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Thurman Munson League 8-6-2254 |
| Champ Kind |  Left FieldRetired (1964, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .269 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .740 | Status | Deceased (2002) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 383 | |||||
| SB | 83 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| 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 | (1.1%) | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (0.1%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | (1.9%) | RF | (98.9%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1952 | Minors | 23 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 23 | 25.17 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 5 / 5 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 21 / 25 | |||
| 1953 | Minors | 24 | 39.00 | 5 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 5 / 6 | 9 / 10 | 24 / 39 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 24 | 13.09 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 6 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 12 / 13 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 25 | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 25 | 40.65 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 5 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 17 / 40 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 26 | 31.25 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 4 | 4 / 6 | 1 / 2 | 14 / 31 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 27 | 38.03 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 12 / 38 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 28 | 41.93 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 6 | 6 / 41 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 29 | 51.30 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 12 | 6 / 51 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 30 | 53.69 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 53 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 31 | 40.70 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 40 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 32 | 15.30 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 15 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 33 | 10.76 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 34 | 13.42 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 13 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 35 | 12.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 12 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 / 54 | 7 / 62 | 12 / 50 | 11 / 59 | 21 / 66 | 31 / 71 | 22 / 64 | 117 / 426 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Champ Kind has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1963-07-28 | The Kansas City Killers waive Champ Kind. |
| 1963-04-11 | A 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). |
| 1954-05-23 | The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Floyd Dibble to the minors. |
| 1954-05-08 | The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Harry Verban to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Champ Kind to the minors. |
| 1954-04-22 | The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Floyd Dibble to the minors. |
| 1953-09-30 | The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Champ Kind to the minors. |
| 1953-09-29 | The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. |
| 1953-08-25 | A 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. |
| 1953-06-25 | The Kansas City Killers have sent Champ Kind down to the minors. |
| 1953-06-21 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Chris X to the minors. |
| 1953-05-23 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Jim Sester to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Champ Kind to the minors. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Kansas City Killers have renamed Chet Taylor to Champ Kind. |
| 1952-07-25 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Chet Taylor to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Matt Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1952-07-25 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Matt Rodriguez to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Chet Taylor to the minors. |
| 1952-06-13 | A 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). |
| 1952-05-27 | The New York Mets have promoted Chet Taylor to the major league team. |