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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
John Kores Second Base
Retired (1958, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .715 Status Deceased (1987) Option Years 0  
H 244 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 07-22-1924
HR 4 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(142 games)
RBI 87
SB 13
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D  Velocity C+   Mentor vR C+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B D  (16.5%) 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
1950 KC
85
135
24
37
4
1
1
12
17
 23 0 0
0
 1 4
.696
.355
.341
.067
.274
1951 KC
61
79
8
21
1
0
0
6
11
 12 0 0
0
 0 1
.634
.356
.278
.013
.266
1952 KC-PIT
95
210
28
64
12
2
1
24
32
 28 2 1
4
 2 8
.795
.400
.395
.090
.305
1952 KC
30
43
2
13
2
0
0
4
4
 8 0 0
1
 0 2
.711
.362
.349
.047
.302
1952 PIT
65
167
26
51
10
2
1
20
28
 20 2 1
3
 2 6
.816
.409
.407
.102
.305
1953 PIT
50
104
8
25
3
0
1
10
14
 13 3 0
1
 1 3
.645
.347
.298
.058
.240
1954 PIT
70
210
35
61
3
2
1
20
27
 23 3 0
6
 6 10
.717
.379
.338
.048
.290
1955 PIT
37
123
11
36
8
0
0
15
10
 15 0 0
2
 2 5
.704
.346
.358
.065
.293
Total
398
861
114
244
31
5
4
87
111
 114 8 1
13
 12 31
.715
.370
.345
.062
.283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01John Kores has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-04-01The Washington Nationals have waived John Kores.
1956-09-05The Washington Nationals have acquired John Kores from the waiver wire.
1956-04-18The Pittsburgh Playboys have waived John Kores.
1956-04-01The Pittsburgh Playboys have designated Lee Edler for assignment. The Pittsburgh Playboys have designated John Kores for assignment.
1955-06-27John Kores of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1952-05-24The Pittsburgh Playboys have acquired John Kores from the waiver wire.
1952-05-24The Pittsburgh Playboys have demoted Wei Chung Lee to the minor leagues.
1952-05-20The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Walker Wakefield to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have designated John Kores for assignment.
1951-06-14The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted John Kores to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent Walker Wakefield to the minors.
1951-04-01The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Hugh Foster to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted John Jacobs to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have promoted Walker Wakefield to the major league team. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have designated Willie Jolley for assignment. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent Pat Terrell to the minors. The Kansas City Keyser Sozes have sent John Kores to the minors.