A+	C+	A-
1969	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A-
1970	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A-
1971	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A
1972	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	B-	A
1973	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	B-	A
1974	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	B-	A
1975	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	B-	A
1976	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	B-	A
1977	B-	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A-
1978	B-	A-	B	B+	A	C+	A-
1979	C+	B+	B	B+	A-	C+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Willie Davis has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1979-07-06	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jim Braun to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Willie Davis for assignment.
1978-05-10	Willie Davis of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1977-06-04	Willie Davis of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1976-04-25	Willie Davis of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1975-09-20	Willie Davis of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1970-04-29	Willie Davis of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1965-06-24	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Willie Davis to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Steve Curd for assignment.
1965-06-24	A trade has been completed between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Willie Davis, Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 CHA (Art Sloan) from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Johnny Stynes.
1962-03-25	The Chicago White Sox have renamed Willie Davis (CHA) to Willie Davis.
1961-10-03	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox receive Willie Davis (CHA) from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for .
1961-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Willie Davis (CHA) from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Mike Lopez (CHA).
1961-04-01	The Chicago White Sox have renamed Willie Davis to Willie Davis (CHA).
1959-05-21	A trade has been completed between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Babe Ruth, Giovanni Otterson, Stan Elster from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Lyle Russell, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 CHA (Manny Herrera), Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 BAL (Willie Davis), Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 BAL (Greg Jordan).