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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Derek Kleinke Shortstop
Retired (1978, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .751 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 497 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 05-19-1942
HR 45 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1965)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(63 games)
RBI 231
SB 54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B (91.6%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (98.9%) RF D- (8.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1965 Minors 23 23.00 2 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 3 3 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 1 11 / 23
1966 Minors 24 28.00 3 / 5 5 / 8 2 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 1 4 / 4 3 / 5 19 / 28
1967 Minors 25 1.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1967 Majors 25 33.27 159 33 0 3 / 6 1 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 4 4 / 7 5 / 9 17 / 33
1968 Minors 26 23.00 6 / 6 1 / 1 1 / 5 2 / 4 3 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 1 13 / 23
1968 Majors 26 12.07 37 19 0 1 / 1 1 / 2 3 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 3 7 / 12
1969 Minors 27 28.00 1 / 6 4 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 5 / 28
1969 Majors 27 1.73 7 2 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1
1970 Majors 28 35.63 162 37 0 1 / 4 1 / 5 1 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 5 2 / 6 0 / 5 6 / 35
1971 Majors 29 38.15 162 42 0 3 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 6 6 / 38
1972 Majors 30 44.80 162 52 0 1 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 5 2 / 8 4 / 44
1973 Majors 31 37.64 162 35 0 0 / 5 3 / 9 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 2 3 / 37
1974 Majors 32 37.41 162 35 0 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 37
1975 Majors 33 39.36 144 50 18 0 / 2 1 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 8 2 / 39
1976 Majors 34 31.65 162 29 0 -4 / 3 -3 / 6 -2 / 3 -8 / 6 -3 / 6 -2 / 3 -1 / 4 -23 / 31
1977 Majors 35 32.69 162 38 0 -3 / 3 -7 / 5 -3 / 2 -7 / 5 -7 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 5 -27 / 32
1978 Minors 36 23.00 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 23
1978 Majors 36 3.68 20 4 0 -3 / 0 -7 / 0 -5 / 0 -3 / 0 -2 / 2 -1 / 1 -3 / 0 -24 / 3
Total 1501 376 18 11 / 71 3 / 77 3 / 59 -8 / 59 -6 / 62 9 / 71 8 / 69 20 / 468
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Derek Kleinke has retired from the Cincinnati Rangers
1978-04-23The Cincinnati Rangers have designated Derek Kleinke for assignment.
1975-06-12Derek Kleinke of the Cincinnati Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1970-03-25The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Derek Kleinke to the major league team.
1969-04-09The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Tom Sheets to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rangers have sent Derek Kleinke to the minors.
1968-08-21The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Derek Kleinke to the major league team.
1968-04-01The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Jamie Bales to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rangers have sent Derek Kleinke to the minors.
1967-04-04The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Derek Kleinke to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Joe Ferrell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rangers have sent Walter Clemens to the minors. The Cincinnati Rangers have sent Norm Mariscal to the minors.