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Name	Team	Age
Kid Meares	Retired (1972, Age 39)	Died (2015, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1954)	SP	B/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	15 years (16 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B-	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	9/6/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	6
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1954	B	B-	C+
1955	B	B-	B-
1956	B	B	B-
1957	B	B+	B
1958	B	B+	B
1959	B	B+	B
1960	B	A-	B+
1961	B+	A-	B+
1962	B+	A-	B+
1963	B+	A-	B+
1964	B+	A-	B+
1965	B+	A-	B+
1966	B+	A	B+
1967	B+	A	B+
1968	B	B+	B+
1969	B	B+	B+
1970	B	B	B+
1971	B-	B	B
1972	B-	B-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Kid Meares has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-03-31	The Detroit Blazers have promoted Masanori Boitano to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jack Boyd to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Rod Ross to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Steve Campfield to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Kid Meares to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Roger Jones to the major league team.
1971-03-30	Kid Meares has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $1.2M per year for 1 year.
1970-06-03	Kid Meares of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1970-03-30	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Charlie Walker to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Mel Gullett to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Emil Gallivan to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Kid Meares to the major league team.
1970-03-30	Kid Meares has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $4.0M per year for 1 year.
1969-03-31	The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Charlie Walker to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Ed Vance to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Walt Leach to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Bill Gear to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Bill Freese to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Jerry Darwin to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Bill Swanson to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Kid Meares to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Ken Albanese to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Dave Shoun to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Sid Delgado to the major league team.
1969-03-29	Kid Meares has signed with the Toronto Soulpeppers for $8.2M per year for 1 year.
1965-07-30	Kid Meares of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1963-03-30	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Hank Locke to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Juan Mahomes to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Brad Nitkowski to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Rod Ross to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Kid Meares to the major league team.
1963-03-30	Kid Meares has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $10.8M per year for 6 years.
1962-03-29	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bob Comstock to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Kid Meares to the major league team.
1962-03-29	Kid Meares has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $10.0M per year for 1 year.
1957-03-30	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Rod Ross to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted J.J. Checo to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Kid Meares to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Frank Messersmith to the major league team.
1952-08-10	A trade has been completed between the Arizona Heat and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive Don Hanna, Draft Pick 1954 Round 1 ARI (Kid Meares) from the Arizona Heat in exchange for Ed Service.