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Name Team Age
Kirby Puckett Retired (1957, Age 33) Died (1984, Age 61)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 8, Pick 119
(1950)
LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League 0 3 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 12/10/1923
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (96.5 %) B+ (68.1 %) D- (7.4 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 KC 103 292 41 72 22 0 13 48 36 53 0 0 5 .791 .335 .455 .247
1951 KC-BRO 140 491 71 154 23 0 31 85 35 89 0 0 3 .912 .362 .550 .314
1952 BRO 134 524 91 150 18 4 44 109 35 86 0 0 2 .919 .331 .588 .286
1953 BRO 131 509 69 130 20 1 25 68 45 92 0 0 5 .763 .317 .446 .255
1954 BRO 135 520 73 149 21 1 22 69 43 102 0 0 8 .796 .339 .458 .287
1955 BRO 135 520 78 140 23 0 29 99 42 96 0 0 2 .805 .325 .481 .269
1956 PHI 105 282 47 86 15 0 13 47 33 60 1 3 5 .877 .381 .496 .305
1957 PHI 98 273 25 58 7 0 11 31 19 55 2 5 2 .626 .267 .359 .212
Total 981 3411 495 939 149 6 188 556 288 633 3 8 32 .821 .333 .488 .275
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Kirby Puckett has retired from the Philadelphia Phizzies
1951-06-10A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz and the Kansas City Twins. The Kansas City Twins receive Willie Cook, Ed Jungels, Jim Garman from the Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz in exchange for Corey Koskie, Kirby Puckett, Greg Gagne.
1950-07-18The Kansas City Twins have promoted Kirby Puckett to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have sent Jacque Jones to the minors.
1950-06-13The Kansas City Twins have promoted Torii Hunter to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have sent Kirby Puckett to the minors.
1950-04-01The Kansas City Twins have renamed Cliff Kosman to Kirby Puckett.