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Name	Team	Age
Rusty Almeida	Retired (1982, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30 (1966)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	0 years (19 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	7/30/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A- (79.9 %)	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
1966	D-	F	C-	C-	C	C	D+
1967	D	D-	C	C-	C+	C+	C-
1968	D+	D	C+	C	C+	C+	C-
1969	C	D+	B-	C	C+	C+	C-
1970	C	D+	B-	C	C+	C+	C
1971	C	D+	B	C	B-	C+	C
1972	C	C-	B	C	B-	C+	C
1973	C	C-	B	C	B-	B-	C
1974	C	C-	B	C+	B-	B-	C
1975	C+	C-	B+	C+	B-	B	C
1976	C+	C-	B+	C+	B	B	C+
1977	C+	C	B+	C+	B	B	C+
1978	C+	C	B+	C+	B	B	C+
1979	C+	C	B+	C+	B	B	C+
1980	C+	C	B+	C+	B	B	C+
1981	C+	C	B+	C+	B	B	C+
1982	C+	C	B+	C+	B	B	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Rusty Almeida has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-04-28	The New York Legends have waived Bill Hatcher. The New York Legends have waived Rusty Almeida.
1977-04-21	The New York Legends have designated Rusty Almeida for assignment.
1977-04-14	The New York Legends have promoted Rusty Almeida to the major league team.
1977-03-25	The New York Legends have acquired Rusty Almeida from the waiver wire.
1973-05-23	The New York Legends have waived Rusty Almeida.
1970-08-07	The New York Legends have promoted Kent Vaughn to the major league team. The New York Legends have sent Rusty Almeida to the minors.
1970-08-03	The New York Legends have auto-promoted Rusty Almeida to the major leagues.
1970-05-08	The New York Legends have promoted Dick Reed to the major league team. The New York Legends have sent Rusty Almeida to the minors.
1970-04-28	The New York Legends have auto-promoted Rusty Almeida to the major leagues.
1969-04-22	The New York Legends have placed Rusty Almeida on the trade block.
1963-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Quake and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Bill Tunnell, Draft Pick 1966 Round 2 LAA (Rusty Almeida), Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 LAA (Carl Dillard) from the Los Angeles Quake in exchange for Gary Gajkowski.