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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Jim Kaat Relief Pitcher
Retired (1960, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.88 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 79-59 Status Deceased (1985) Option Years 0  
SV 58 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 06-17-1920
K 1053 Drafted Undrafted
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(89 games)
IP 1282.1
WHIP 1.27 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1960
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B    Mentor Val C-
Speed C  Bunt C- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1950 Away 3 3 11 8 0 0 0 0 53.0 49 22 21 0 14 53 1.19 3.57
1950 Home 5 2 15 13 0 0 1 0 84.0 68 33 31 1 30 71 1.17 3.32
1951 Away 9 7 19 17 1 1 0 0 115.0 98 48 43 1 36 87 1.17 3.37
1951 Home 5 4 17 15 1 0 1 0 100.2 95 47 44 0 23 77 1.17 3.93
1952 Away 6 4 18 18 0 0 0 0 121.1 109 47 44 2 47 94 1.29 3.26
1952 Home 6 2 11 11 2 1 0 0 78.0 67 32 29 1 24 59 1.17 3.35
1953 Away 4 2 7 7 3 0 0 0 53.1 38 16 16 1 20 49 1.09 2.70
1953 Home 10 7 19 19 1 0 0 0 129.0 106 52 51 2 46 116 1.18 3.56
1954 Away 7 7 16 16 2 1 0 0 96.2 96 61 48 0 34 82 1.34 4.47
1954 Home 13 3 19 19 4 2 0 0 133.1 118 49 43 1 33 112 1.13 2.90
1955 Away 1 5 25 3 0 0 12 2 37.0 38 21 17 0 11 24 1.32 4.14
1955 Home 2 2 24 4 0 0 10 3 38.2 53 29 29 1 21 34 1.91 6.75
1956 Away 0 1 28 0 0 0 15 3 27.1 26 12 12 0 11 17 1.35 3.95
1956 Home 3 1 28 0 0 0 10 3 25.1 24 9 7 0 10 31 1.34 2.49
1957 Away 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 2 21.1 32 21 21 0 14 11 2.16 8.86
1957 Home 0 2 23 0 0 0 0 0 35.0 45 33 33 0 18 27 1.80 8.49
1958 Away 1 1 24 0 0 0 5 0 33.1 25 7 7 0 11 30 1.08 1.89
1958 Home 1 1 24 1 0 0 3 0 43.1 46 33 27 1 17 35 1.45 5.61
1959 Away 0 2 23 1 0 0 0 2 24.1 31 21 18 0 11 17 1.73 6.66
1959 Home 3 2 21 2 0 0 1 1 32.1 27 15 12 0 12 27 1.21 3.34
2195 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2195 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 31 33 188 70 6 2 32 9 582.2 542 276 247 4 209 464 1.29 3.82
Total Home 48 26 201 84 8 3 26 7 699.2 649 332 306 7 234 589 1.26 3.94
Total
79
 59
389
154
14
5
58
 16
1282.1
 1191 608 553 11 443
1053
1.27
3.88
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Jim Kaat has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-03-28The New York Knights have promoted Clay Pelouze to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Martz to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim Kaat to the major league team.
1959-03-28Jim Kaat has signed with the New York Knights for $0.51M per year for 1 year.
1958-03-30The New York Knights have promoted Jim Kaat to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted D.J. Napoleon to the major league team.
1958-03-30Jim Kaat has signed with the New York Knights for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
1957-03-30The Texas Grackles have promoted Larry Gardner to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Pat Brown to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Derek Green to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Jim Kaat to the major league team.
1957-03-30Jim Kaat has signed with the Texas Grackles for $3.05M per year for 1 year.
1955-09-09Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1953-07-13Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1952-08-31Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1951-05-29Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1950-07-29Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1950-05-14Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1950-03-27The Philadelphia Thunder have renamed Joe Kelley to Jim Kaat.
1950-03-25The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Chad Heise to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bob Upshaw to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Jack Stauffer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ed Hill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Sam Phelps to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Mel McDonald to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Dock Nunn to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Joe Kelley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Tommy Flood to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Dan Beazley to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Charlie Mee to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Billy Knode to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Andy Whited to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Al Solters to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bill Breitenstein to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Rip Castillo to the minors.
1950-03-25Joe Kelley has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $13.0M per year for 7 years.