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Name	Team	Age
Merv Savage	Retired (1977, Age 35)	Died (2020, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18 (1959)	SP	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	12 years (70 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
65	34	1
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
6	9	24
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
17	18	45
Endurance	Velocity	Control
52	81	50
Leadership	Mentor Value
86	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
33	0	12/1/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
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
1959	49	56	14
1960	50	61	17
1961	50	68	20
1962	52	76	26
1963	52	84	34
1964	53	89	39
1965	53	91	42
1966	56	91	46
1967	57	91	46
1968	57	91	49
1969	58	91	51
1970	58	91	54
1971	58	91	54
1972	58	91	54
1973	58	91	54
1974	58	91	54
1975	58	91	54
1976	55	84	53
1977	52	79	50

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Merv Savage has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-04-12	The Houston Apaches have waived Merv Savage.
1977-03-25	The Houston Apaches have designated Merv Savage for assignment. The Houston Apaches have designated Jeff Pierce for assignment.
1976-04-10	The Houston Apaches have acquired Merv Savage from the waiver wire.
1976-03-25	The Baltimore have promoted Otto Arroyo to the major league team. The Baltimore have designated Jim Lee for assignment. The Baltimore have designated Merv Savage for assignment.
1975-04-01	The Baltimore have removed Merv Savage from the trade block.
1973-07-30	Merv Savage of the Baltimore has thrown a no-hitter against the Seattle Pilots.
1973-05-14	Merv Savage of the Baltimore is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1972-09-22	Merv Savage of the Baltimore is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1972-05-13	The Baltimore have placed Merv Savage on the trade block.
1971-04-27	The Baltimore have re-claimed Merv Savage from the waiver wire.
1971-04-12	The Baltimore have promoted Ed Sasser to the major league team. The Baltimore have designated Merv Savage for assignment.
1968-04-10	The Baltimore Birds have removed Merv Savage from the trade block.
1965-04-01	The Baltimore Birds have promoted Mel Knorr to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have promoted Al Innis to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have promoted Merv Savage to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have designated Roy Fahey for assignment. The Baltimore Birds have designated John Drews for assignment. The Baltimore Birds have designated John Millette for assignment.
1964-07-17	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Drews to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Merv Savage to the minors.
1964-06-17	The Washington Nationals have placed Merv Savage on the trade block.
1964-04-01	The Washington Nationals have promoted Merv Savage to the major league team.