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Name	Team	Age
Robby Rizzo	Retired (1982, Age 37)	Died (2021, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22 (1963)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	15 years (44 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	7/11/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	4	7
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (3.0 %)	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
1963	D+	C-	C-	C+	A+	F	B-
1964	C-	C	C+	C+	A+	D-	B+
1965	C	C+	B-	B-	A+	D	A-
1966	C+	B-	B	B	A+	D+	A
1967	B-	B	B+	B+	A+	C-	A
1968	B-	B	B+	B+	A+	C-	A+
1969	B	B+	A-	B+	A+	C	A+
1970	B+	B+	A-	B+	A+	C	A+
1971	B+	A-	A-	A-	A+	C	A+
1972	A-	A-	A	A-	A+	C+	A+
1973	A-	A-	A	A-	A+	C+	A+
1974	A-	A-	A	A-	A+	C+	A+
1975	A-	A-	A	A	A+	C+	A+
1976	A-	A-	A	A	A+	C+	A+
1977	A-	A-	A	A	A+	C+	A+
1978	A-	A-	A	A	A+	C+	A+
1979	A-	A-	A	A	A+	C+	A+
1980	A-	A-	A	A-	A+	C+	A+
1981	A-	B+	A	A-	A	C+	A+
1982	B+	B+	A	A-	A	C	A+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Robby Rizzo has retired from the St. Louis Writers
1982-03-29	The St. Louis Writers have promoted Robby Rizzo to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jim Poorman to the major league team.
1982-03-28	Robby Rizzo has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $0.65M per year for 1 year.
1981-08-24	Robby Rizzo of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1979-06-05	Robby Rizzo of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1977-04-27	Robby Rizzo of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1974-03-30	The Oakland Athletics have promoted Robby Rizzo to the major league team.
1974-03-30	Robby Rizzo has signed with the Oakland Athletics for $4.11M per year for 8 years.
1969-06-21	Robby Rizzo of the Los Angeles Bravos is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1968-04-30	Robby Rizzo of the Los Angeles Bravos is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1968-03-28	The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Robby Rizzo to the major league team.
1968-03-28	The Los Angeles Bravos have renamed Ed Little to Robby Rizzo.