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Name	Team	Age
George Buchanan	Retired (1975, Age 34)	Died (2014, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 39 (1962)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	0 years (5 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
66	97	36
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
42	51	49
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
92	96	19
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	13	22
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
45	96	99
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
48	0	5/3/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
1 (1.6 %)	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	16	55	26	72	19	65	11
1963	23	66	33	78	31	73	18
1964	28	73	39	83	35	78	22
1965	30	78	41	89	37	82	26
1966	31	80	41	93	39	83	27
1967	32	83	42	93	40	84	27
1968	36	84	43	93	41	90	29
1969	37	88	45	94	42	97	30
1970	38	88	47	95	45	97	30
1971	40	91	49	96	49	97	33
1972	41	91	49	96	49	97	34
1973	42	91	49	96	49	97	35
1974	42	92	49	96	49	97	35
1975	42	92	50	96	49	97	36

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	George Buchanan has retired from the Florida Kings
1967-04-05	The Florida Kings have acquired George Buchanan from the waiver wire.
1966-06-02	The Atlanta Wolves have waived George Buchanan.
1965-04-11	The Atlanta Wolves have promoted Duffy Wasinger to the major league team. The Atlanta Wolves have sent George Buchanan to the minors.
1965-04-05	The Atlanta Wolves have promoted George Buchanan to the major league team.