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Name	Team	Age
Robert Ratfink	Retired (1978, Age 37)	Died (2022, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1959)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	16 years (104 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
A-	B+	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	8/18/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	9	13
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (89.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1963	AL	Rookie of the Year
1965	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)
1968	AL	All Star Starter (2B); Gold Glove (2B)
1969	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (SS)
1970	AL	All Star Starter (SS)
1971	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (SS)
1972	AL	All Star Starter (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
1973	AL	All Star Reserve (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
1974	AL	All Star Reserve (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
1975	AL	All Star Starter (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
1976	AL	All Star Reserve (SS)
1977	AL	All Star Starter (3B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Robert Ratfink has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1978-09-05	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore IRISH and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Robert Ratfink from the Baltimore IRISH in exchange for Cliff Murakami. Protest This Trade.
1976-11-01	Robert Ratfink now holds the league record for career triples.
1974-10-15	Robert Ratfink of the Baltimore IRISH is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1974-05-16	Robert Ratfink of the Baltimore IRISH is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1969-09-25	Robert Ratfink of the Cleveland Steamers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1962-10-03	The Cleveland Steamers have promoted Robert Ratfink to the major league team. The Cleveland Steamers have designated Mark Colon for assignment. The Cleveland Steamers have designated Frank Wilkins for assignment.
1959-04-11	The Cleveland Steamers have renamed Al Hudson to Robert Ratfink.
1958-06-11	A trade has been completed between the Toronto Snow Storm and the Cleveland Steamers. The Cleveland Steamers receive John Tenace, Leroy Uhalt, Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 TOR (Kenny Winker), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 TOR (Robert Ratfink) from the Toronto Snow Storm in exchange for Carlito Pistachio.