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Name	Team	Age
Jim Gear	Retired (1967, Age 35)	Died (2006, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 79 (1954)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	1 years (117 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
60	61	31
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
6	8	17
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
11	9	65
Endurance	Velocity	Control
32	90	31
Leadership	Mentor Value
81	97
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
40	0	2/2/1932
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1954	40	80	15
1955	40	84	22
1956	40	88	25
1957	40	91	28
1958	40	92	30
1959	40	93	32
1960	40	93	35
1961	40	93	36
1962	40	96	38
1963	40	100	38
1964	40	100	41
1965	40	100	41
1966	40	100	41
1967	36	95	35

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Jim Gear has retired from the Florida Kings
1967-10-09	The Florida Kings have promoted Joe Kingman to the major league team. The Florida Kings have designated Jim Gear for assignment.
1967-07-05	The Florida Kings have promoted Jim Gear to the major league team. The Florida Kings have designated Hank Palacios for assignment.
1967-07-05	The Florida Kings have acquired Jim Gear from the waiver wire.
1967-04-18	The Baltimore Birds have waived Jim Gear.
1967-04-01	The Baltimore Birds have designated Jim Gear for assignment.
1966-08-14	The Baltimore Birds have promoted Jim Gear to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have sent Tom Pattin to the minors.
1966-08-14	The Baltimore Birds have acquired Jim Gear from the waiver wire.
1965-06-04	The Baltimore Birds have waived Jim Gear.
1965-05-13	The Baltimore Birds have designated Jim Gear for assignment.
1964-07-07	The Washington Nationals have promoted Jim Gear to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Bobby Smith for assignment.
1964-06-23	The Washington Nationals have acquired Jim Gear from the waiver wire.
1964-05-22	The Brooklyn Bums have waived Jim Gear.
1964-04-01	The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Carl McCraw to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Jim Gear to the major league team.
1964-04-01	The Brooklyn Bums have acquired Jim Gear from the waiver wire.
1954-04-01	The Brooklyn Bums have waived Jim Gear.