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Name	Team	Age
Bruce Ganzel	Retired (1978, Age 38)	Died (2024, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21 (1959)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	14 years (11 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
68	72	72
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
92	84	66
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
50	46	37
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	22	7
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
41	95	92
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
90	0	6/18/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
73 (73.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1965	NL	Rookie of the Year
1967	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1968	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1969	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1970	NL	MVP; All Star Starter (SS)
1971	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1972	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1973	NL	All Star Starter (SS)
1976	NL	All Star Reserve (2B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Bruce Ganzel has retired from the St. Louis Perfectos
1965-04-01	The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Glenn Magee to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Lil Napier to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Bruce Ganzel to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have designated John Owen for assignment. The St. Louis Perfectos have designated Fred Mamaux for assignment. The St. Louis Perfectos have designated Charlie Craver for assignment.
1964-10-23	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Perfectos and the Texas Stars. The Texas Stars receive Bill Narron, P.J. Nonnenkamp, Draft Pick 1967 Round 1 STL (Gary Bunker), Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 STL (Tom Ancker) from the St. Louis Perfectos in exchange for Glenn Magee, Bruce Ganzel.
1964-10-15	The Texas Stars have placed Bruce Ganzel on the trade block.