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Name	Team	Age
Joe Fishburn	Retired (1993, Age 38)	Died (2023, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1976)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League	0	16 years (33 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	5/15/1955
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	5
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (SS)
A+ (98.8 %)	B+ (73.6 %)	D- (6.9 %)

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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
1976	B	B-	B+	B	B	B-	D+
1977	B+	B	A-	B	B+	B+	C-
1978	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	A-	C
1979	B+	B+	A	B+	A-	A	C
1980	B+	B+	A	B+	A-	A	C
1981	A-	A-	A	A-	A	A+	C+
1982	A-	A-	A	A-	A	A+	C+
1983	A-	A-	A	A-	A	A+	B-
1984	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B-
1985	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B-
1986	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B-
1987	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B-
1988	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B-
1989	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B-
1990	A-	A-	A+	A-	A-	A+	B-
1991	A-	B+	A	A-	A-	A+	C+
1992	B+	B+	A	B+	A-	A	C+
1993	B+	B+	A	B+	A-	A	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Joe Fishburn has retired from the Boston Americans
1989-05-20	Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota DareDevils is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1989-04-01	Trade #1139255 has been completed between the Minnesota DareDevils and the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns receive Fritz Hegan from the Minnesota DareDevils in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1989-04-01	The St. Louis Browns have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1988-09-13	Joe Fishburn of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1988-08-23	Trade #1132960 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Autoworkers. The Detroit Autoworkers receive Walter Drabowsky, Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 STL (Paul Tucker) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Joe Fishburn, Gene Bates, Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 DET (Hugo Guerra). Protest This Trade.
1988-08-20	The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1987-08-27	The Detroit Autoworkers have removed Joe Fishburn from the trade block.
1987-04-21	Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1987-03-01	The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1984-04-25	Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-08-31	Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1982-04-25	Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1981-06-28	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Autoworkers and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Jerry Mashore, Rube Jones, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 DET (Frank Williams) from the Detroit Autoworkers in exchange for Larry Look, Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-19	A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Bill Burrows, Ralph Decker, Joe Fishburn from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Rabbit Renko, Fred Green. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-08	Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota Savage Snowmen is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-05-12	A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati Bengals receive Tom Garcia, Ping Stuart from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1978-09-20	Joe Fishburn of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1977-09-09	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team.
1977-08-19	The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-08-19	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Dave Stephens to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Rocky McKnight for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Jeff Gilbert for assignment.
1977-07-17	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-04-18	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Sam Choteau for assignment.
1977-04-11	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ferris Long to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ed James to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1977-04-01	The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Skeeter Hunt for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Hal Johnson for assignment.