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Goose Goslin League
6-18-2065
Kid Karpis Second Base
Retired (1990, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .805 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 2202 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 09-10-1953
HR 278 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(22 games)
RBI 995
SB 287
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (3.1%) Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B A  (91.1%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 4
3B A  (85.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1976 Away 71 283 0 62 7 1 5 17 40 37 0 0 0 .622 .318 .304 .085 .219
1976 Home 68 259 0 73 15 3 7 29 33 45 0 0 0 .803 .359 .444 .162 .282
1977 Away 73 290 0 88 15 1 6 33 34 45 0 0 0 .803 .378 .424 .121 .303
1977 Home 73 278 0 79 9 1 14 40 28 40 0 0 0 .825 .351 .475 .191 .284
1978 Away 40 298 0 105 13 1 15 40 32 38 0 0 0 .965 .411 .554 .201 .352
1978 Home 43 296 0 93 26 2 9 33 27 38 0 0 0 .876 .369 .507 .193 .314
1979 Away 63 253 37 69 10 2 10 32 36 47 11 6 12 .812 .366 .447 .174 .273
1979 Home 62 249 40 74 14 3 10 39 26 51 11 3 9 .864 .366 .498 .201 .297
1980 Away 67 279 28 67 12 3 3 25 21 55 11 7 3 .635 .298 .337 .097 .240
1980 Home 69 264 59 81 15 2 22 54 33 50 14 11 7 1.013 .384 .629 .322 .307
1981 Away 76 284 29 65 10 0 7 31 19 44 16 7 4 .618 .280 .338 .109 .229
1981 Home 73 262 35 65 9 0 8 25 36 38 14 10 5 .711 .337 .374 .126 .248
1982 Away 74 285 36 80 8 7 5 27 28 55 18 10 7 .756 .345 .411 .130 .281
1982 Home 72 273 36 84 17 1 9 50 25 41 16 6 5 .844 .368 .476 .168 .308
1983 Away 74 281 40 87 18 3 10 38 19 48 12 6 6 .853 .351 .502 .192 .310
1983 Home 73 244 40 69 8 6 7 43 27 47 11 5 6 .801 .350 .451 .168 .283
1984 Away 50 160 26 35 6 2 10 32 19 35 6 2 9 .773 .304 .469 .250 .219
1984 Home 49 167 33 68 10 0 9 26 17 26 4 0 2 1.088 .459 .629 .222 .407
1985 Away 76 252 40 75 12 4 10 37 24 42 1 1 6 .856 .360 .496 .198 .298
1985 Home 77 244 48 70 10 3 11 39 34 29 2 3 8 .864 .376 .488 .201 .287
1986 Away 70 108 10 34 6 1 2 7 12 19 3 1 1 .828 .383 .444 .130 .315
1986 Home 61 90 19 31 7 0 6 17 8 11 5 1 2 1.012 .390 .622 .278 .344
1987 Away 73 177 27 53 8 2 9 21 14 38 4 4 4 .869 .349 .520 .220 .299
1987 Home 76 200 30 56 8 2 6 25 13 30 9 1 9 .754 .324 .430 .150 .280
1988 Away 73 304 60 87 8 3 17 44 48 47 22 7 2 .882 .382 .500 .214 .286
1988 Home 71 282 58 90 14 1 11 38 34 51 11 7 3 .887 .394 .493 .174 .319
1989 Away 61 266 42 76 11 1 5 23 19 44 13 7 9 .723 .332 .391 .105 .286
1989 Home 63 273 51 73 9 2 13 38 22 56 11 3 7 .783 .326 .458 .190 .267
1990 Away 40 157 22 39 3 1 3 13 14 31 0 0 5 .646 .308 .338 .089 .248
1990 Home 38 136 19 36 10 2 4 14 13 24 0 0 3 .783 .327 .456 .191 .265
Total Away 981 3677 397 1022 147 32 117 420 379 625 117 58 68 .777 .346 .431 .153 .278
Total Home 968 3517 468 1042 181 28 146 510 376 577 108 50 66 .852 .364 .488 .192 .296
Total 2155 7740 1229 2202 346 62 278 995 804 1279 287 150 195 .805 .352 .453 .168 .284
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Kid Karpis has retired from the Milwaukee Brew Masters
1990-05-22Kid Karpis of the Milwaukee Brew Masters is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1989-09-05Kid Karpis of the Milwaukee Brew Masters is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1988-03-01The Milwaukee Brew Masters have removed Kid Karpis from the trade block.
1988-03-01The Milwaukee Brew Masters have placed Kid Karpis on the trade block.
1987-08-25A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brew Masters. The Milwaukee Brew Masters receive Kid Karpis, Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 BRO (Frank Carter) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Cupid Comer. Protest This Trade.
1985-10-10The Chicago Cubs have placed Kid Karpis on the trade block.
1984-09-09Kid Karpis of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1984-04-21Kid Karpis of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1980-06-26Kid Karpis of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1979-09-04Kid Karpis of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1976-09-22Kid Karpis of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1975-04-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Blackhearts. The New York Blackhearts receive Eric German, Dane Morgan, Mike Isenberg from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for King Towers, Kid Karpis.
1975-04-03The New York Blackhearts have promoted Kid Karpis to the major league team. The New York Blackhearts have designated Willie Neuhaus for assignment.
1975-04-03The New York Blackhearts have renamed Mendy Johnson to Kid Karpis.