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Name	Team	Age
Gene Klesko	Retired (1970, Age 36)	Died (2002, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (1954)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	8 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
59	86	32
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
51	60	47
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
69	71	17
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	2	9
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
71	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
44	0	6/12/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
9 (9.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1962	NYA	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1963	NYA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
1964	NYA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
1965	NYA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
1966	NYA	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
1967	NYA	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
1968	NYA	36	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	9
1969	NYA	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Gene Klesko has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-04-18	The New York Crimes have waived Gene Klesko.
1970-03-25	The New York Crimes have promoted Mel Roseboro to the major league team. The New York Crimes have designated Gene Klesko for assignment.
1969-06-04	Gene Klesko of the New York Crimes is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1968-04-14	Gene Klesko of the New York Crimes is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1962-03-25	The New York Crimes have promoted Gene Klesko to the major league team. The New York Crimes have sent Todd Merritt to the minors.
1954-08-27	The New York Crimes have acquired Gene Klesko from the waiver wire.
1954-08-09	The Toronto Terrors have waived Gene Klesko.