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Name	Team	Age
Lou Trucks	Retired (1980, Age 37)	Died (2026, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26 (1961)	SS	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League	0	14 years (41 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	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
B	0	4/26/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
B- (58.4 %)	C  (42.0 %)	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
1961	C	C	D+	D	B+	C	C+
1962	C+	C+	C-	D+	A-	C+	B-
1963	B-	C+	C+	C-	A-	C+	B
1964	B	B	C+	C-	A-	B-	B+
1965	B	B	B-	C	A	B-	A-
1966	B+	B+	B	C+	A	B	A-
1967	B+	B+	B+	C+	A	B	A-
1968	B+	B+	B+	B-	A	B	A
1969	A-	B+	A-	B	A	B	A
1970	A-	A-	A-	B+	A	B+	A+
1971	A	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1972	A	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1973	A	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1974	A	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1975	A	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1976	A	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1977	A	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1978	A	B+	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1979	A	B+	A	B	A-	B+	A+
1980	A-	B	A	B	A-	B+	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Lou Trucks has retired from the Boston Sand Cats
1979-10-01	Lou Trucks of the Boston Sand Cats is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1979-05-09	Lou Trucks of the Boston Sand Cats is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1977-07-10	Lou Trucks of the Boston Sand Cats is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1976-07-27	A trade has been completed between the Montreal Maroons and the Boston Sand Cats. The Boston Sand Cats receive Lou Trucks from the Montreal Maroons in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 BOS (Mitch Moroney), Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 BOS (Scott Crawford). Protest This Trade.
1975-09-23	A trade has been completed between the New York Rotties and the Montreal Maroons. The Montreal Maroons receive Lou Trucks, John Carisch from the New York Rotties in exchange for Luis Linares. Protest This Trade.
1975-08-23	The New York Rotties have placed Lou Trucks on the trade block.
1974-04-04	Lou Trucks of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1968-06-29	Lou Trucks of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1967-07-09	Lou Trucks of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1967-04-08	The New York Rotties have promoted Lou Trucks to the major league team. The New York Rotties have sent Mike Pederson to the minors.
1966-08-23	A trade has been completed between the New York Rotties and the Detroit Arachnids. The Detroit Arachnids receive Chuck Karl, Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 NYA (Cy Boyles), Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 MON (Blas Dexter) from the New York Rotties in exchange for Lou Trucks. Protest This Trade.
1966-06-21	The Detroit Arachnids have sent Lou Trucks to the minors.
1966-06-15	Lou Trucks of the Detroit Arachnids is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1966-03-25	The Detroit Arachnids have promoted George Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Arachnids have promoted Lou Trucks to the major league team.