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| Name | Team | Age |
| Walter Kress | Retired (1990, Age 34) | Died (2022, Age 66) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 30 (1978) |
1B | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jumbo Brown League | 0 | 1 years (61 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 3/5/1956 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (2.7 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1978 | Minors | 31.00 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 6 / 6 | 5 / 5 | 25 / 31 | |||
| 1979 | Minors | 33.00 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 4 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 5 | 19 / 33 | |||
| 1980 | Minors | 18.00 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 4 | 8 / 18 | |||
| 1981 | Minors | 35.00 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 15 / 35 | |||
| 1982 | Minors | 13.00 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 13 | |||
| 1982 | Majors | 7.38 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 7 |
| 1983 | Majors | 17.98 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 6 / 17 |
| 1984 | Majors | 18.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 18 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 10.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 10 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 12.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 12 | |||
| 1987 | Majors | 20.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 20 | |||
| 1988 | Majors | 16.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 16 | |||
| 1989 | Majors | 9.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 9 | |||
| 1990 | Majors | 19.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 19 | |||
| Total | 223 | 3 | 0 | 8 / 38 | 8 / 33 | 8 / 28 | 14 / 47 | 17 / 36 | 14 / 35 | 22 / 41 | 91 / 258 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1990-11-01 | Walter Kress has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1984-04-13 | The Arizona TumbleWeeds have waived Walter Kress. |
| 1984-03-25 | The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Phil Traxler to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Ed Henry to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Mike Liska to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Angel Heitmann to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have designated Archi Stengel for assignment. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have designated George Bowen for assignment. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have designated Walter Kress for assignment. |
| 1982-07-25 | The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Walter Kress to the major league team. |
| 1978-06-01 | The Chicago Cubs have acquired Walter Kress from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-04-03 | The Milwaukee Madmen have waived Walter Kress. |