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Name	Team	Age
Sterling Ontiveros	Retired (1980, Age 37)	Died (2026, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1965)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	4 years (148 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
64	52	41
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
8	13	46
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
4	5	28
Endurance	Velocity	Control
39	50	78
Leadership	Mentor Value
6	29
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
58	0	10/26/1943
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1965	49	40	51
1966	49	46	58
1967	49	48	59
1968	49	50	63
1969	49	51	69
1970	49	52	72
1971	49	53	72
1972	49	54	73
1973	49	58	77
1974	49	59	79
1975	49	61	79
1976	49	61	81
1977	49	61	81
1978	45	60	80
1979	43	57	79
1980	42	55	80

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Sterling Ontiveros has retired from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers
1976-05-08	The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have acquired Sterling Ontiveros from the waiver wire.
1976-04-22	The Baltimore have promoted Jim Lee to the major league team. The Baltimore have designated Sterling Ontiveros for assignment.
1976-04-01	The Baltimore have promoted Sterling Ontiveros to the major league team. The Baltimore have promoted Sam Metha to the major league team.
1975-04-01	The Baltimore have acquired Sterling Ontiveros from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01	The Texas Stars have waived Sterling Ontiveros.
1967-06-12	The Texas Stars have acquired Sterling Ontiveros from the waiver wire.
1967-04-08	The St. Louis Perfectos have waived Sterling Ontiveros.