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Name	Team	Age
Topper Ruskin	Retired (1987, Age 34)	Died (2021, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 48 (1975)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	2 years (94 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	C
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
D+	0	6/8/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (3.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Topper Ruskin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-07-20	The Colorado Crush have waived Topper Ruskin.
1986-04-15	The Colorado Crush have acquired Topper Ruskin from the waiver wire.
1986-04-08	The Texas Spurs have waived Topper Ruskin.
1985-04-08	The Texas Spurs have acquired Topper Ruskin from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01	The Texas Spurs have waived Topper Ruskin.
1985-03-25	The Texas Spurs have designated Topper Ruskin for assignment.
1984-06-03	The Texas Spurs have acquired Topper Ruskin from the waiver wire.
1984-05-27	The Boston Rustlers have designated Topper Ruskin for assignment.
1984-04-10	The Boston Rustlers have promoted Topper Ruskin to the major league team. The Boston Rustlers have designated Bert Sanford for assignment.
1980-08-03	The Boston Red Sox have sent Topper Ruskin to the minors.
1979-04-01	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Topper Ruskin to the major league team.
1975-03-25	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Jesuits and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Hal Manuel, Draft Pick 1975 Round 3 PHI (Topper Ruskin) from the Philadelphia Jesuits in exchange for Dave Siefert. Protest This Trade.