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Name	Team	Age
Ed Kling	Retired (1963, Age 34)	Died (1999, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 52 (1951)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	0 years (88 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	C-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	B-	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	1/14/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.9 %)	F  (1.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1951	D+	B	C-	B+	B	D+	C
1952	D+	B	C-	B+	B	D+	C
1953	D+	B	C-	B+	B	D+	C
1954	D+	B	C-	B+	B	D+	C+
1955	D+	B	C-	B+	B	D+	C+
1963	D+	B	C-	B+	B	D+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1963-11-01	Ed Kling has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Ed Kling.
1955-04-11	The Baltimore Choppers have waived Ed Kling.
1954-07-23	The Baltimore Choppers have sent Ed Kling down to the minors.
1954-04-11	The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Tom Lindbeck to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Ed Kling to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Harry Kelley to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have designated Tino Scheetz for assignment. The Baltimore Choppers have designated Willie Thurman for assignment. The Baltimore Choppers have designated Ernie Tasby for assignment.
1954-04-05	The Baltimore Choppers have acquired Ed Kling from the waiver wire.
1954-04-01	The New York Mets have waived Ed Kling.