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Name	Team	Age
Ralph Holtgrave	Retired (1996, Age 38)	Died (2029, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1980)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Robin Roberts League	0	13 years (100 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	10/18/1958
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (9.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (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
1980	B-	B	B	B+	D	B-	D
1981	B-	B	B+	B+	C-	B	D+
1982	B	B+	B+	B+	C	B	C-
1983	B	B+	A-	A-	C+	B+	C
1984	B	A-	A-	A-	C+	A-	C
1985	B	A-	A-	A-	B-	A-	C+
1986	B+	A-	A-	A	B-	A	C+
1987	B+	A-	A	A	B	A	C+
1988	B+	A-	A	A	B	A	C+
1989	B+	A-	A	A	B	A	B-
1990	B+	A-	A	A	B	A	B-
1991	B+	A-	A	A	B	A	B-
1992	B+	A-	A	A	B	A	B-
1993	B+	A-	A	A-	B	A	C+
1994	B	B+	A	B+	B-	A	C+
1995	B	B+	A-	B+	C+	A-	C+
1996	B-	B+	A-	B	C+	A-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Ralph Holtgrave has retired from the Houston Astros
1993-09-17	Ralph Holtgrave of the Houston Astros is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1991-07-31	Ralph Holtgrave of the Houston Astros is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1991-04-10	Ralph Holtgrave of the Houston Astros is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1986-04-28	Ralph Holtgrave of the Houston Astros is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1984-08-03	Ralph Holtgrave of the Houston Astros is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1983-04-01	The Houston Astros have promoted Ralph Holtgrave to the major league team. The Houston Astros have designated Joe Franco for assignment.
1982-03-26	The Houston Astros have sent Ralph Holtgrave to the minors.
1981-09-12	The Houston Astros have promoted Ralph Holtgrave to the major league team.
1977-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Storm and the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros receive Denver Petralli, Frank Hughes, Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 CHN (Jose Sylvester), Draft Pick 1980 Round 1 CHN (Ralph Holtgrave) from the Chicago Storm in exchange for Tommy Faber.