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Name	Team	Age
Joe McDowell	Retired (1985, Age 36)	Died (2014, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63 (1971)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	6 years (126 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
59	47	71
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
56	57	63
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
66	55	18
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	21	5
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
90	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
1	0	12/21/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
99 (99.0 %)	93 (93.6 %)	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
1971	28	40	35	38	66	24	29
1972	38	49	45	48	70	30	43
1973	47	55	53	56	74	36	53
1974	51	63	59	58	75	48	62
1975	58	64	62	63	76	52	67
1976	61	68	64	65	78	53	71
1977	61	72	65	68	78	54	75
1978	63	72	65	69	80	54	76
1979	63	72	66	69	80	54	76
1980	63	73	67	69	80	54	77
1981	64	73	67	70	80	54	78
1982	64	73	67	70	80	55	78
1983	61	68	62	63	73	52	76
1984	59	68	58	59	68	49	74
1985	56	65	57	55	63	47	71

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Joe McDowell has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-04-01	The Colorado Rocks have promoted Andy Donlin to the major league team. The Colorado Rocks have promoted Ray Groskloss to the major league team. The Colorado Rocks have waived Mike Kahler. The Colorado Rocks have waived Joe McDowell.
1979-06-29	Joe McDowell of the Colorado Rocks is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1979-06-25	The Colorado Rocks have promoted Joe McDowell to the major league team. The Colorado Rocks have designated Gene Albanese for assignment.
1979-06-25	The Colorado Rocks have acquired Joe McDowell from the waiver wire.
1979-04-01	The New York Crimes have promoted George McWilliams to the major league team. The New York Crimes have waived Joe McDowell.
1978-05-16	Joe McDowell of the New York Crimes is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1977-06-08	The New York Crimes have promoted Joe McDowell to the major league team.
1976-07-14	The New York Crimes have sent Joe McDowell to the minors.
1976-05-30	The New York Crimes have promoted Joe McDowell to the major league team.
1976-04-18	The New York Crimes have acquired Joe McDowell from the waiver wire.
1976-04-01	The Detroit Dukes have waived Joe McDowell.