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Name Team Age
King Cole Retired (1984, Age 36) Died (2027, Age 79)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12
(1966)		 LF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Walter Johnson League 0 16 years (116 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A  C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 1/6/1948
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 1
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %) C+ (51.7 %) 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
1966 STL 109 146 14 35 4 0 2 17 20 33 6 0 3 .634 .325 .308 .240
1967 STL 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 .900 .500 .400 .400
1968 PIT 27 51 10 19 2 0 1 8 8 9 3 0 0 .928 .458 .471 .373
1969 PIT-KC 133 325 48 82 5 1 6 33 30 58 7 2 11 .649 .319 .329 .252
1970 KC 88 244 32 74 14 0 6 36 13 31 11 5 3 .774 .340 .434 .303
1971 KC 105 206 30 64 9 0 4 21 25 36 9 8 1 .804 .391 .413 .311
1972 KC 145 533 44 133 21 2 7 50 51 84 27 5 13 .653 .317 .336 .250
1973 KC 132 283 44 76 14 3 6 25 34 39 14 5 5 .754 .351 .403 .269
1974 KC 129 228 33 42 7 0 2 17 22 36 9 4 1 .501 .260 .241 .184
1975 KC 110 256 39 77 12 2 3 27 32 39 22 9 4 .776 .378 .398 .301
1976 KC 109 251 28 71 12 3 2 26 22 40 16 6 2 .720 .342 .378 .283
1977 KC 139 303 48 91 11 5 6 34 34 47 18 8 2 .805 .376 .429 .300
1978 KC 99 234 35 60 6 2 5 32 32 47 11 4 2 .709 .346 .363 .256
1979 BAL 48 73 12 23 5 0 3 16 11 11 4 0 0 .925 .419 .507 .315
1980 BAL-CIN-BOS 70 86 13 17 3 0 5 12 8 11 5 1 0 .681 .274 .407 .198
1981 BOS 134 178 22 45 9 3 6 29 18 26 4 1 1 .760 .322 .438 .253
1982 BOS 132 387 59 117 14 5 11 46 53 43 19 8 7 .837 .387 .450 .302
1983 BOS 140 458 59 121 22 4 11 66 48 69 11 7 3 .733 .331 .402 .264
1984 BOS 63 83 15 23 3 1 1 13 11 13 1 0 3 .731 .358 .373 .277
Total 1915 4330 585 1172 173 31 87 508 473 674 198 74 61 .729 .344 .385 .271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01King Cole has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1980-07-16The Boston Red Sox have acquired King Cole from the waiver wire.
1980-07-16The Boston Red Sox have demoted Ed Carlyle to the minor leagues.
1980-07-03The Cincinnati Red Legs have designated King Cole for assignment.
1980-06-03The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted King Cole to the major league team.
1980-06-03The Cincinnati Red Legs have acquired King Cole from the waiver wire.
1980-05-13The Baltimore Orioles have waived King Cole.
1980-04-30The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Harold "Basket" Case to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated King Cole for assignment.
1979-04-15The Baltimore Orioles have acquired King Cole from the waiver wire.
1979-04-15The Baltimore Orioles have demoted Bob LaVigne to the minor leagues.
1979-04-01The Kansas City Dukes have promoted Eddie Montgomery to the major league team. The Kansas City Dukes have designated King Cole for assignment.
1970-04-01The Kansas City Dukes have promoted King Cole to the major league team. The Kansas City Dukes have designated Duke Norwood for assignment.
1969-10-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers and the Kansas City Dukes. The Kansas City Dukes receive Roy Stricklett, King Cole from the Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1970 Round 1 (KC).
1969-05-01The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted King Cole to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Bert Upshaw to the minors.
1969-04-23The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Gary Cox to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent King Cole to the minors.
1969-04-22The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted King Cole to the major league team.
1969-04-01The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have renamed Ed Cole to King Cole.
1968-08-22The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Ed Cole to the minors.
1968-07-22The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Joe Johnson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Ed Cole to the major league team.
1968-03-25The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Orlando Hildebrand to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Don Ewoldt to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Cap Anson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Elmer Valo to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Doug Nomo to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Ed Cole to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Paul Gile to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Walt Blefary to the minors.
1967-04-06The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Johnny Welsh to the major league team. The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Reggie Morgan to the major league team. The St. Louis Pioneers have sent Ed Cole to the minors. The St. Louis Pioneers have sent Bert Upshaw to the minors.
1966-04-02The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Ed Cole to the major leagues.