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Walter Johnson League
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King Cole Left Field
Retired (1984, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .729 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 1172 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 01-06-1948
HR 87 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(116 games)
RBI 508
SB 198
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF C+ (51.7%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1966 Majors 18 16.56 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 5 1 / 16
1967 Minors 19 12.00 2 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 8 / 12
1967 Majors 19 0.59 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1968 Minors 20 6.00 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 6
1968 Majors 20 5.93 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 5
1969 Minors 21 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 2
1969 Majors 21 36.16 5 / 6 2 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 5 1 / 4 4 / 5 3 / 4 23 / 36
1970 Majors 22 23.09 1 / 2 3 / 4 3 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 4 3 / 3 4 / 4 18 / 23
1971 Majors 23 18.38 0 / 0 2 / 3 1 / 1 4 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 2 4 / 4 16 / 18
1972 Majors 24 54.26 1 / 6 7 / 9 2 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 13 9 / 9 5 / 9 29 / 54
1973 Majors 25 27.67 3 / 4 0 / 1 2 / 5 2 / 6 0 / 4 3 / 6 1 / 1 11 / 27
1974 Majors 26 22.93 0 / 1 2 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 3 6 / 8 0 / 2 10 / 22
1975 Majors 27 28.35 1 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 2 4 / 10 5 / 28
1976 Majors 28 27.50 0 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 6 2 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 3 / 27
1977 Majors 29 34.29 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 6 1 / 5 2 / 34
1978 Majors 30 26.60 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 26
1979 Majors 31 8.59 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 8
1980 Majors 32 9.49 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 9
1981 Majors 33 19.89 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 19
1982 Majors 34 44.40 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 44
1983 Majors 35 51.59 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 13 1 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 51
1984 Majors 36 9.49 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 9
Total 0 0 0 13 / 65 17 / 74 17 / 65 21 / 59 8 / 72 32 / 70 27 / 71 135 / 476
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01King Cole has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1980-07-16The Boston Red Sox have acquired King Cole from the waiver wire.
1980-07-16The Boston Red Sox have demoted Ed Carlyle to the minor leagues.
1980-07-03The Cincinnati Red Legs have designated King Cole for assignment.
1980-06-03The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted King Cole to the major league team.
1980-06-03The Cincinnati Red Legs have acquired King Cole from the waiver wire.
1980-05-13The Baltimore Orioles have waived King Cole.
1980-04-30The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Harold "Basket" Case to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated King Cole for assignment.
1979-04-15The Baltimore Orioles have acquired King Cole from the waiver wire.
1979-04-15The Baltimore Orioles have demoted Bob LaVigne to the minor leagues.
1979-04-01The Kansas City Dukes have promoted Eddie Montgomery to the major league team. The Kansas City Dukes have designated King Cole for assignment.
1970-04-01The Kansas City Dukes have promoted King Cole to the major league team. The Kansas City Dukes have designated Duke Norwood for assignment.
1969-10-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers and the Kansas City Dukes. The Kansas City Dukes receive Roy Stricklett, King Cole from the Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1970 Round 1 (KC).
1969-05-01The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted King Cole to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Bert Upshaw to the minors.
1969-04-23The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Gary Cox to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent King Cole to the minors.
1969-04-22The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted King Cole to the major league team.
1969-04-01The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have renamed Ed Cole to King Cole.
1968-08-22The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Ed Cole to the minors.
1968-07-22The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Joe Johnson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Ed Cole to the major league team.
1968-03-25The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Orlando Hildebrand to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Don Ewoldt to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Cap Anson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Elmer Valo to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Doug Nomo to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Ed Cole to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Paul Gile to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Walt Blefary to the minors.
1967-04-06The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Johnny Welsh to the major league team. The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Reggie Morgan to the major league team. The St. Louis Pioneers have sent Ed Cole to the minors. The St. Louis Pioneers have sent Bert Upshaw to the minors.
1966-04-02The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Ed Cole to the major leagues.