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Name	Team	Age
Art Simmons	Retired (1957, Age 34)	Died (1998, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 30, Pick 469 (1950)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	3 years (48 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D-	D-	C+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	7/7/1923
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.6 %)	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
1950	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D
1951	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D
1952	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D
1953	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D
1954	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D
1955	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D
1956	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D
1957	B-	B-	B	B	D	B-	D

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1957-11-01	Art Simmons has retired from the New York Cabbies
1956-03-01	The New York Cabbies have promoted Art Simmons to the major league team. The New York Cabbies have designated Pat Hadley for assignment.
1955-05-27	The New York Yankees have promoted Pat Hadley to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Art Simmons for assignment.
1955-04-01	The New York Yankees have renamed Thurman Munson to Art Simmons.
1954-04-01	The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Elston Howard for assignment.
1951-09-11	The New York Yankees have promoted Elston Howard to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors.
1951-07-10	The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1951-06-06	The New York Yankees have promoted Dioner Navarro to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors.
1951-05-09	The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Elston Howard to the minors.
1950-06-17	The New York Yankees have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Yogi Berra to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Elston Howard to the minors.
1950-06-05	The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1950-05-06	The New York Yankees have promoted Graig Nettles to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Hideki Matsui to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Tino Martinez to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Bobby Richardson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Lou Gehrig to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors.
1950-04-22	The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Yogi Berra to the minors.
1950-04-01	The New York Yankees have renamed Art Simmons to Thurman Munson.