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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
Champ Kind Left Field
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .740 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 888 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 10-28-1929
HR 59 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(60 games)
RBI 383
SB 83
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.1%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B F  (0.1%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B F  (1.9%) RF A+ (98.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1952 LHP 28 55 13 2 1 0 5 8 8 .637 .328 .309 .073 .236
1952 RHP 78 194 46 9 3 2 11 21 36 .662 .317 .345 .108 .237
1953 LHP 10 10 2 0 1 0 0 2 4 .733 .333 .400 .200 .200
1953 RHP 34 116 25 3 0 1 13 9 24 .537 .270 .267 .052 .216
1954 LHP 25 37 11 4 0 0 5 6 7 .801 .395 .405 .108 .297
1954 RHP 106 311 91 14 1 5 40 42 47 .772 .380 .392 .100 .293
1955 LHP 27 36 5 0 0 1 3 7 10 .501 .279 .222 .083 .139
1955 RHP 70 231 78 15 2 8 42 30 29 .942 .418 .524 .186 .338
1956 LHP 27 50 14 2 0 0 7 5 12 .677 .357 .320 .040 .280
1956 RHP 91 272 61 8 1 6 28 41 34 .652 .325 .327 .103 .224
1957 LHP 36 80 25 7 1 1 11 11 17 .858 .396 .463 .150 .312
1957 RHP 98 267 66 10 1 3 25 44 30 .674 .348 .326 .079 .247
1958 LHP 35 39 14 1 0 1 6 4 6 .880 .419 .462 .103 .359
1958 RHP 133 415 112 22 4 5 40 52 61 .732 .353 .378 .108 .270
1959 LHP 51 70 12 1 0 0 4 12 14 .475 .289 .186 .014 .171
1959 RHP 137 395 114 16 4 14 63 54 55 .835 .379 .456 .167 .289
1960 LHP 38 54 10 2 0 1 4 10 6 .590 .312 .278 .093 .185
1960 RHP 96 305 95 29 2 5 36 36 33 .851 .382 .469 .157 .311
1961 LHP 12 22 8 2 0 1 3 0 1 .955 .364 .591 .227 .364
1961 RHP 65 120 29 3 1 3 13 9 14 .656 .298 .358 .117 .242
1962 LHP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1962 RHP 93 94 24 7 2 1 12 10 10 .728 .324 .404 .149 .255
1963 LHP 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .000 .000 .000
1963 RHP 79 120 33 7 0 1 12 9 21 .692 .333 .358 .083 .275
Total LHP 298 461 114 21 3 5 48 65 87 .680 .342 .338 .091 .247
Total RHP 1080 2840 774 143 21 54 335 357 394 .750 .355 .395 .122 .273
Total 1135 3301 888 164 24 59 383 422 481 .740 .353 .387 .118 .269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Champ Kind has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1963-07-28The Kansas City Killers waive Champ Kind.
1963-04-11A trade has been completed between the Chicago Meat Packers and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Champ Kind, Seth Howard from the Chicago Meat Packers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (KC), Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (KC).
1954-05-23The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Floyd Dibble to the minors.
1954-05-08The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Harry Verban to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Champ Kind to the minors.
1954-04-22The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Floyd Dibble to the minors.
1953-09-30The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Champ Kind to the minors.
1953-09-29The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team.
1953-08-25A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Mendy Henrich, Champ Kind, Floyd Dibble, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (CHN), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Dave Elliott.
1953-06-25The Kansas City Killers have sent Champ Kind down to the minors.
1953-06-21The Kansas City Killers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Chris X to the minors.
1953-05-23The Kansas City Killers have promoted Jim Sester to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Champ Kind to the minors.
1953-04-01The Kansas City Killers have renamed Chet Taylor to Champ Kind.
1952-07-25The Kansas City Killers have promoted Chet Taylor to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Matt Rodriguez to the minors.
1952-07-25The Kansas City Killers have promoted Matt Rodriguez to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Chet Taylor to the minors.
1952-06-13A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Dave Valdes from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Chet Taylor, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (BAL).
1952-05-27The New York Mets have promoted Chet Taylor to the major league team.