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| Name | Team | Age |
| Jim Kress | Retired (1970, Age 36) | Died (1994, Age 61) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 21 (1951) |
CF | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jesse Orosco League | 0 | 16 years (84 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/9/1933 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (2B) |
| (48.2 %) | (0.8 %) | (0.2 %) |
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 |
| 1953 | KC | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .450 | .250 | .200 | .200 |
| 1954 | KC | 62 | 174 | 21 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .810 | .368 | .443 | .299 |
| 1955 | KC | 125 | 405 | 57 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 45 | 72 | 12 | 11 | 2 | .659 | .326 | .333 | .249 |
| 1956 | KC | 123 | 456 | 56 | 115 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 47 | 73 | 21 | 14 | 5 | .653 | .324 | .329 | .252 |
| 1957 | KC-TOR | 122 | 486 | 57 | 118 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 48 | 72 | 15 | 8 | 9 | .654 | .315 | .340 | .243 |
| 1958 | TOR | 125 | 451 | 66 | 124 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 56 | 61 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .717 | .353 | .364 | .275 |
| 1959 | TOR | 130 | 548 | 90 | 143 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 51 | 89 | 15 | 4 | 3 | .731 | .324 | .407 | .261 |
| 1960 | TOR | 118 | 471 | 68 | 131 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .778 | .360 | .418 | .278 |
| 1961 | TOR | 122 | 500 | 76 | 148 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 6 | .833 | .369 | .464 | .296 |
| 1962 | TOR | 130 | 522 | 89 | 156 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 78 | 67 | 18 | 2 | 7 | .833 | .392 | .441 | .299 |
| 1963 | TOR | 107 | 462 | 79 | 141 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 49 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 4 | .832 | .373 | .459 | .305 |
| 1964 | TOR | 122 | 516 | 99 | 150 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 67 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 5 | .814 | .374 | .440 | .291 |
| 1965 | TOR | 81 | 87 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.022 | .436 | .586 | .391 |
| 1966 | TOR | 111 | 322 | 53 | 97 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .839 | .380 | .460 | .301 |
| 1967 | TOR | 118 | 341 | 53 | 105 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .812 | .399 | .413 | .308 |
| 1968 | TOR | 115 | 339 | 38 | 92 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 43 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .788 | .351 | .437 | .271 |
| 1969 | TOR | 83 | 269 | 32 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .700 | .332 | .368 | .268 |
| 1970 | TOR-BOS | 32 | 68 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .550 | .300 | .250 | .191 |
| Total | 1829 | 6432 | 957 | 1795 | 311 | 72 | 123 | 730 | 759 | 914 | 178 | 70 | 68 | .763 | .356 | .407 | .279 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1970-11-01 | Jim Kress has retired from the Boston Commons |
| 1970-09-03 | Jim Kress of the Boston Commons is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1970-08-26 | The Boston Commons have acquired Jim Kress from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-08-16 | The Toronto Blue Jays have designated Jim Kress for assignment. |
| 1969-08-19 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 39 days. |
| 1968-07-17 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1966-07-25 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1964-09-20 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1963-06-08 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1963-05-07 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1961-07-07 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 1960-08-05 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1957-07-09 | Jim Kress of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1957-04-21 | A trade has been completed between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Plainsmen. The Kansas City Plainsmen receive Mendy Knotts, Swat Pieretti from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jim Kress, Ralph Foster, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 KC (Jake Cooper), Draft Pick 1959 Round 2 KC (Marion Nill). |
| 1957-04-01 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Tom Garcia to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Jim Kress to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Al English to the minors. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Cap Booty for assignment. |
| 1956-10-23 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Jim Kress to the minors. |
| 1954-03-25 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Jim Kress to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Vaughn Buncamper for assignment. |
| 1953-07-05 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Jim Kress to the minors. |
| 1953-06-18 | The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Jim Kress to the major league team. |