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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Lionel King Center Field
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .746 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 1012 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 03-21-1931
HR 121 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(98 games)
RBI 419
SB 87
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.8%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1953 STL
34
78
6
15
2
1
0
6
5
 11 0 0
2
 2 3
.485
.241
.244
.051
.192
1954 STL
40
130
24
43
3
0
6
27
10
 22 1 3
2
 1 1
.867
.375
.492
.162
.331
1956 STL-CHN
109
447
62
112
22
3
10
43
34
 72 2 1
7
 3 4
.686
.306
.380
.130
.251
1957 CHN
114
257
36
71
15
3
12
33
23
 47 0 0
10
 0 1
.834
.336
.498
.222
.276
1958 CHN
139
574
83
171
27
8
19
72
54
 92 1 6
10
 4 8
.828
.356
.472
.174
.298
1959 CHN
113
397
53
102
17
2
16
37
42
 75 2 1
10
 4 2
.761
.330
.431
.174
.257
1960 CHN
143
253
45
68
10
2
8
28
36
 38 0 4
7
 4 2
.774
.355
.419
.150
.269
1961 CHN
139
158
17
36
3
1
4
16
10
 30 1 0
2
 0 0
.614
.278
.335
.108
.228
1962 CHN
116
192
25
51
5
2
4
19
14
 33 0 0
6
 0 0
.691
.316
.375
.109
.266
1963 CHN
98
116
14
28
3
1
1
11
12
 21 0 1
1
 2 0
.620
.310
.310
.069
.241
1964 CHN
103
238
33
75
7
1
10
31
22
 35 0 3
4
 1 3
.848
.369
.479
.164
.315
1965 CHN
129
262
44
67
10
0
7
19
25
 38 1 1
9
 2 0
.696
.322
.374
.118
.256
1966 CHN
130
313
58
85
10
3
13
44
42
 58 0 2
11
 3 3
.803
.356
.447
.176
.272
1967 CHN
94
317
37
76
8
4
9
26
18
 63 1 2
6
 3 2
.656
.281
.375
.136
.240
1968 CHN
24
58
8
12
2
0
2
7
8
 16 0 0
0
 2 0
.648
.303
.345
.138
.207
Total
1525
3790
545
1012
144
31
121
419
355
 651 9 24
87
 31 29
.746
.329
.417
.150
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Lionel King has retired from the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers
1968-07-03Lionel King of the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1962-04-12Lionel King of the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1957-09-21Lionel King of the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1956-06-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Sickos and the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers receive Lionel King, Joe Gaston, Buck Kotter from the St. Louis Sickos in exchange for Roy Smith, Topher Grace, Draft Pick 1957 Round 3 CHN (Lou Bennett).
1956-03-25The St. Louis Sickos have promoted Lionel King to the major league team.
1954-07-02The St. Louis Sickos have sent Lionel King to the minors.
1954-04-06The St. Louis Sickos have promoted Lionel King to the major league team. The St. Louis Sickos have promoted Ed Delmar to the major league team.
1953-07-30The St. Louis Sickos have sent Lionel King to the minors.
1953-06-08Lionel King of the St. Louis Sickos is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1953-04-23The St. Louis Sickos have promoted Lionel King to the major league team. The St. Louis Sickos have sent Lou Malhotra to the minors.
1951-10-22A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Sickos. The St. Louis Sickos receive Lionel King from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for .
1951-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Sickos and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Lionel King from the St. Louis Sickos in exchange for .
1950-04-01The St. Louis Sickos have renamed Lionel Kingsley to Lionel King.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Sickos have renamed Vince Rosetti to Lionel Kingsley.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Sickos have renamed Roger Halicki to Vince Rosetti.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Sickos have promoted B.J. Stanhouse to the major league team. The St. Louis Sickos have sent Roger Halicki to the minors.