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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Joe Kester First Base
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .296 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .789 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 182 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 07-07-1952
HR 15 Drafted Round 3, Pick 45
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(18 games)
RBI 83
SB 9
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF F  (2.1%) Arm D  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- 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
1980 PIT
45
60
11
22
3
0
3
8
5
 8 0 0
0
 1 2
.982
.415
.567
.200
.367
1981 PIT
53
57
7
14
2
0
1
10
3
 4 0 0
0
 1 1
.617
.283
.333
.088
.246
1982 PIT
60
112
16
32
6
0
5
17
6
 10 0 1
6
 2 3
.793
.319
.473
.188
.286
1983 PIT
47
104
15
33
4
1
2
13
11
 17 1 0
0
 2 0
.821
.388
.433
.115
.317
1984 PIT-CLE-WAS
40
98
12
26
6
1
2
14
10
 17 0 1
1
 0 3
.738
.330
.408
.143
.265
1984 PIT
9
21
1
4
1
0
0
1
1
 8 0 1
1
 0 0
.455
.217
.238
.048
.190
1984 CLE
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1984 WAS
31
77
11
22
5
1
2
13
9
 9 0 0
0
 0 3
.815
.360
.455
.169
.286
1985 WAS-KC-NYA
53
87
13
28
4
0
1
8
16
 12 0 1
2
 1 2
.825
.423
.402
.080
.322
1985 WAS
7
15
2
5
1
0
1
4
2
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
1.012
.412
.600
.267
.333
1985 KC
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1985 NYA
46
72
11
23
3
0
0
4
14
 10 0 1
2
 1 1
.786
.425
.361
.042
.319
1986 NYA
51
87
15
25
5
2
0
12
9
 11 1 1
0
 1 2
.748
.357
.391
.103
.287
1987 NYA
7
10
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.700
.200
.500
.300
.200
Total
356
615
90
182
30
4
15
83
60
 79 2 4
9
 8 13
.789
.358
.431
.135
.296
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Joe Kester has retired from the New York Salseros
1987-06-13The New York Salseros have designated Joe Kester for assignment.
1985-05-16The New York Salseros have acquired Joe Kester from the waiver wire.
1985-05-12The Kansas City Anteaters have designated Joe Kester for assignment.
1985-05-12The Kansas City Anteaters have acquired Joe Kester from the waiver wire.
1985-05-08The Washington Woolly Mammoths have designated Joe Kester for assignment.
1984-06-17The Washington Woolly Mammoths have acquired Joe Kester from the waiver wire.
1984-06-13The Cleveland Kestrels have designated Joe Kester for assignment.
1984-05-23The Cleveland Kestrels have acquired Joe Kester from the waiver wire.
1984-05-19The Pittsburgh Little Pirates have promoted Roy Rice to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Little Pirates have designated Joe Kester for assignment.
1983-10-19Joe Kester of the Pittsburgh Little Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1981-06-17Joe Kester of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1980-05-08The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Kester to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent George Hawkins to the minors.