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Jumbo Brown League 10-12-2128 |
| Walter Kress |  First BaseRetired (1990, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .171 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .422 | Status | Deceased (2022) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 7 | Age at Death | 66 | Date of Birth | 03-05-1956 | |
| HR | 0 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 30 (1978) |
Majors Svc Time | 1 years (61 games) |
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| RBI | 4 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1978 | Minors | 22 | 31.00 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 6 / 6 | 5 / 5 | 25 / 31 | |||
| 1979 | Minors | 23 | 33.00 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 4 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 5 | 19 / 33 | |||
| 1980 | Minors | 24 | 18.00 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 4 | 8 / 18 | |||
| 1981 | Minors | 25 | 35.00 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 15 / 35 | |||
| 1982 | Minors | 26 | 13.00 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 13 | |||
| 1982 | Majors | 26 | 7.38 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 7 |
| 1983 | Majors | 27 | 17.98 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 6 / 17 |
| 1984 | Majors | 28 | 18.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 18 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 29 | 10.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 10 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 30 | 12.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 12 | |||
| 1987 | Majors | 31 | 20.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 20 | |||
| 1988 | Majors | 32 | 16.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 16 | |||
| 1989 | Majors | 33 | 9.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 9 | |||
| 1990 | Majors | 34 | 19.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 19 | |||
| Total | 223 | 3 | 0 | 8 / 38 | 8 / 33 | 8 / 28 | 14 / 47 | 17 / 36 | 14 / 35 | 22 / 41 | 91 / 258 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1990-11-01 | Walter Kress has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1984-04-13 | The Arizona TumbleWeeds have waived Walter Kress. |
| 1984-03-25 | The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Phil Traxler to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Ed Henry to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Mike Liska to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Angel Heitmann to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have designated Archi Stengel for assignment. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have designated George Bowen for assignment. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have designated Walter Kress for assignment. |
| 1982-07-25 | The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Walter Kress to the major league team. |
| 1978-06-01 | The Chicago Cubs have acquired Walter Kress from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-04-03 | The Milwaukee Madmen have waived Walter Kress. |