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Name	Team	Age
Fritz Byrd	Retired (1952, Age 34)	Died (1985, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 27, Pick 428 (1950)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dom DiMaggio League	0	0 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	10/3/1918
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.1 %)	F  (1.0 %)	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-	C	B+	B-	C	D+	B-
1951	B-	C	B+	B-	C	D+	B-
1952	B-	C	B+	B-	C	D+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1952-11-01	Fritz Byrd has retired from the New York Rain
1952-05-25	The New York Rain have acquired Fritz Byrd from the waiver wire.
1952-05-21	The Chicago Caretakers have waived Fritz Byrd.
1952-04-04	The Chicago Caretakers have designated Fritz Byrd for assignment.
1951-06-10	The Chicago big johnsons have promoted Fritz Byrd to the major league team. The Chicago big johnsons have sent Jeff Green to the minors.
1950-08-14	The Chicago big johnsons have promoted Dolan Smith to the major league team. The Chicago big johnsons have sent Fritz Byrd to the minors.
1950-06-13	The Chicago big johnsons have promoted Jeff Green to the major league team. The Chicago big johnsons have promoted Fritz Byrd to the major league team. The Chicago big johnsons have sent Freddie Armstrong to the minors. The Chicago big johnsons have sent Al Long to the minors.