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Name	Team	Age
Sam Burdock	Retired (1980, Age 37)	Died (2014, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24 (1962)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	12 years (29 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
67	65	72
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
51	56	83
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
67	77	33
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	31	6
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
62	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
33	0	10/28/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	4	7
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
47 (47.7 %)	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
1962	13	27	28	51	88	42	57
1963	20	34	32	57	88	47	62
1964	29	40	38	60	91	52	66
1965	32	41	40	63	91	55	67
1966	34	49	46	69	92	57	70
1967	41	52	48	71	95	59	71
1968	44	58	51	78	95	63	73
1969	45	61	52	80	95	64	73
1970	48	64	55	82	95	65	75
1971	49	64	56	82	96	65	76
1972	51	72	60	82	96	67	77
1973	52	72	61	83	96	67	78
1974	52	72	61	84	96	67	78
1975	53	74	61	84	96	67	79
1976	56	76	61	87	96	67	80
1977	57	76	61	87	96	69	80
1978	55	70	58	83	89	67	76
1979	55	69	57	82	87	66	72
1980	51	67	56	77	83	65	72

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Sam Burdock has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1980-04-01	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Duke Garcia to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ollie Terry to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Hector Manto to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Sam Burdock for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Rob Diaz for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Ray Benes for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Brian Doscher for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Noe Corcoran for assignment.
1978-07-16	Sam Burdock of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1973-04-29	Sam Burdock of the Brooklyn Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1968-04-01	The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Sam Burdock to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Bill Lapp for assignment.
1967-07-09	The Brooklyn Bums have sent Sam Burdock to the minors.
1967-05-29	The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Sam Burdock to the major league team.
1963-04-04	The Brooklyn Bums have sent Sam Burdock to the minors. The Brooklyn Bums have sent Chris Henderson to the minors.
1963-04-02	The Brooklyn Bums have auto-promoted Sam Burdock to the major leagues.
1962-06-21	The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Mike Derrington to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have sent Sam Burdock to the minors.
1962-06-20	The Brooklyn Bums have auto-promoted Sam Burdock to the major leagues.
1960-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Texas Stars and the Brooklyn Bums. The Brooklyn Bums receive Draft Pick 1962 Round 2 TEX (Sam Burdock), Draft Pick 1961 Round 2 TEX (Mark Gliatto) from the Texas Stars in exchange for Joe Kelleher, Clarence Fondy.