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Bob Horner League
3-25-1974
Craig King Third Base
Retired (1972, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .289 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .819 Status Retired (1972) Option Years 0  
H 2083 Age 42 (OS 43) Date of Birth 11-11-1931
HR 221 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(120 games)
RBI 1045
SB 153
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 3
1B F  (3.8%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 6
2B F  (2.2%) CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 12
3B A+ (100%) RF A- (76.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% 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
1953 NYA
25
105
12
26
7
0
2
12
7
 21 0 1
0
 2 6
.663
.292
.371
.124
.248
1954 NYA
92
334
53
91
18
1
5
53
41
 65 3 3
6
 1 14
.732
.354
.377
.105
.272
1955 NYA
120
414
51
104
14
3
9
48
52
 71 0 4
6
 2 17
.697
.332
.365
.114
.251
1956 NYA
115
429
80
114
20
1
18
66
59
 61 0 4
9
 6 12
.795
.352
.443
.177
.266
1957 NYA
93
341
59
95
12
2
11
47
52
 56 3 1
13
 2 6
.800
.378
.422
.144
.279
1958 NYA
136
404
67
111
12
1
7
45
68
 72 1 1
12
 5 4
.741
.380
.361
.087
.275
1959 NYA
125
482
88
153
19
4
14
81
61
 91 0 5
10
 6 12
.851
.391
.461
.143
.317
1960 NYA
130
485
95
151
25
7
19
65
65
 85 1 4
7
 2 12
.900
.391
.509
.198
.311
1961 NYA
109
445
63
134
15
7
16
75
49
 52 3 0
14
 3 10
.848
.374
.474
.173
.301
1962 NYA-STL
128
472
90
166
21
8
28
92
63
 76 1 1
14
 5 13
1.036
.428
.608
.256
.352
1962 NYA
128
472
90
166
21
8
28
92
63
 76 1 1
14
 5 13
1.036
.428
.608
.256
.352
1963 STL
102
421
77
118
16
2
15
55
54
 80 1 1
7
 6 4
.797
.363
.435
.154
.280
1964 STL
130
542
121
166
32
5
20
84
73
 80 1 2
21
 4 8
.883
.388
.494
.188
.306
1965 STL
130
553
112
177
36
4
19
83
64
 82 2 6
14
 1 14
.892
.389
.503
.183
.320
1966 STL
103
393
68
110
20
8
12
60
56
 52 4 1
6
 4 12
.838
.374
.463
.183
.280
1967 STL
128
460
54
128
34
4
9
63
50
 80 2 1
7
 1 7
.779
.351
.428
.150
.278
1968 STL
37
136
24
46
7
0
5
36
13
 27 1 2
1
 1 1
.895
.395
.500
.162
.338
1969 MIA
84
306
47
74
11
1
5
21
41
 67 3 1
2
 1 3
.670
.336
.333
.092
.242
1970 MIA
104
350
41
89
14
6
4
49
51
 59 0 3
3
 7 7
.709
.347
.363
.109
.254
1971 OAK
44
110
13
24
7
1
2
7
19
 28 2 0
1
 0 1
.698
.344
.355
.136
.218
1972 OAK
4
15
2
6
1
0
1
3
2
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
1.137
.471
.667
.267
.400
Total
1939
7197
1217
2083
341
65
221
1045
940
 1207 28 41
153
 59 164
.819
.372
.447
.158
.289
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Craig King has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1972-06-01The Oakland Gunners have waived Craig King.
1972-04-28The Oakland Gunners have promoted Babe Wilson to the major league team. The Oakland Gunners have designated Craig King for assignment.
1971-08-26Craig King of the Oakland Gunners is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1971-04-18The Oakland Gunners have promoted Craig King to the major league team. The Oakland Gunners have sent Red Gladu to the minors.
1971-04-18The Oakland Gunners have acquired Craig King from the waiver wire.
1971-04-08The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have waived Craig King.
1971-03-25The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have promoted Kenny "The Jet" Valenzuela to the major league team. The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have designated Craig King for assignment. The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have designated "Blue" Gene Maldonado for assignment. The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have designated Don Machemer for assignment. The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have designated Gunnar Vinkjeller for assignment.
1969-08-02Craig King of the Miami Motorboatin SOBs is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1969-06-13Craig King of the Miami Motorboatin SOBs is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1969-04-22The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have acquired Craig King from the waiver wire.
1969-04-15The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have designated Craig King for assignment.
1968-06-28Craig King of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1966-06-26Craig King of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1966-04-11Craig King of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1963-10-05Craig King of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1963-08-28Craig King of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1963-06-27Craig King of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1962-10-21Trade #1889858 has been completed between the New York Knights and the St. Louis Men in New Laundry. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry receive Craig King, Len Cornett, Dave Munninghoff from the New York Knights in exchange for She Taylor, Todd Jones, Roger Shrubber Selkirk, Draft Pick 1964 Round 1 STL (Bill Belfry).
1962-05-12The New York Knights have placed Craig King on the trade block.
1961-07-20Craig King of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1957-07-04Craig King of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1957-04-03Craig King of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1956-10-21Craig King of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1956-09-03Craig King of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1955-07-17Craig King of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1954-05-18The New York Knights have promoted Craig King to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Larry Bonin to the minors.
1954-04-01The New York Knights have promoted Jerry Sabo to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Craig King to the minors.
1954-04-01The New York Knights have promoted Craig King to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Larry Bonin to the minors.
1953-05-27The New York Knights have promoted Raita Sakurai to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Harry Fisher to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Craig King to the minors.
1953-04-20The New York Knights have promoted Craig King to the major league team.
1951-09-19Trade #1837007 has been completed between the New York Knights and the St. Louis Men in New Laundry. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry receive Bert Walters, Joe Hemus, Bill Schneck from the New York Knights in exchange for Craig King, Tris Darcy, Al Burdette, Draft Pick 1953 Round 1 STL (Harry Johnston).
1950-04-01The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Glen Pasek to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Palmer Wheelock to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Ed Hawk to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Fred Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Dino Wicker to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Frank Simpson to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have promoted Kim Howe to the major league team. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Robert Pattison to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent John Sparks to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Rick Darby to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Ivan Lind to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Craig King to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent Joe Barrett to the minors. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have sent George McCormick to the minors.