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Name	Team	Age
Rudy Ford	Retired (1976, Age 36)	Died (2014, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1959)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	7 years (129 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
54	45	57
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
54	43	65
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
60	53	3
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	11	11
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
34	76	36
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
41	0	6/23/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)
98 (98.9 %)	95 (95.9 %)	73 (73.6 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1959	37	44	27	30	63	13	10
1960	42	50	31	38	65	22	24
1961	49	55	37	46	67	31	32
1962	53	59	44	55	74	35	37
1963	56	62	49	59	75	41	43
1964	57	67	50	59	75	41	46
1965	57	70	51	61	76	44	48
1966	59	73	51	63	77	47	53
1967	60	75	53	64	77	47	55
1968	61	75	54	65	79	50	56
1969	63	75	54	65	79	50	56
1970	64	75	56	65	80	51	58
1971	64	77	56	66	80	51	59
1972	64	77	56	66	81	51	60
1973	64	77	56	66	81	51	61
1974	64	77	57	66	81	51	61
1975	62	70	51	63	75	49	59
1976	56	64	46	55	71	47	56

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1976-11-01	Rudy Ford has retired from the Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees
1972-04-15	Rudy Ford of the Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1970-04-01	The Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees have promoted Billy Rogalski to the major league team.
1965-06-20	The Toronto Terrors have designated Rudy Ford for assignment.
1964-08-03	The Toronto Terrors have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team.
1964-06-12	The Toronto Terrors have demoted Rudy Ford to the minor leagues.
1964-06-08	The Toronto Terrors have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team. The Toronto Terrors have sent Jack Melendez to the minors.
1964-05-16	The Toronto Terrors have promoted Red Smith to the major league team. The Toronto Terrors have sent Rudy Ford to the minors.
1964-05-16	The Toronto Terrors have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team. The Toronto Terrors have sent Chris George to the minors.
1964-04-01	The Toronto Terrors have acquired Rudy Ford from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01	The New York Crimes have waived Rudy Ford.