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Jim Edmonds League
5-16-2163
Top Kaat First Base
Retired (1956, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .745 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 154 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 04-22-1921
HR 23 Drafted Round 3, Pick 35
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(37 games)
RBI 81
SB 3
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R A- 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 2
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1951 Away 7 54 0 21 2 2 3 8 3 10 0 0 0 1.080 .414 .667 .278 .389
1951 Home 5 41 0 6 1 0 2 7 4 12 0 0 0 .556 .239 .317 .171 .146
1952 Away 5 37 0 11 3 0 1 5 4 8 0 0 0 .825 .366 .459 .162 .297
1952 Home 4 46 0 10 2 0 3 8 5 10 0 0 0 .751 .294 .457 .239 .217
1953 Away 5 18 0 6 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 1.095 .429 .667 .333 .333
1953 Home 3 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .167 .250 .083 .167
1954 Away 43 63 13 18 5 0 3 8 4 17 0 0 1 .846 .338 .508 .222 .286
1954 Home 52 82 11 19 3 1 4 13 8 19 0 0 0 .739 .300 .439 .207 .232
1955 Away 36 59 3 9 1 0 0 3 4 12 0 0 0 .376 .206 .169 .017 .153
1955 Home 44 74 15 23 6 0 2 9 8 16 0 0 0 .851 .378 .473 .162 .311
1956 Away 21 53 5 9 0 0 1 4 6 11 0 0 0 .481 .254 .226 .057 .170
1956 Home 27 67 13 20 1 0 3 12 8 14 0 0 0 .829 .382 .448 .149 .299
Total Away 117 284 21 74 12 3 9 31 24 59 0 0 1 .738 .319 .419 .158 .261
Total Home 135 322 39 80 14 1 14 50 33 72 0 0 0 .751 .322 .429 .180 .248
Total 304 606 103 154 26 4 23 81 57 131 3 1 3 .745 .321 .424 .170 .254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Top Kaat has retired from the Pittsburgh Panthers
1953-09-23The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Top Kaat to the major league team.
1953-09-23The Pittsburgh Panthers have acquired Top Kaat from the waiver wire.
1953-05-20The New York Highlanders have waived Top Kaat.
1953-05-13The New York Highlanders have acquired Top Kaat from the waiver wire.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia Stalkers have waived Guido Davison. The Philadelphia Stalkers have waived Top Kaat. The Philadelphia Stalkers have waived Harry Browning. The Philadelphia Stalkers have waived Dory Garagozzo. The Philadelphia Stalkers have waived Deron Canizaro.
1950-09-03The Philadelphia Stalkers have promoted Top Kaat to the major league team. The Philadelphia Stalkers have promoted Ken Botting to the major league team. The Philadelphia Stalkers have promoted Bull Garrelts to the major league team.
1950-04-13The Philadelphia Stalkers have acquired Top Kaat from the waiver wire.
1950-04-03The Seattle Sharks have waived Top Kaat.
1950-04-01The Seattle Sharks have renamed Les Kaat to Top Kaat.