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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
Chris Kucek Second Base
Retired (2003, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .737 Status Deceased (2036) Option Years 0  
H 1092 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 06-08-1965
HR 88 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1984)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(109 games)
RBI 530
SB 95 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 2003
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt F  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A  (91.8%) Range B  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 5
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 6
3B C  (42.9%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1988 KC-BAL
10
12
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.690
.357
.333
.083
.250
1990 SF
28
51
7
17
4
1
1
5
5
 8 0 0
1
 1 2
.903
.393
.510
.176
.333
1991 SF
48
132
11
30
8
2
2
15
16
 24 0 1
2
 0 2
.672
.309
.364
.136
.227
1992 SF
108
402
53
100
14
3
11
41
36
 81 2 2
8
 4 9
.693
.312
.381
.132
.249
1993 SF
127
454
49
115
20
2
8
60
38
 75 2 3
6
 1 12
.671
.312
.359
.106
.253
1994 SF
107
339
42
82
18
0
4
38
33
 70 0 1
8
 2 11
.639
.308
.330
.088
.242
1995 SF
78
126
18
39
8
2
4
25
14
 25 0 2
1
 0 1
.873
.373
.500
.190
.310
1996 SD
136
342
54
100
21
7
5
41
44
 59 1 0
10
 3 4
.813
.375
.439
.146
.292
1997 SD
98
352
54
94
17
3
9
52
36
 55 2 2
9
 2 11
.746
.337
.409
.142
.267
1998 SD
135
513
85
162
30
9
20
87
58
 94 2 2
17
 5 9
.912
.386
.526
.211
.316
1999 SD-KC
131
465
67
122
22
6
7
61
43
 76 2 0
17
 1 25
.708
.327
.381
.118
.262
2000 CHN
119
264
27
66
9
0
6
26
39
 44 0 1
10
 3 8
.698
.345
.352
.102
.250
2001 CHN
119
419
53
117
19
5
9
57
30
 84 3 3
6
 1 10
.743
.330
.413
.134
.279
2002 WAS
85
204
26
44
6
3
2
21
21
 35 1 0
0
 0 7
.596
.292
.304
.088
.216
2003 CHA-BAL
6
15
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.289
.222
.067
.000
.067
Total
1335
4090
549
1092
197
43
88
530
418
 737 15 17
95
 23 111
.737
.336
.401
.134
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2003-11-01Chris Kucek has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2003-09-13The Baltimore Robinsons have waived Chris Kucek.
2003-08-13The Baltimore Robinsons have promoted Happy Bourgeois to the major league team. The Baltimore Robinsons have designated Chris Kucek for assignment.
2003-08-13Trade #1346629 has been completed between the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches and the Baltimore Robinsons. The Baltimore Robinsons receive Chris Kucek, Loyd Boozer, Draft Pick 2004 Round 1 CHA (Jack Cummings) from the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches in exchange for Juan Estalella.
2003-03-28The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Buster Macfarlane to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Chino Red Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team.
2003-03-28Chris Kucek has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
2002-03-28The Washington Insiders have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Elmer Kennedy to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Tony Gama to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Mike Sherman to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Fritz Mackiewicz to the major league team.
2002-03-28Chris Kucek has signed with the Washington Insiders for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
2001-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ed Matthews to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Max Nelson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Eric Babalis to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team.
2001-03-30Chris Kucek has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
2000-09-16Chris Kucek of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2000-03-29The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bob Dockins to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Roy Manning to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jim Regalado to the major league team.
2000-03-29Chris Kucek has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $1.5M per year for 1 year.
1999-04-21Trade #1312507 has been completed between the San Diego Perfect Tens and the Kansas City Clippers. The Kansas City Clippers receive Chris Kucek, Ed Varga, George Charleston from the San Diego Perfect Tens in exchange for Hal Stansbury, Juan Estalella, Luis Bowman.
1999-03-31The San Diego Perfect Tens have placed Chris Kucek on the trade block.
1997-07-28Chris Kucek of the San Diego Perfect Tens is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1996-07-10Chris Kucek of the San Diego Perfect Tens is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1996-03-28The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted John Hillis to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team.
1996-03-28Chris Kucek has signed with the San Diego Perfect Tens for $1.5M per year for 4 years.
1995-03-29The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Howard Smith to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Cyril Morehead to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Lee Moran to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Randy Culberson to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Pud Galvin to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team.
1995-03-29Chris Kucek has signed with the San Francisco EDGE for $1.88M per year for 1 year.
1994-03-30The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Doug Levrault to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have sent Jack Nicholson to the minors.
1994-03-30Chris Kucek has signed with the San Francisco EDGE for $2.69M per year for 1 year.
1993-04-22Chris Kucek of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1990-04-14Chris Kucek of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1990-04-08The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Fred Wiles to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Greg Ganzel to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Bob Carey to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have sent Elmer Henriksen to the minors. The San Francisco EDGE have sent Duke Cottier to the minors.
1990-04-08The San Francisco EDGE have acquired Chris Kucek from the waiver wire.
1989-10-03The Montreal Royals have waived Chris Kucek.
1989-06-20The Montreal Royals have acquired Chris Kucek from the waiver wire.
1989-06-13The Baltimore Robinsons have waived Chris Kucek.
1989-03-28The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have sent Bill Novoa to the minors. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have sent Leo Hamrick to the minors. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have sent Tom Michael to the minors. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have sent Chris Kucek to the minors. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have sent Bob Andrews to the minors.
1989-03-28The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted El Guapo Garrido to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Leo Hamrick to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Bob Corhan to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Tom Michael to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Bob Andrews to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Bill Novoa to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Ted Callison to the major league team.
1988-10-23Trade #1223513 has been completed between the Kansas City Clippers and the Baltimore Weavers. The Baltimore Weavers receive Ted Callison, Henry Bartholomew, Chris Kucek from the Kansas City Clippers in exchange for Jeff Wills.
1988-08-29The Kansas City Clippers have placed Chris Kucek on the trade block.
1988-05-29The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Randall Powers to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have sent Chris Kucek to the minors. The Kansas City Clippers have waived Bobby Stansbury.
1988-05-14The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team.
1988-04-05The Kansas City Clippers have acquired Chris Kucek from the waiver wire.
1988-03-29The Los Angeles Bravos have waived Chris Kucek.
1986-03-30The Los Angeles Bravos have sent Bill Lopez to the minors. The Los Angeles Bravos have sent Gene Demery to the minors. The Los Angeles Bravos have sent Gary Hines to the minors. The Los Angeles Bravos have sent Dave Hartsock to the minors. The Los Angeles Bravos have sent Chris Kucek to the minors.
1986-03-30The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Gene Demery to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Dave Hartsock to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Gary Hines to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Chris Kucek to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Paul Lyons to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Bill Lopez to the major league team.