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Name Team Age
Ed Kish Retired (1974, Age 41) Died (2017, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 58
(1951)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 12 years (29 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- C 
Endurance Velocity Control
C- B  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 2/6/1933
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 3
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
C+ (51.5 %) C+ (45.2 %) 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
1952 CHN 4 12 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .801 .385 .417 .333
1953 CHN-CLE 69 263 31 71 5 0 9 30 34 40 5 0 1 .748 .356 .392 .270
1954 CLE 143 523 64 132 18 6 15 58 49 84 6 5 9 .713 .317 .396 .252
1955 CLE 157 591 75 160 28 5 15 73 64 99 8 4 2 .755 .343 .411 .271
1956 CLE 160 640 68 149 25 6 21 71 73 98 18 4 8 .700 .311 .389 .233
1957 CLE 161 669 89 174 25 7 26 91 59 102 19 8 4 .757 .322 .435 .260
1958 CLE 160 644 83 167 31 5 14 54 60 90 22 12 1 .711 .322 .388 .259
1959 CLE 160 634 88 152 28 3 14 58 74 110 33 9 1 .678 .318 .360 .240
1960 CLE-BRO 159 609 78 156 28 3 21 85 72 91 24 2 5 .750 .335 .415 .256
1961 CIN 160 634 116 183 37 6 36 106 69 113 19 5 2 .895 .359 .536 .289
1962 CIN 161 630 97 196 46 8 26 101 70 100 15 6 4 .913 .380 .533 .311
1963 CIN-PHI-KC 147 482 96 149 21 7 26 105 64 87 19 8 7 .932 .389 .544 .309
1964 KC 158 595 106 171 23 10 24 98 68 99 35 11 5 .838 .358 .481 .287
1965 KC 160 630 108 154 19 5 29 101 65 93 28 12 8 .744 .315 .429 .244
1966 KC 160 610 104 206 30 11 25 108 75 83 31 14 3 .955 .409 .546 .338
1967 KC-MIL 161 623 110 172 24 7 35 134 72 96 38 12 3 .857 .352 .506 .276
1968 MIL 158 562 90 176 19 9 28 94 70 71 37 15 9 .919 .391 .528 .313
1969 MIL-CHA 155 597 90 173 32 7 21 88 74 96 7 7 4 .838 .365 .472 .290
1970 CHA-MIL 135 448 67 130 21 2 25 92 57 76 13 9 6 .877 .364 .513 .290
1971 MIL 155 588 94 165 24 5 24 98 69 82 26 10 2 .819 .358 .461 .281
1972 MIL 155 631 91 184 17 1 21 71 61 103 31 10 11 .779 .358 .422 .292
1973 MIL 155 614 74 181 28 6 15 77 52 90 21 14 4 .783 .350 .433 .295
1974 MIL 154 598 74 157 20 5 15 83 50 90 17 15 2 .705 .317 .388 .263
Total 3347 12827 1896 3562 550 124 485 1876 1402 1996 472 192 101 .802 .349 .453 .278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Ed Kish has retired from the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen
1970-06-14The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have acquired Ed Kish from the waiver wire.
1970-06-10The Chicago Pale Hose have designated Ed Kish for assignment.
1969-05-06A trade has been completed between the Chicago Pale Hose and the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen. The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen receive Joe Pankston, Pete Riggs, Ray Raziano, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 3 (CHA), Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (CHA) from the Chicago Pale Hose in exchange for Ed Kish, Harry "Fireball" Mathes, Ken Landestoy.
1967-04-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City CyKlones and the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen. The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen receive Ed Kish, March Catalanotto, Allen Small, Diego Macko, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City CyKlones in exchange for Jonathan Miller, Neal McMath.
1963-10-23A trade has been completed between the Kansas City CyKlones and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Brian Hughson, Willy Velasquez, Tom Hand, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (KC), Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (KC), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City CyKlones in exchange for Ed Kish.
1963-05-02A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Ed Kish from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Otto Wilson, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 1 (PHI).
1960-05-16A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Wahoos and the Brooklyn Cyclones. The Brooklyn Cyclones receive Abe Bennett, Ryan Kohlmeier, Ed Kish, Richie Bloomberg from the Cleveland Wahoos in exchange for Eddie Walsh, Herman Parrish, Ivy Jones, Ginger Dolan.
1955-03-01The Cleveland Crush have promoted Ed Kish to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have sent Marquis Kinney to the minors.
1954-09-25The Cleveland Crush have promoted Marquis Kinney to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have sent Ed Kish to the minors.
1953-07-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Crush. The Cleveland Crush receive Ed Kish, Buck Dickson, Shovel Brown from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ray Fischer.
1953-04-03The Chicago Cubs have promoted Will Anderson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ed Kish to the minors.
1952-09-26The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ed Kish to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Will Anderson to the minors.