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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Walt Kinnunen Right Field
Retired (1966, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .731 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 1593 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 10-15-1928
HR 228 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(12 games)
RBI 791
SB 159 Salary $0.65M Final Contract Year 1966
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.2%) LF A- (80.9%) Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1952 LF LAA 58 52 459.1 126 122 0 4 0 -2 2.39 .968
CF LAA 27 21 198.0 51 50 0 1 0 -4 2.27 .980
RF LAA 9 9 77.2 16 15 0 1 0 0 1.74 .938
SS LAA 2 1 11.0 5 2 3 0 1 0 4.09 1.000
C LAA 2 0 7.1 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 7.37 1.000
1953 LF LAA 139 139 1178.1 280 273 0 7 0 -6 2.09 .975
1954 LF LAA 115 115 1011.2 276 273 3 0 3 +1 2.46 1.000
1955 3B LAA 84 84 716.1 202 48 141 13 9 -20 2.37 .936
2B LAA 10 10 88.0 48 20 26 2 2 -6 4.70 .958
LF LAA 6 6 51.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.06 1.000
RF LAA 3 3 26.0 5 4 0 1 0 0 1.38 .800
1956 LF NYA 58 37 367.0 85 83 0 2 0 -3 2.04 .976
RF NYA 10 10 94.0 22 22 0 0 0 0 2.11 1.000
1957 1B NYA 29 29 253.2 272 258 8 6 12 -1 9.44 .978
LF NYA 17 9 98.1 17 17 0 0 0 0 1.56 1.000
CF NYA 11 11 96.2 31 31 0 0 0 +1 2.89 1.000
3B NYA 10 10 85.0 26 4 19 3 2 -1 2.44 .885
SS NYA 10 10 85.0 42 21 20 1 2 -4 4.34 .976
2B NYA 9 9 78.0 49 22 24 3 4 -1 5.31 .939
RF NYA 8 8 69.1 20 20 0 0 0 -1 2.60 1.000
1958 LF NYA 139 139 1240.2 311 306 0 5 0 -5 2.22 .984
1959 RF NYA 139 139 1238.2 285 284 1 0 1 -2 2.07 1.000
1960 RF NYA 139 139 1233.0 253 250 0 3 0 +1 1.82 .988
1961 RF NYA 122 122 1094.0 217 214 2 1 2 -3 1.78 .995
1962 LF OAK 49 38 356.2 87 87 0 0 0 -1 2.20 1.000
RF OAK 10 9 80.0 21 21 0 0 0 0 2.36 1.000
2B OAK 3 3 27.0 16 8 8 0 3 -1 5.33 1.000
CF OAK 3 3 25.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.52 1.000
3B OAK 1 1 9.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1.00 .333
1963 RF OAK 116 116 1023.1 207 203 1 3 0 -1 1.79 .986
3B OAK 23 23 207.0 56 12 43 1 1 -2 2.39 .982
1964 RF OAK 114 114 1004.1 237 228 6 3 1 +3 2.10 .987
3B OAK 25 25 224.2 74 20 46 8 3 -7 2.64 .892
1965 3B OAK 19 19 170.1 43 12 28 3 1 -1 2.11 .930
SS OAK 7 7 71.0 27 10 14 3 1 -3 3.04 .889
RF OAK 7 7 60.2 9 9 0 0 0 0 1.34 1.000
1B OAK 5 5 44.1 53 52 1 0 6 0 10.76 1.000
CF OAK 4 4 36.0 11 9 0 2 0 0 2.25 .818
LF OAK 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
2B OAK 2 2 17.1 12 5 7 0 1 0 6.23 1.000
C OAK 1 1 11.0 15 14 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0 12.27 1.000
1966 RF MIN 32 31 280.0 65 62 2 1 1 0 2.06 .985
Pos Total RF 709 707 6281.0 1357 1332 12 13 5 -3 1.93 .990
LF 583 537 4781.0 1192 1171 3 18 3 -16 2.21 .985
3B 162 162 1412.1 404 96 278 30 16 -31 2.38 .926
CF 45 39 355.2 100 97 0 3 0 -3 2.45 .970
1B 34 34 298.0 325 310 9 6 18 -1 9.63 .982
2B 24 24 210.1 125 55 65 5 10 -8 5.13 .960
SS 19 18 167.0 74 33 37 4 4 -7 3.77 .946
C 3 1 18.1 21 20 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 10.31 1.000
Total 1579 1522 13523.2 3598 3114 405 79 56 0 3 0 0.0% -69 2.34 .978
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Walt Kinnunen has retired from the Minnesota Fighting Saints
1966-03-31The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Walt Kinnunen to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Tex Stoddard to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted George Heiser to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Jim Carr to the major league team.
1966-03-31Walt Kinnunen has signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints for $0.65M per year for 1 year.
1965-03-29The Oakland Oaks have promoted Willie Mays Dixon to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Walt Kinnunen to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have sent Sandy Magnante to the minors. The Oakland Oaks have sent Pat Oulliber to the minors.
1965-03-29Walt Kinnunen has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $2.22M per year for 1 year.
1962-03-30The Oakland Oaks have promoted Walt Kinnunen to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have sent Pete Malis to the minors.
1962-03-30Walt Kinnunen has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $5.26M per year for 3 years.
1961-06-15Walt Kinnunen of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1958-03-25The New York Pinstripers have removed Walt Kinnunen from the trade block.
1957-04-28The New York Pinstripers have placed Walt Kinnunen on the trade block.
1957-04-16Walt Kinnunen of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1957-03-30The New York Pinstripers have promoted Walt Kinnunen to the major league team. The New York Pinstripers have promoted Offa Peters to the major league team.
1957-03-30Walt Kinnunen has signed with the New York Pinstripers for $2.5M per year for 5 years.
1956-04-01The New York Pinstripers have placed Walt Kinnunen on the trade block.
1955-07-07Walt Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1954-05-03Walt Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1952-06-19Walt Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1952-03-31The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Bishop to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Walt Kinnunen to the major league team.
1950-05-24The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have acquired Walt Kinnunen from the waiver wire.
1950-03-31The Toronto Faceless Corporation have waived Walt Kinnunen.