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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
C+
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  
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 %) (3.9 %) (0.7 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1986 CHA 89 323 23 64 8 1 3 19 32 60 5 7 3 .529 .272 .257 .198
1987 CHA 106 347 25 80 11 2 2 33 31 84 14 11 4 .584 .293 .291 .231
1988 CHA 129 436 42 96 11 1 2 28 50 88 13 4 6 .563 .299 .264 .220
1989 CHA 126 447 63 110 15 5 8 48 57 75 24 7 5 .686 .330 .356 .246
1990 CHA 111 380 40 89 10 5 4 34 31 66 16 5 1 .610 .292 .318 .234
1991 CHA 72 189 13 48 8 1 3 24 12 41 3 3 6 .654 .299 .354 .254
1992 CHA 87 268 36 77 10 2 6 37 27 41 5 7 6 .766 .359 .407 .287
1993 CHA 95 287 45 82 12 1 4 37 28 46 14 0 7 .728 .351 .376 .286
1994 CHA 110 378 64 116 22 2 16 55 38 60 13 7 1 .875 .372 .503 .307
1995 CHA 109 383 51 110 21 1 7 50 39 65 17 4 5 .757 .355 .402 .287
1996 CHA 97 260 32 57 5 4 9 30 22 56 9 3 5 .653 .280 .373 .219
1997 CHA 79 249 40 69 9 2 7 23 31 42 8 6 3 .773 .359 .414 .277
1998 CHA 15 38 11 13 3 0 2 6 8 5 2 0 0 1.035 .457 .579 .342
Total 1225 3985 485 1011 145 27 73 424 406 729 143 64 52 .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.