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Name Team Age
Emil Kline Retired (1989, Age 35) Died (2022, Age 68)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31
(1977)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Minnie Minoso League 0 11 years (15 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C  A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 8/22/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
B  (63.7 %) C+ (51.1 %) D+ (27.6 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 CHA 33 117 9 31 2 0 1 15 7 24 3 1 1 .620 .312 .308 .265
1978 CHA 125 435 43 92 11 5 8 35 29 92 3 0 7 .577 .262 .315 .211
1979 CHA 96 336 34 73 9 1 11 43 28 71 1 6 1 .625 .276 .348 .217
1980 CHA-MIL 105 407 49 102 17 1 20 55 23 96 1 1 6 .740 .295 .445 .251
1981 MIL 130 530 71 141 22 5 24 68 30 110 4 1 0 .767 .305 .462 .266
1982 MIL 130 511 70 120 21 5 22 63 34 99 5 4 1 .712 .288 .425 .235
1983 MIL 130 519 71 136 25 7 13 55 37 111 4 5 0 .723 .311 .412 .262
1984 MIL 119 441 48 119 19 7 10 61 31 96 8 8 8 .735 .322 .413 .270
1985 MIL 114 398 53 108 19 3 7 40 30 70 2 0 5 .709 .322 .387 .271
1986 MIL 98 268 25 57 11 2 8 35 24 54 2 1 2 .634 .276 .358 .213
1987 MIL 90 303 32 76 7 2 9 40 20 77 1 3 3 .675 .298 .376 .251
1988 MIL 53 158 26 45 5 1 7 30 15 31 3 1 2 .805 .343 .462 .285
1989 MIL 6 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .220 .143 .077 .077
Total 1229 4436 531 1101 168 39 140 540 309 935 37 31 36 .697 .298 .398 .248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Emil Kline has retired from the Milwaukee Puns
1989-08-15The Milwaukee Puns have designated Emil Kline for assignment.
1989-07-11The Milwaukee Puns have promoted Emil Kline to the major league team.
1989-03-07The Milwaukee Puns have designated Emil Kline for assignment.
1985-05-20Emil Kline of the Milwaukee Potatos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1984-09-16Emil Kline of the Milwaukee Potatos is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1980-08-26Emil Kline of the Milwaukee Potatos is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1980-04-05A trade has been completed between the Chicago Whales and the Milwaukee Potatos. The Milwaukee Potatos receive Emil Kline, Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 CHA (Frank Capra), Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 CHA (Jim Werber) from the Chicago Whales in exchange for Sol Kluttz.
1979-06-12Emil Kline of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1979-05-02Emil Kline of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1978-03-03The Chicago Whales have promoted Tom Granger to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have promoted Emil Kline to the major league team.
1977-10-03The Chicago Whales have sent Bobby Dellucci to the minors. The Chicago Whales have sent Emil Kline to the minors.
1977-09-02The Chicago Whales have promoted Snipe Coffey to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have promoted Mike Clack to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have promoted Emil Kline to the major league team.
1977-08-07The Chicago Whales have promoted Clark Lewis to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have sent Emil Kline to the minors.
1977-07-21The Chicago Whales have promoted Emil Kline to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have sent Clark Lewis to the minors.