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Name	Team	Age
Merle Lohrke	Retired (1970, Age 34)	Died (2010, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1960)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	0 years (24 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
49	49	45
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
70	64	77
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
22	19	39
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	37	12
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
95	74	72
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
32	0	2/25/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1960	62	20	58	13	73	42	38
1961	64	20	59	14	74	44	41
1962	65	20	60	16	75	46	43
1963	68	20	62	17	76	46	44
1964	68	20	62	19	76	47	44
1965	69	20	63	19	76	47	44
1966	69	21	63	19	77	49	44
1967	69	21	63	19	77	49	44
1968	70	22	64	19	77	49	44
1969	70	22	64	19	77	49	45
1970	70	22	64	19	77	49	45

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Merle Lohrke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-03-25	The New York Crimes have waived Merle Lohrke.
1968-10-03	The New York Crimes have promoted Red Pena to the major league team. The New York Crimes have designated Merle Lohrke for assignment.
1968-09-05	The New York Crimes have promoted Merle Lohrke to the major league team. The New York Crimes have designated Ron McNichol for assignment.
1968-09-05	The New York Crimes have acquired Merle Lohrke from the waiver wire.