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Name Team Age
Tommy Jantzen Retired (1971, Age 36) Died (2019, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5
(1953)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Williams League 0 14 years (34 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 4/9/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 4 5
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---)
C- (34.8 %) D- (10.9 %) 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
1956 KC-STL 35 111 17 31 2 3 2 14 13 13 3 2 0 .768 .362 .405 .279
1957 STL 28 80 10 22 7 0 1 3 6 18 2 0 1 .733 .333 .400 .275
1958 STL 119 431 51 114 22 3 6 34 43 72 9 4 8 .714 .342 .371 .265
1959 STL-KC 138 478 57 120 18 5 8 52 62 79 18 4 3 .697 .337 .360 .251
1960 KC 142 560 91 150 24 5 11 81 65 101 31 4 5 .731 .343 .388 .268
1961 KC 114 473 74 120 17 3 14 42 47 74 29 10 6 .720 .329 .391 .254
1962 KC 119 485 79 147 23 6 8 39 63 86 28 8 1 .809 .384 .425 .303
1963 KC 142 592 91 172 25 5 21 67 67 81 24 17 1 .820 .363 .456 .291
1964 KC 142 597 104 156 29 3 15 67 62 87 30 4 1 .730 .334 .395 .261
1965 KC 142 598 94 162 24 8 17 74 69 101 29 8 0 .771 .348 .423 .271
1966 KC 124 523 90 131 22 6 10 44 61 81 23 8 0 .700 .328 .373 .250
1967 KC 105 432 100 118 20 5 12 43 63 65 26 9 3 .794 .368 .426 .273
1968 KC 142 584 96 171 26 5 25 86 63 77 21 6 4 .846 .363 .483 .293
1969 KC 131 329 43 88 14 3 8 43 35 50 13 8 2 .739 .338 .401 .267
1970 KC 109 282 51 85 19 3 8 32 26 43 17 1 2 .836 .360 .475 .301
1971 KC 72 116 13 27 5 0 1 13 17 21 1 1 4 .630 .328 .302 .233
Total 1804 6671 1061 1814 297 63 167 734 762 1049 304 94 41 .759 .349 .410 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Tommy Jantzen has retired from the Kansas City Kings
1967-06-12Tommy Jantzen of the Kansas City Tornados is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1966-04-15Tommy Jantzen of the Kansas City Tornados is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1959-09-13A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Blues. The Kansas City Blues receive Tommy Jantzen, Bill Michaels, Curt Alexander from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bill Black, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (STL).
1958-07-05The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Hank Jordan for assignment.
1958-07-04The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Randy Thoney to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors.
1958-04-30The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Joe Davenport to the minors.
1957-10-13The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ray Blankenship to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Len Riconda to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ben Stevens to the minors.
1957-09-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team.
1957-06-03The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ben Stevens to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors.
1957-05-16The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Len Riconda to the minors.
1957-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Alex Black to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Danny Simmons to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ross Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Steve Whitted to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Joe Davenport to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ben Stevens to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Jeff Cochrane to the minors.
1956-08-25The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Eddie Wilie to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Alex Black to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Emil Rozek to the minors.
1956-07-18A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Blues and the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals receive Tommy Jantzen, Eddie Wilie, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Blues in exchange for Mike Robinson, Hal Carr.
1956-07-04The Kansas City Blues have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated Carl Keen for assignment.