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Name	Team	Age
Hal Klippstein	Retired (2008, Age 35)	Died (2054, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1995)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	8 years (89 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
68	60	46
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
3	8	31
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
7	5	25
Endurance	Velocity	Control
26	76	61
Leadership	Mentor Value
93	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
84	0	10/17/1973
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1995	20	78	51
1996	20	78	51
1997	20	78	51
1998	20	78	51
1999	20	78	51
2000	20	78	52
2001	20	79	56
2002	21	79	61
2003	24	84	67
2004	25	84	67
2005	25	86	67
2006	25	86	67
2007	27	87	67
2008	26	80	63

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2008-11-01	Hal Klippstein has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
2003-06-19	Hal Klippstein of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2000-09-06	Hal Klippstein of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
2000-06-25	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Goody Hannahs to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Johnny Steiner to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Babe Metzger to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Hal Klippstein to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ray Brosius to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Shawn Weis to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Heinie Alexander to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dan Picciuto to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Joe Macphee to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated T.R. Blankenship for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Lou McConnell for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Walt Bakenhaster for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent Jim Morse to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Wilson Graney to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated John Murphy for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Elmer Sievers for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated John Wilson for assignment.