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Name	Team	Age
Howard Thome	Retired (2006, Age 36)	Died (2044, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1987)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Tim Raines League	0	15 years (118 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/2/1969
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.3 %)	C+ (47.3 %)	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
1987	C	B	C+	A	B	D+	F
1988	C	B	C+	A	B+	C	D
1989	C+	B+	C+	A+	B+	C	D+
1990	B-	A-	B-	A+	B+	C+	D+
1991	B-	A-	B-	A+	B+	B-	C-
1992	B-	A	B-	A+	A-	B-	C-
1993	B	A	B-	A+	A-	B	C
1994	B	A+	B-	A+	A	B+	C+
1995	B+	A+	B	A+	A	B+	C+
1996	B+	A+	B	A+	A	B+	B-
1997	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A-	B
1998	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A-	B
1999	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A-	B
2000	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A-	B
2001	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A-	B
2002	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A	B
2003	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A	B
2004	B+	A+	B	A+	A	A-	B
2005	B+	A+	B	A+	A-	A-	B
2006	B	A	B-	A+	B+	A-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2006-11-01	Howard Thome has retired from the St. Louis Cards
2006-09-07	Howard Thome of the St. Louis Cards is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2005-07-02	The St. Louis Cards have removed Howard Thome from the trade block.
2005-04-21	The St. Louis Cards have placed Howard Thome on the trade block.
2004-04-03	Howard Thome of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
2003-04-28	Howard Thome of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2001-04-05	Howard Thome of the St. Louis RED BIRDS is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1995-07-02	Howard Thome of the St. Louis RED BIRDS is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1991-03-01	The St. Louis RED BIRDS have promoted Howard Thome to the major league team. The St. Louis RED BIRDS have sent Jack Weaver to the minors.
1987-04-30	The St. Louis RED BIRDS have renamed March Hartzell to Howard Thome.