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Name Team Age
Frank Kiner Retired (1993, Age 39) Died (2040, Age 87)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 45
(1973)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League 0 16 years (18 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ B- C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D  C  D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- C+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 11/15/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (C)
A+ (99.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 CHN-BAL 72 229 20 52 7 2 0 22 22 41 4 1 16 .570 .295 .275 .227
1978 BAL 158 528 47 118 15 2 3 36 64 103 20 17 34 .585 .309 .277 .223
1979 BAL 158 622 63 141 20 5 6 59 55 102 16 14 25 .596 .292 .304 .227
1980 BAL 140 542 48 131 21 6 5 45 70 82 12 14 20 .659 .328 .330 .242
1981 BAL 158 612 69 163 21 4 8 73 78 96 25 22 18 .701 .348 .353 .266
1982 BAL 158 614 65 164 20 6 8 60 65 93 20 10 15 .697 .338 .358 .267
1983 BAL 158 629 61 171 27 8 5 53 71 96 23 10 12 .709 .345 .364 .272
1984 BAL 158 615 89 148 24 6 7 35 71 109 27 19 22 .653 .320 .333 .241
1985 BAL 121 439 64 128 24 5 6 39 53 72 19 11 25 .778 .368 .410 .292
1986 BAL 158 571 75 157 25 5 11 65 71 89 24 11 16 .749 .355 .394 .275
1987 BAL 158 595 80 171 29 10 6 64 63 87 23 16 20 .758 .358 .400 .287
1988 BAL 154 380 48 97 9 4 8 44 49 63 11 12 13 .701 .338 .363 .255
1989 BAL 140 402 39 97 16 5 4 52 52 73 11 2 12 .663 .327 .336 .241
1990 BAL 133 394 41 99 14 5 6 61 43 70 5 10 7 .684 .327 .358 .251
1991 BAL 155 460 30 106 21 1 2 28 34 71 3 7 16 .577 .284 .293 .230
1992 BAL 101 278 20 70 6 0 3 25 23 52 0 0 9 .617 .311 .306 .252
1993 BAL 48 127 5 25 5 1 1 11 16 28 0 0 8 .567 .292 .276 .197
Total 2328 8037 864 2038 304 75 89 772 900 1327 243 176 288 .672 .329 .343 .254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Frank Kiner has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1993-06-15The Baltimore Orioles have waived Frank Kiner.
1993-06-08The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Clarence Hock to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Frank Kiner for assignment.
1993-05-03Frank Kiner of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1992-09-05Frank Kiner of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1992-07-24Frank Kiner of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1990-04-19Frank Kiner of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1985-06-11Frank Kiner of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1980-07-30Frank Kiner of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1977-08-23Trade #1568345 has been completed between the Chicago Cubbies and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Frank Kiner, Lefty Porter, Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 CHN (Mike Yerkes), Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 CHN (John Bean) from the Chicago Cubbies in exchange for Jose Duckworth.
1977-07-27The Chicago Cubbies have sent Frank Kiner to the minors.
1977-07-05The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Frank Kiner to the major league team.
1977-06-21The Chicago Cubbies have sent Frank Kiner to the minors.
1977-04-08The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Frank Kiner to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Baker to the major league team.
1973-09-28The Chicago Cubbies have acquired Frank Kiner from the waiver wire.
1973-04-03The Houston Colt .45s have waived Frank Kiner.