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Name	Team	Age
Chief Sandberg	Retired (1975, Age 35)	Died (2020, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 36 (1962)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	3 years (93 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
70	57	85
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
52	56	75
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
81	90	34
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	7	2
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
58	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
63	0	9/18/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
3 (3.3 %)	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	22	55	43	74	45	8	32
1963	30	61	48	79	48	21	45
1964	33	66	52	82	53	24	59
1965	36	69	53	83	58	30	65
1966	40	77	53	85	62	35	68
1967	46	78	55	88	67	42	73
1968	50	79	59	89	69	45	75
1969	53	81	59	93	72	52	79
1970	56	83	60	99	76	57	83
1971	59	85	62	100	80	58	88
1972	60	86	65	100	81	60	89
1973	60	86	65	100	81	61	89
1974	61	86	66	100	81	62	89
1975	57	85	61	98	80	59	88

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Chief Sandberg has retired from the Boston Braves
1975-07-16	The Boston Braves have promoted Matt Howe to the major league team. The Boston Braves have designated Chief Sandberg for assignment.
1972-03-25	The Boston Braves have promoted Chief Sandberg to the major league team. The Boston Braves have designated Gilly Milner for assignment.