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Mel Ott League
7-9-2068
Jim Kling Catcher
Retired (1965, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .247 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .675 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 359 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 01-14-1930
HR 33 Drafted Round 5, Pick 71
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(140 games)
RBI 156
SB 14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L B  Velocity C-   Mentor vR F 
Speed C- Bunt C  Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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 DET-STL
60
136
16
31
6
0
1
13
14
 24 0 2
1
 1 5
.590
.296
.294
.066
.228
1954 STL
94
289
35
75
9
2
9
35
18
 49 2 0
4
 0 6
.705
.307
.398
.138
.260
1955 STL
56
121
12
34
7
1
1
8
9
 23 0 0
1
 4 2
.711
.331
.380
.099
.281
1956 STL
74
146
20
36
9
0
4
12
16
 23 2 1
5
 2 5
.718
.327
.390
.144
.247
1957 STL
59
57
6
13
2
0
2
10
4
 10 0 0
1
 0 1
.647
.279
.368
.140
.228
1958 STL
115
334
36
89
16
4
7
34
22
 67 3 3
2
 2 9
.716
.315
.401
.135
.266
1959 STL
41
55
5
12
0
0
3
6
5
 17 0 0
0
 0 0
.665
.283
.382
.164
.218
1960 STL
34
37
7
7
1
0
1
3
7
 3 0 0
0
 1 0
.615
.318
.297
.108
.189
1961 STL
16
32
4
9
2
0
1
7
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
.741
.303
.438
.156
.281
1962 STL
18
31
8
10
3
0
1
4
5
 6 0 0
0
 0 1
.933
.417
.516
.194
.323
1963 STL
14
28
4
5
1
0
0
1
4
 4 0 0
0
 1 0
.496
.281
.214
.036
.179
1964 STL
20
35
6
7
0
0
1
7
4
 9 0 0
0
 0 1
.568
.282
.286
.086
.200
1965 CHN
46
155
13
31
5
0
2
16
18
 33 1 1
0
 0 9
.557
.286
.271
.071
.200
Total
647
1456
172
359
61
7
33
156
127
 270 8 7
14
 11 40
.675
.309
.366
.120
.247
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Jim Kling has retired from the Chicago Templars
1965-04-05The Chicago Templars have acquired Jim Kling from the waiver wire.
1965-04-01The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Lee Brenton to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted George Kelleher to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Daryl Bitker to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Felix Mathews for assignment. The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Jim Kling for assignment. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Tomas Beare to the minors.
1961-05-07The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Honey Driscoll to the minors. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Cesar Wilke to the minors.
1961-04-12The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Honey Driscoll to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Jim Kling for assignment.
1955-06-19The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Dave Cuccinello to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Chris Gilbert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Morrison to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ron Washington to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Felix Mathews to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Charlie Shifflett to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Jim Sizemore for assignment. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Doc Jones to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Hannifin to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Onix Conception to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Kory Griner for assignment.
1955-03-05The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Doc Jones to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Shumpert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Howie Fernandez to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Hannifin to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Lloyd Rettig to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Mark Rader to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Kling to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Judge to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bob Cage to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Meyer to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bill Mangual to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Charlie Shifflett to the minors.
1954-09-22The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Chris Roig to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bob Cage to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Charlie Shifflett to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Textor to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Marty Ruthven to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent George Kingdon to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Lloyd Rettig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Doc Jones to the minors.
1954-09-03The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Lloyd Rettig to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Kling to the minors.
1954-08-31The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Lloyd Rettig to the minors.
1954-08-24The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Shumpert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Bettendorf to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bing Flip to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Kling to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Marty Ruthven to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Harry Howell to the minors.
1953-06-21The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Dave Cuccinello to the minors.
1953-05-01The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Kling down to the minors.
1953-04-27The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Alan Grover for assignment.
1953-04-03A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Bloggers and the Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions receive Wally Meyer, John Avila from the St. Louis Bloggers in exchange for Jim Kling.