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Name Team Age
Tommy Kline Retired (1998, Age 35) Died (2024, Age 61)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 41
(1981)		 1B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Rickey Henderson League 0 12 years (113 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 10/6/1963
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 6
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (99.0 %) F  (3.9 %) F  (0.7 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1986 1B CHA 89 89 793.0 852 830 19 3 46 -10 9.64 .996
1987 C CHA 2 2 18.0 17 16 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 8.50 1.000
1B CHA 99 92 830.0 890 867 19 4 57 -4 9.61 .996
1988 1B CHA 107 106 936.66 939 900 37 2 58 +9 9.00 .998
2B CHA 7 7 65.0 37 14 19 4 2 -6 4.57 .892
3B CHA 4 4 30.0 5 2 3 0 0 -2 1.50 1.000
CF CHA 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
1989 1B CHA 109 108 956.33 989 953 34 2 50 +9 9.29 .998
2B CHA 6 6 50.0 35 8 25 2 2 -2 5.94 .943
3B CHA 6 6 52.0 18 2 15 1 0 -4 2.94 .944
1990 1B CHA 91 91 796.33 869 823 45 1 57 +13 9.81 .999
2B CHA 4 4 34.0 15 5 10 0 3 0 3.97 1.000
3B CHA 3 3 26.0 10 3 7 0 1 +1 3.46 1.000
SS CHA 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 3.38 1.000
1991 1B CHA 14 14 123.33 126 119 7 0 6 +1 9.19 1.000
2B CHA 6 6 52.0 29 14 13 2 4 -2 4.67 .931
3B CHA 6 6 53.0 23 7 14 2 0 -4 3.57 .913
SS CHA 8 8 64.0 34 11 21 2 6 -2 4.50 .941
LF CHA 6 6 52.0 12 12 0 0 0 0 2.08 1.000
CF CHA 5 5 44.0 10 10 0 0 0 -1 2.05 1.000
1992 1B CHA 14 14 128.0 137 129 8 0 17 +3 9.63 1.000
2B CHA 6 6 50.0 26 8 17 1 2 -1 4.50 .962
3B CHA 6 6 54.0 14 4 9 1 1 0 2.17 .929
SS CHA 15 15 125.0 54 25 27 2 6 -1 3.74 .963
LF CHA 29 29 249.0 61 59 0 2 0 -3 2.13 .967
RF CHA 3 3 27.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.33 1.000
1993 1B CHA 17 17 151.66 158 157 1 0 11 +1 9.38 1.000
2B CHA 7 7 64.0 26 10 15 1 1 -1 3.52 .962
3B CHA 10 10 89.0 27 5 20 2 1 -1 2.53 .926
SS CHA 9 9 80.0 42 12 26 4 4 0 4.28 .905
LF CHA 22 22 192.66 38 38 0 0 0 -2 1.78 1.000
CF CHA 8 8 69.0 14 14 0 0 0 0 1.83 1.000
RF CHA 3 3 27.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.33 1.000
1994 1B CHA 15 15 131.0 130 125 5 0 9 +1 8.93 1.000
2B CHA 3 3 27.0 11 3 8 0 0 +1 3.67 1.000
3B CHA 2 2 15.0 4 1 3 0 0 0 2.40 1.000
SS CHA 2 2 17.0 12 3 9 0 1 -1 6.35 1.000
LF CHA 81 81 708.33 169 168 0 1 0 +7 2.13 .994
1995 2B CHA 6 6 51.0 41 17 20 4 2 -2 6.53 .902
SS CHA 2 2 21.0 10 3 6 1 2 0 3.86 .900
LF CHA 97 97 846.0 196 196 0 0 0 +3 2.09 1.000
1996 1B CHA 71 53 486.33 493 472 20 1 31 +6 9.10 .998
2B CHA 4 4 34.0 17 7 10 0 2 -1 4.50 1.000
3B CHA 2 2 20.0 7 4 3 0 0 -1 3.15 1.000
SS CHA 10 10 79.0 36 10 22 4 2 -2 3.65 .889
RF CHA 3 3 25.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.44 1.000
1997 C CHA 1 1 9.0 9 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 9.00 1.000
1B CHA 25 24 218.33 225 217 6 2 17 -2 9.19 .991
2B CHA 3 3 29.0 13 6 7 0 0 0 4.03 1.000
3B CHA 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0.00 NaN
LF CHA 27 27 243.0 73 71 1 1 0 0 2.67 .986
CF CHA 2 2 17.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.53 1.000
1998 1B CHA 4 4 33.33 34 34 0 0 2 -1 9.18 1.000
2B CHA 2 2 18.0 7 4 3 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
SS CHA 1 1 9.0 7 1 6 0 0 +1 7.00 1.000
LF CHA 4 4 35.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.03 1.000
CF CHA 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
Pos Total C 3 3 27.0 26 24 2 0 0 0 6 0 0.0% 0 8.67 1.000
1B 655 627 5584.3 5842 5626 201 15 361 +26 9.39 .997
2B 54 54 474.0 257 96 147 14 18 -14 4.61 .946
3B 40 40 347.0 108 28 74 6 3 -12 2.65 .944
SS 48 48 403.0 198 67 118 13 21 -6 4.13 .934
LF 266 266 2325.99 553 548 1 4 0 +5 2.12 .993
CF 17 17 146.0 29 29 0 0 0 -1 1.79 1.000
RF 9 9 79.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 1.03 1.000
Total 1092 1064 9386.29 7022 6427 543 52 403 0 6 0 0.0% -2 6.68 .993
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Tommy Kline has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1995-08-14Tommy Kline of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1992-06-01Tommy Kline of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1991-09-22Tommy Kline of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1991-04-19Tommy Kline of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1990-06-11Tommy Kline of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1987-04-13Tommy Kline of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1986-05-29A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the Detroit Weretigers. The Detroit Weretigers receive Joe Smith, Chris Cringle, Jerry Peterson from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Tommy Kline, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 DET (Harry Alcala), Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 DET (Rusty Davis).
1986-04-05The Detroit Weretigers have acquired Tommy Kline from the waiver wire.
1986-04-01The Kansas City Knights have waived Tommy Kline.