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Name Team Age
January Hess Retired (1985, Age 38) Died (2031, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1966)		 RF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League 0 14 years (86 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ C+ A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 4/14/1947
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 5
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1971 AHP 27 118 34 5 1 0 7 11 22 .694 .346 .347 .288
1971 HHP 30 108 31 6 2 2 13 13 22 .801 .366 .435 .287
1971 LHP 23 41 15 2 1 1 7 3 5 .946 .409 .537 .366
1971 RHP 54 185 50 9 2 1 13 21 39 .701 .344 .357 .270
1972 AHP 79 329 96 17 1 9 31 40 58 .799 .368 .432 .292
1972 HHP 78 305 79 13 1 6 33 38 50 .709 .342 .367 .259
1972 LHP 88 194 56 10 0 5 27 18 31 .765 .347 .418 .289
1972 RHP 142 440 119 20 2 10 37 60 77 .752 .359 .393 .270
1973 AHP 78 312 87 9 4 4 26 46 47 .747 .375 .372 .279
1973 HHP 79 310 88 15 2 5 41 37 61 .756 .363 .394 .284
1973 LHP 73 165 41 6 1 1 15 18 32 .641 .326 .315 .248
1973 RHP 139 457 134 18 5 8 52 65 76 .791 .384 .407 .293
1974 AHP 79 317 76 13 2 9 44 32 58 .687 .309 .379 .240
1974 HHP 78 284 69 10 2 6 27 32 45 .674 .319 .356 .243
1974 LHP 67 136 36 5 1 3 19 14 25 .713 .331 .382 .265
1974 RHP 149 465 109 18 3 12 52 50 78 .672 .308 .363 .234
1975 AHP 77 275 79 11 2 5 44 41 41 .776 .379 .396 .287
1975 HHP 73 250 74 11 3 4 32 26 35 .774 .362 .412 .296
1975 LHP 74 124 34 6 3 1 13 16 16 .754 .359 .395 .274
1975 RHP 139 401 119 16 2 8 63 51 60 .781 .375 .406 .297
1976 AHP 78 256 67 9 2 7 30 23 45 .715 .320 .395 .262
1976 HHP 75 248 72 7 3 7 37 24 36 .785 .357 .427 .290
1976 LHP 65 100 18 2 0 3 7 4 16 .502 .212 .290 .180
1976 RHP 144 404 121 14 5 11 60 43 65 .808 .368 .441 .300
1977 AHP 70 260 73 7 3 3 17 26 46 .717 .352 .365 .281
1977 HHP 69 244 83 12 4 11 36 27 26 .964 .407 .557 .340
1977 LHP 52 97 24 3 1 0 8 13 14 .632 .333 .299 .247
1977 RHP 129 407 132 16 6 14 45 40 58 .886 .389 .496 .324
1978 AHP 80 332 100 12 3 7 36 30 50 .780 .361 .419 .301
1978 HHP 77 299 86 9 3 12 33 34 45 .817 .359 .458 .288
1978 LHP 62 108 27 1 0 2 11 7 15 .611 .297 .315 .250
1978 RHP 152 523 159 20 6 17 58 57 80 .836 .373 .463 .304
1979 AHP 66 280 79 16 3 10 37 35 41 .827 .360 .468 .282
1979 HHP 68 264 68 13 4 9 26 38 42 .790 .351 .439 .258
1979 LHP 52 88 26 4 1 3 15 11 15 .836 .370 .466 .295
1979 RHP 130 456 121 25 6 16 48 62 68 .804 .353 .452 .265
1980 AHP 79 313 78 18 1 6 25 35 52 .695 .325 .371 .249
1980 HHP 78 313 76 14 2 12 39 42 60 .750 .334 .415 .243
1980 LHP 67 117 21 5 0 2 14 16 23 .557 .284 .274 .179
1980 RHP 152 509 133 27 3 16 50 61 89 .761 .340 .420 .261
1981 AHP 78 328 92 14 2 10 33 51 53 .807 .381 .427 .280
1981 HHP 79 319 99 16 1 7 25 40 43 .819 .387 .433 .310
1981 LHP 57 97 22 2 1 0 8 11 18 .574 .306 .268 .227
1981 RHP 157 550 169 28 2 17 50 80 78 .855 .397 .458 .307
1982 AHP 80 341 96 13 3 10 36 47 47 .795 .370 .425 .282
1982 HHP 76 308 86 16 0 7 31 39 36 .761 .362 .399 .279
1982 LHP 56 91 25 7 1 1 11 19 6 .812 .405 .407 .275
1982 RHP 153 558 157 22 2 16 56 67 77 .773 .359 .414 .281
1983 AHP 79 326 94 17 0 5 32 36 47 .747 .361 .387 .288
1983 HHP 76 303 90 25 3 6 27 38 47 .840 .381 .459 .297
1983 LHP 59 109 20 5 0 1 13 16 23 .543 .286 .257 .183
1983 RHP 149 520 164 37 3 10 46 58 71 .844 .389 .456 .315
1984 AHP 56 222 59 9 1 4 15 22 37 .707 .337 .369 .266
1984 HHP 55 204 63 8 2 8 22 31 31 .884 .398 .485 .309
1984 LHP 54 107 33 4 1 2 13 13 17 .806 .385 .421 .308
1984 RHP 105 319 89 13 2 10 24 40 51 .787 .361 .426 .279
1985 AHP 46 91 24 3 0 2 8 8 12 .689 .327 .363 .264
1985 HHP 41 115 34 9 0 0 18 7 15 .710 .336 .374 .296
1985 LHP 28 58 18 4 0 0 12 4 6 .734 .355 .379 .310
1985 RHP 80 148 40 8 0 2 14 11 21 .688 .323 .365 .270
Total AHP 1052 4100 1134 173 28 91 421 483 656 .753 .354 .399 .277
Total HHP 1032 3874 1098 184 32 102 440 466 594 .788 .361 .426 .283
Total LHP 877 1632 416 66 11 25 193 183 262 .685 .331 .355 .255
Total RHP 1974 6342 1816 291 49 168 668 766 988 .792 .365 .427 .286
Total 2084 7974 2232 357 60 193 861 949 1250 .770 .358 .412 .280
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01January Hess has retired from the Chicago Cossacks
1985-04-25The Chicago Cossacks have acquired January Hess from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The New York Knockers have promoted Tom Bader to the major league team. The New York Knockers have promoted Yukio Kawai to the major league team. The New York Knockers have promoted Mitsuyoshi Yamazaki to the major league team. The New York Knockers have promoted Gunji Kato to the major league team. The New York Knockers have promoted Masumi Ikeda to the major league team. The New York Knockers have designated Tsugio Tsujimoto for assignment. The New York Knockers have sent Dan Dernier to the minors. The New York Knockers have designated Dad Landrum for assignment. The New York Knockers have designated January Hess for assignment.
1979-08-12January Hess of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1975-06-05January Hess of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1973-10-10The New York Knockers have removed January Hess from the trade block.
1973-08-08The New York Knockers have placed January Hess on the trade block.
1971-10-16The New York Knockers have promoted January Hess to the major league team.
1971-06-29The New York Knockers have sent January Hess to the minors.
1971-04-10The New York Knockers have promoted January Hess to the major league team.