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Wally Berger League 9-27-2119 |
| Sam Kline |  First BaseRetired (1961, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .222 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .626 | Status | Deceased (2003) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 140 | Age at Death | 76 | Date of Birth | 03-09-1927 | |
| HR | 18 | Drafted | Undrafted (1952) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (73 games) |
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| RBI | 81 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1952 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 1953 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 1955 | BAL | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1958 | BAL | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1959 | BAL-NYA | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1960 | NYA | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Sam Kline has retired from the New York Yankees |
| 1960-05-07 | The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Sam Kline for assignment. |
| 1959-08-17 | The New York Yankees have promoted Sam Kline to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Phil Burgess for assignment. |
| 1959-07-26 | The New York Yankees have designated Sam Kline for assignment. |
| 1959-06-21 | A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Liberty Dogs. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs receive Carlos Barnes, Chuck Kester, Bill Terry, Tony Knackert, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (NYA) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Ryan Myers, Sam Kline, Antonio Suchecki, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (BAL). |
| 1958-04-01 | The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Lance Harris to the major league team. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Sam Kline to the major league team. |
| 1955-06-11 | The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Nick Rieger to the major league team. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have sent Sam Kline to the minors. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Cleveland Top Dawgs have waived Sam Kline. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Claude Butler to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Sam Kline to the minors. |
| 1952-04-10 | The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Sam Kline to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Cliff Kubski to the minors. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Cleveland Top Dawgs have acquired Sam Kline from the waiver wire. |