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Jesse Burkett League 4-1-2022 |
| John Kling |  First BaseRetired (1972, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .299 | Total Rating |
|
Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .851 | Status | Deceased (2009) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 3104 | Age at Death | 77 | Date of Birth | 02-25-1932 | |
| HR | 386 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 40 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 21 years (39 games) |
|
| RBI | 1694 | |||||
| SB | 322 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 11 | ||
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CLE | 18 |
58 |
5 |
11
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 3 | .622 |
.294 |
.328 |
.138 |
.190 |
|
| 1952 | CLE | 124 |
379 |
61 |
105
|
23 |
3 |
19 |
55 |
27 |
59 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
0 | 6 | .832 |
.328 |
.504 |
.227 |
.277 |
|
| 1953 | CLE | 136 |
485 |
62 |
136
|
25 |
2 |
12 |
54 |
46 |
58 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | 8 | .758 |
.344 |
.414 |
.134 |
.280 |
|
| 1954 | CLE | 135 |
446 |
48 |
121
|
25 |
0 |
8 |
44 |
60 |
62 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
8 | 8 | .740 |
.359 |
.381 |
.110 |
.271 |
|
| 1955 | CLE | 116 |
462 |
61 |
131
|
25 |
3 |
21 |
81 |
47 |
82 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
4 | 5 | .833 |
.346 |
.487 |
.203 |
.284 |
|
| 1956 | CLE | 135 |
513 |
63 |
165
|
28 |
5 |
16 |
74 |
41 |
71 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
7 | 0 | .863 |
.373 |
.489 |
.168 |
.322 |
 |
| 1957 | CLE | 136 |
540 |
91 |
185
|
27 |
9 |
16 |
68 |
58 |
77 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
5 | 1 | .922 |
.407 |
.515 |
.172 |
.343 |
|
| 1958 | CLE | 135 |
519 |
102 |
172
|
35 |
2 |
30 |
104 |
75 |
66 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
7 | 2 | .998 |
.418 |
.580 |
.249 |
.331 |
 |
| 1959 | CLE | 135 |
536 |
83 |
170
|
36 |
4 |
18 |
64 |
49 |
64 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
11 | 6 | .874 |
.374 |
.500 |
.183 |
.317 |
|
| 1960 | CLE | 135 |
537 |
91 |
172
|
42 |
10 |
24 |
104 |
57 |
77 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
6 | 7 | .956 |
.387 |
.570 |
.250 |
.320 |
|
| 1961 | CLE | 135 |
533 |
86 |
146
|
26 |
8 |
20 |
71 |
56 |
82 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
7 | 5 | .807 |
.342 |
.465 |
.191 |
.274 |
 |
| 1962 | CLE | 135 |
530 |
90 |
161
|
30 |
1 |
19 |
76 |
55 |
67 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
14 | 4 | .840 |
.368 |
.472 |
.168 |
.304 |
|
| 1963 | CLE | 153 |
509 |
94 |
163
|
22 |
11 |
23 |
96 |
72 |
58 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
2 | 0 | .947 |
.405 |
.542 |
.222 |
.320 |
|
| 1964 | CLE-PHI | 153 |
513 |
91 |
153
|
17 |
7 |
34 |
120 |
50 |
75 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
6 | 3 | .914 |
.356 |
.558 |
.259 |
.298 |
|
| 1965 | PHI | 114 |
433 |
82 |
145
|
28 |
5 |
29 |
103 |
57 |
65 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
9 | 2 | 1.035 |
.411 |
.624 |
.289 |
.335 |
|
| 1966 | PHI | 135 |
515 |
95 |
168
|
21 |
7 |
24 |
132 |
67 |
53 | 4 | 8 | 36 |
23 | 1 | .936 |
.402 |
.534 |
.208 |
.326 |
|
| 1967 | PHI | 136 |
502 |
70 |
157
|
23 |
5 |
20 |
100 |
58 |
69 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
14 | 4 | .881 |
.383 |
.498 |
.185 |
.313 |
|
| 1968 | PHI | 135 |
515 |
76 |
159
|
32 |
2 |
16 |
81 |
61 |
74 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
18 | 3 | .852 |
.380 |
.472 |
.163 |
.309 |
|
| 1969 | PHI | 135 |
506 |
56 |
142
|
23 |
5 |
6 |
86 |
60 |
68 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
21 | 4 | .735 |
.353 |
.381 |
.101 |
.281 |
|
| 1970 | PHI | 127 |
453 |
43 |
118
|
19 |
3 |
8 |
61 |
58 |
61 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
15 | 3 | .714 |
.346 |
.369 |
.108 |
.260 |
|
| 1971 | PHI | 135 |
504 |
59 |
130
|
25 |
2 |
13 |
74 |
49 |
71 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
22 | 11 | .720 |
.327 |
.393 |
.135 |
.258 |
|
| 1972 | MIL | 132 |
393 |
39 |
94
|
18 |
0 |
8 |
42 |
42 |
48 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
0 | 5 | .661 |
.315 |
.346 |
.107 |
.239 |
|
| Total | 2830 |
10381 |
1548 |
3104
|
552 |
94 |
386 |
1694 |
1154 |
1420 | 38 | 71 | 322 |
205 | 91 | .851 |
.369 |
.482 |
.183 |
.299 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1972-11-01 | John Kling has retired from the Milwaukee Boxers |
| 1972-03-07 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dutchmen and the Milwaukee Boxers. The Milwaukee Boxers receive John Kling, Tyler May from the Philadelphia Dutchmen in exchange for Glenn Throneberry, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (MIL). |
| 1970-07-14 | John Kling of the Philadelphia Golden Gophers is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 1965-08-14 | John Kling of the Philadelphia Golden Gophers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1964-07-20 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Golden Gophers and the Cleveland LumberJax. The Cleveland LumberJax receive Jody James, Bill Carpenter, Joe Quilici, Amaury Howard, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Golden Gophers in exchange for Willie Krueger, Ron Ignasiak, John Kling. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Cleveland Stoners have promoted Dave Pruess to the major league team. The Cleveland Stoners have promoted John Kling to the major league team. The Cleveland Stoners have sent Bob White to the minors. The Cleveland Stoners have sent Hugh Hill to the minors. |
| 1951-09-26 | The Cleveland Stoners have sent John Kling to the minors. |
| 1951-09-05 | The Cleveland Stoners have promoted John Kling to the major league team. |