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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1986 AHP 47 177 26 4 0 1 4 16 35 .408 .222 .186 .147
1986 HHP 42 146 38 4 1 2 15 16 25 .676 .333 .342 .260
1986 LHP 46 100 18 3 0 2 8 21 22 .592 .322 .270 .180
1986 RHP 72 223 46 5 1 1 11 11 38 .498 .247 .251 .206
1987 AHP 50 163 38 8 1 1 11 13 36 .603 .290 .313 .233
1987 HHP 56 184 42 3 1 1 22 18 48 .567 .296 .272 .228
1987 LHP 46 108 21 1 1 1 9 9 25 .506 .256 .250 .194
1987 RHP 85 239 59 10 1 1 24 22 59 .619 .309 .310 .247
1988 AHP 65 234 50 8 0 1 15 23 48 .544 .283 .261 .214
1988 HHP 64 202 46 3 1 1 13 27 40 .585 .317 .267 .228
1988 LHP 44 72 18 2 1 1 4 5 16 .646 .299 .347 .250
1988 RHP 118 364 78 9 0 1 24 45 72 .547 .299 .247 .214
1989 AHP 62 225 50 7 3 4 24 27 41 .636 .303 .333 .222
1989 HHP 64 222 60 8 2 4 24 30 34 .735 .357 .378 .270
1989 LHP 36 68 19 2 0 1 4 6 8 .691 .338 .353 .279
1989 RHP 114 379 91 13 5 7 44 51 67 .685 .329 .356 .240
1990 AHP 56 207 52 4 3 3 19 11 38 .632 .289 .343 .251
1990 HHP 55 173 37 6 2 1 15 20 28 .584 .295 .289 .214
1990 LHP 30 41 10 1 0 0 2 8 5 .636 .367 .268 .244
1990 RHP 100 339 79 9 5 4 32 23 61 .606 .282 .324 .233
1991 AHP 37 99 27 3 1 1 15 7 21 .678 .324 .354 .273
1991 HHP 35 90 21 5 0 2 9 5 20 .626 .271 .356 .233
1991 LHP 17 31 7 2 1 0 4 4 10 .669 .314 .355 .226
1991 RHP 68 158 41 6 0 3 20 8 31 .650 .296 .354 .259
1992 AHP 43 126 38 5 0 3 13 14 21 .793 .380 .413 .302
1992 HHP 44 142 39 5 2 3 24 13 20 .741 .340 .401 .275
1992 LHP 29 60 17 1 2 0 10 3 9 .705 .338 .367 .283
1992 RHP 77 208 60 9 0 6 27 24 32 .783 .365 .418 .288
1993 AHP 51 146 37 4 1 3 15 15 31 .679 .323 .356 .253
1993 HHP 44 141 45 8 0 1 22 13 15 .778 .381 .397 .319
1993 LHP 32 54 16 0 0 0 2 5 13 .652 .356 .296 .296
1993 RHP 86 233 66 12 1 4 35 23 33 .745 .350 .395 .283
1994 AHP 57 195 62 12 2 11 33 23 29 .962 .393 .569 .318
1994 HHP 53 183 54 10 0 5 22 15 31 .782 .350 .432 .295
1994 LHP 27 48 17 4 0 2 10 3 3 .955 .392 .562 .354
1994 RHP 103 330 99 18 2 14 45 35 57 .864 .370 .494 .300
1995 AHP 58 215 52 13 0 3 23 21 40 .654 .310 .344 .242
1995 HHP 51 168 58 8 1 4 27 18 25 .889 .413 .476 .345
1995 LHP 20 37 10 1 0 0 3 1 9 .587 .289 .297 .270
1995 RHP 105 346 100 20 1 7 47 38 56 .775 .362 .413 .289
1996 AHP 59 157 34 3 3 4 16 14 37 .631 .281 .350 .217
1996 HHP 38 103 23 2 1 5 14 8 19 .687 .279 .408 .223
1996 LHP 36 75 16 2 2 1 4 6 24 .605 .272 .333 .213
1996 RHP 69 185 41 3 2 8 26 16 32 .673 .284 .389 .222
1997 AHP 41 121 33 6 1 4 12 17 22 .805 .367 .438 .273
1997 HHP 38 128 36 3 1 3 11 14 20 .743 .352 .391 .281
1997 LHP 31 49 14 1 2 0 5 8 13 .774 .386 .388 .286
1997 RHP 70 200 55 8 0 7 18 23 29 .773 .353 .420 .275
1998 AHP 5 14 5 2 0 2 2 2 2 1.366 .438 .929 .357
1998 HHP 10 24 8 1 0 0 4 6 3 .842 .467 .375 .333
1998 LHP 7 14 5 2 0 1 1 4 3 1.214 .500 .714 .357
1998 RHP 13 24 8 1 0 1 5 4 2 .929 .429 .500 .333
Total AHP 631 2079 504 79 15 41 202 203 401 .665 .311 .354 .242
Total HHP 594 1906 507 66 12 32 222 203 328 .701 .337 .364 .266
Total LHP 401 757 188 22 9 9 66 83 160 .661 .324 .337 .248
Total RHP 1080 3228 823 123 18 64 358 323 569 .687 .324 .364 .255
Total 1225 3985 1011 145 27 73 424 406 729 .682 .324 .359 .254
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.