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Willie Mays League
9-10-2085
Craig Kores Center Field
Retired (1994, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .292 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .843 Status Deceased (2049) Option Years 0  
H 2742 Age at Death 94 Date of Birth 07-22-1955
HR 367 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1977)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(14 games)
RBI 1462
SB 412
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B B+ (74.3%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF A+ (98.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 9
* 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
1977 STL
24
92
6
18
1
0
1
15
4
18 0 1
8
1 3
.466
.227
.239
.043
.196
1978 STL
92
371
54
94
16
6
7
42
33
86 4 1
24
3 9
.706
.320
.385
.132
.253
1979 STL
160
726
146
210
33
11
21
84
61
131 4 1
45
5 13
.799
.347
.452
.163
.289
1980 STL-PIT
160
679
116
175
25
10
17
85
75
133 1 5
40
10 12
.729
.330
.399
.141
.258
1981 PIT
160
676
131
197
24
9
24
72
68
112 4 1
28
7 3
.819
.359
.460
.169
.291
1982 PIT
160
584
114
166
24
7
33
104
67
103 5 3
45
10 9
.880
.361
.519
.235
.284
1983 PIT
161
588
103
175
22
7
27
98
58
102 4 8
47
11 3
.857
.360
.497
.199
.298
1984 PIT
156
466
79
143
30
9
21
88
46
71 1 2
17
2 6
.914
.369
.545
.238
.307
1985 PIT
160
631
113
187
30
16
24
139
65
100 2 8
41
6 4
.868
.360
.509
.212
.296
1986 PIT
160
638
115
191
24
7
32
100
78
111 3 0
26
10 7
.888
.378
.509
.210
.299
1987 PIT
160
639
126
206
36
9
34
130
66
103 1 8
11
2 4
.949
.382
.567
.244
.322
1988 PIT
160
666
132
212
33
23
29
119
71
115 4 3
11
0 5
.953
.386
.568
.249
.318
1989 PIT
160
633
114
191
30
8
36
134
76
97 6 6
15
1 4
.924
.379
.545
.243
.302
1990 PIT
159
648
111
188
26
9
25
96
68
116 5 3
10
5 6
.834
.360
.474
.184
.290
1991 PIT
147
416
58
112
22
5
12
43
35
74 2 0
7
5 10
.762
.329
.433
.163
.269
1992 PIT-NYN
117
254
40
75
10
1
9
32
30
44 2 1
15
8 2
.822
.373
.449
.154
.295
1993 NYN
106
365
70
115
20
4
11
42
39
57 2 1
14
10 4
.865
.383
.482
.167
.315
1994 NYN
87
329
41
87
13
1
4
39
26
63 1 1
8
2 3
.666
.319
.347
.082
.264
Total
2489
9401
1669
2742
419
142
367
1462
966
1636 51 53
412
98 107
.843
.359
.484
.192
.292
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01Craig Kores has retired from the New York Say Hey Giants
1992-06-25A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Buccaneers and the New York Say Hey Giants. The New York Say Hey Giants receive Craig Kores, Draft Pick - 1994 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Buccaneers in exchange for Don Sutton.
1981-04-25The Pittsburgh Buccaneers have renamed Shigeo Nagashima to Craig Kores.
1981-04-25The Pittsburgh Buccaneers have renamed Craig Kores to Shigeo Nagashima .
1980-05-06A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Buccaneers and the St. Louis Redbirds. The St. Louis Redbirds receive Fernando Rincon, Jeff Milacki, Draft Pick - 1981 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Buccaneers in exchange for Craig Kores.
1978-07-26The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Craig Kores to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Darrell Rizzuto to the minors.
1978-05-30The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Wade Garoni to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Craig Kores to the minors.
1978-04-25The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Craig Kores to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Darrell Rizzuto to the minors.
1977-10-23The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Sommer to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Matt Benton to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Darrell Rizzuto to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Wade Garoni to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Craig Kores to the minors.
1977-10-03The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Craig Kores to the major league team.
1977-09-29The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Craig Kores to the minors.
1977-09-25The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Craig Kores to the major league team.
1977-07-18The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Tubby Hartgraves to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Craig Kores to the minors.
1977-06-24The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Craig Kores to the major league team.