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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Gary Kress Left Field
Retired (1978, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 1995 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 12-09-1940
HR 205 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1958)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(47 games)
RBI 960
SB 110
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1962 1B PHI-MIN-TB 41 41 353.0 367 349 17 1 23 +1 9.33 .997
1964 1B TB 20 8 89.1 88 86 2 0 5 -3 8.87 1.000
RF TB 2 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.50 1.000
1965 1B TB 100 91 814.2 836 798 33 5 65 -5 9.18 .994
C TB 14 14 121.1 91 89 1 1 1 1 15 1 6.2% 0 6.68 .989
2B TB 1 0 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 +1 13.50 1.000
1966 1B TB 103 97 874.0 954 917 31 6 76 +9 9.76 .994
C TB 6 6 52.0 40 39 1 0 0 2 2 1 33.3% 0 6.92 1.000
1967 RF TB 95 95 832.2 152 151 0 1 0 0 1.63 .993
1B TB 44 44 395.1 404 387 16 1 23 -1 9.17 .998
C TB 1 1 9.0 7 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 6.00 .857
LF TB 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000
3B TB 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1968 LF TB 84 81 720.0 166 164 0 2 0 +1 2.05 .988
RF TB 20 19 167.0 26 26 0 0 0 +1 1.40 1.000
1B TB 19 12 113.2 126 121 4 1 11 +1 9.90 .992
CF TB 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
1969 LF TB 138 138 1222.0 310 306 0 4 0 -2 2.25 .987
1B TB 4 0 9.0 10 10 0 0 1 0 10.00 1.000
C TB 1 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 6.75 1.000
RF TB 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1970 LF TB 153 153 1378.0 365 362 1 2 1 +3 2.37 .995
1971 LF TB 153 153 1363.0 331 329 0 2 0 +5 2.17 .994
1972 LF TB 153 153 1360.0 350 348 0 2 0 +2 2.30 .994
1973 LF TB 153 153 1360.2 358 354 1 3 1 0 2.35 .992
1974 LF TB 153 153 1345.2 335 334 0 1 0 +6 2.23 .997
1975 LF TB 74 72 635.1 163 159 0 4 0 0 2.25 .975
SS TB 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
CF TB 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1976 LF TB 76 73 652.0 158 157 0 1 0 +2 2.17 .994
CF TB 62 62 534.0 158 157 1 0 1 0 2.66 1.000
1977 CF TB 82 82 709.0 178 177 1 0 1 -5 2.26 1.000
LF TB 69 69 600.2 157 155 0 2 0 -3 2.32 .987
1978 CF TB 62 62 530.1 137 137 0 0 0 -2 2.32 1.000
LF TB 38 38 335.0 72 72 0 0 0 -1 1.93 1.000
RF TB 31 31 278.0 54 50 3 1 0 -1 1.72 .981
Pos Total LF 1246 1236 10976.1 2766 2740 2 24 2 +13 2.25 .991
1B 331 293 2649.0 2785 2668 103 14 204 +2 9.41 .995
CF 209 208 1792.1 480 478 2 0 2 -7 2.41 1.000
RF 149 147 1296.2 237 232 3 2 0 0 1.63 .992
C 22 21 186.1 141 137 2 2 1 3 20 2 9.1% 0 6.71 .986
2B 1 0 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 +1 13.50 1.000
SS 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
Total 1961 1905 16905.2 6412 6257 113 42 209 3 20 2 9.1% +9 3.39 .993
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Gary Kress has retired from the Tampa Bay Tsunami
1975-07-23Gary Kress of the Tampa Bay Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1968-06-11Gary Kress of the Tampa Bay Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1964-04-08The Tampa Bay Tsunami have promoted Jennings Trice to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tsunami have promoted Gary Kress to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tsunami have sent Johnny Blades to the minors. The Tampa Bay Tsunami have designated Brian Schaal for assignment.
1962-07-05A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Creme and the Tampa Bay Tsunami. The Tampa Bay Tsunami receive Gary Kress, Durham Lee, Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 COL (Calvin Sykes) from the Minnesota Creme in exchange for Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 TB (Ed Jackson).
1962-07-04The Minnesota Creme have promoted Rip Perry to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have sent Gary Kress to the minors.
1962-06-21The Minnesota Creme have placed Gary Kress on the trade block.
1962-06-15A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Creme and the Philadelphia Jesuits. The Philadelphia Jesuits receive Earl Branom from the Minnesota Creme in exchange for Gary Kress, Draft Pick 1965 Round 1 COL (Art Foreman), Draft Pick 1964 Round 2 PHI (Fernando Guisto).
1962-05-05A trade has been completed between the Florida Gamblers and the Philadelphia Jesuits. The Philadelphia Jesuits receive Clyde Morrill, Gary Kress, Draft Pick 1964 Round 2 CLE (Phil Bowers) from the Florida Gamblers in exchange for Woody Downing.
1959-06-01A trade has been completed between the Florida Gamblers and the Detroit Hammering Hanks. The Detroit Hammering Hanks receive Benny Donovan from the Florida Gamblers in exchange for Cam Robinson, Gary Kress, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 DET (Bob Douglas).