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Red Kress
Ralph Kress

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

MLB Debut September 24, 1927
Final Game July 17, 1946
Born January 2, 1905 in Columbia, CA
Died November 29, 1962 (age 57)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 28 DEA AL   16   40    7   12   1   1   1   11   0   0    4    7  .300  .362  .450  .812   107    18   1   2   0   1   2  
 1934 29 CHN NL   56  198   25   43   8   3   6   27   1   0   18   36  .217  .280  .379  .659    88    75   2   2   0   0   7  
 1935 30 BOA AL   74  207   24   63  10   5   5   35   0   0   16   17  .304  .353  .473  .826   102    98   0   1   2   0   2  
 1936 31 BOA AL  109  418   67  130  22   5  19   77   2   0   40   37  .311  .372  .524  .896   106   219   0   1   2   1   9  
 1937           [Did not play]
 1938 33 PIN NL  151  547   58  135  24   2   5   63   2   1   60   53  .247  .318  .325  .644    91   178   2   6   1   0  18  
 1939 34 DEA AL   46   86    8   22   2   0   0    2   0   0    3   12  .256  .289  .279  .568    73    24   1   0   0   1   5  
 1940 35 DEA AL    2    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333  .429  .500  .929   116     3   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      454 1502  189  407  68  16  36  216   5   1  142  163  .271  .333  .409  .742         615   6  12   5   3  43
 Per 600 PA           541   68  147  25   6  13   78   2   0   51   59                                 222   2   4   2   1  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      183  625   91  193  32  10  24  112   2   0   56   54  .309  .365  .507  .873         317   0   2   4   1  11
   With PIN      151  547   58  135  24   2   5   63   2   1   60   53  .247  .318  .325  .644         178   2   6   1   0  18
   With DEA       64  132   15   36   4   1   1   14   0   0    8   20  .273  .319  .341  .660          45   2   2   0   2   7
   With CHN       56  198   25   43   8   3   6   27   1   0   18   36  .217  .280  .379  .659          75   2   2   0   0   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1933 28 DEA AL  59    6   5.3   5   1   0  .200   2    7    2  .286    0    0  .000  1B   4e30      131   
 1934 29 CHN NL  35   20   3.3   0   0   0  .000   3   38   26  .684    0    0  .000  UT               0   
 1935 30 BOA AL  32   35   6.5  21   6   1  .286   9   45   19  .422    0    0  .000  UT              60   
 1936 31 BOA AL  21   81   7.4   1   0   0  .000  22   99   50  .505    0    0  .000  2B   4e25      120   
 1937           [Did not play]
 1938 33 PIN NL  18   56   3.5   1   0   0  .000  22  186  134  .720    0    0  .000  SS   3e27     -143   
 1939 34 DEA AL  70    5   2.3  19   6   0  .316   8   23    9  .391    0    0  .000  2B   4e56      -64   
 1940 35 DEA AL 100    1   9.4   0   0   0  .000   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   4e44      332   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons          207   4.8  47  13   1  .277  66  399  240  .602    0    0  .000                  -9   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1933 28 DEA AL  1B    10    77     3    2    7   .976     7    69.0  10.43
                 LF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.69
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1934 29 CHN NL  2B    31    95    92    1   20   .995    30   262.1   6.42
                 1B    24   263    26    2   27   .993    24   216.0  12.04
 1935 30 BOA AL  1B     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 SS     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 LF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 3B     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 2B     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1936 31 BOA AL  2B    86   186   260   21   65   .955    86   753.2   5.33
                 1B    17   157    12    1   22   .994    17   148.1  10.25
                 3B     3     3     9    0    2  1.000     3    26.1   4.10
                 SS     3     1     4    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   4.09
 1937           [Did not play]
 1938 33 PIN NL  SS   151   299   526   22  114   .974   150  1330.2   5.58
 1939 34 DEA AL  2B    23    36    37    8    7   .901    14   122.1   5.37
                 SS    11    12     7    0    4  1.000     1    26.0   6.58
                 3B     2     1     2    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   5.40
 1940 35 DEA AL  3B     2     0     3    0    0  1.000     2    15.0   1.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   165   312   537   22  118   .975   152  1367.2   5.59
                 2B   140   317   389   30   92   .959   130  1138.1   5.58
                 1B    51   497    41    5   56   .991    48   433.1  11.17
                 3B     7     4    14    0    2  1.000     5    46.1   3.50
                 LF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.69
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1933  DEA   75-79   Thomas Treece
 1934  CHN   73-81   Billy Vanson
 1935  BOA   70-84   Steve Bivens
 1936  BOA   64-90   Steve Bivens
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 1939  DEA   81-73   Thomas Treece
 1940  DEA   90-64   Thomas Treece

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