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Earl Averill League
9-5-2076
Adam Kline Left Field
Retired (1965, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .239 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .624 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 437 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 07-19-1931
HR 29 Drafted Round 5, Pick 74
(1953)
Majors Svc Time 7 years
(0 games)
RBI 165
SB 51
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR B-
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D+ (22.5%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF (87.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 DET
117
443
42
103
11
3
7
34
29
68 1 3
11
3 3
.598
.279
.318
.086
.233
1956 BOS
50
189
34
51
7
2
4
18
22
24 0 1
14
1 2
.736
.344
.392
.122
.270
1957 BOS
40
99
6
15
1
0
1
10
8
23 0 3
5
0 2
.401
.209
.192
.040
.152
1958 BOS-CIN
102
270
23
63
7
2
7
25
14
53 0 1
6
1 0
.622
.270
.352
.119
.233
1959 CIN
142
288
32
74
12
0
5
31
27
60 2 2
9
4 2
.674
.323
.351
.094
.257
1960 CIN
114
269
28
66
12
2
3
28
16
51 1 1
2
3 5
.627
.289
.338
.093
.245
1961 CIN
94
107
8
22
5
1
1
7
8
12 0 0
2
0 1
.560
.261
.299
.093
.206
1962 CIN
55
146
16
38
5
2
1
9
9
29 0 1
1
0 2
.644
.301
.342
.082
.260
1963 CIN
20
17
3
3
1
0
0
3
4
2 0 0
1
0 0
.569
.333
.235
.059
.176
1964 CIN
5
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0 0 0
0
0 0
1.100
.600
.500
.000
.500
Total
739
1832
193
437
61
12
29
165
138
322 4 12
51
12 17
.624
.292
.332
.094
.239
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Adam Kline has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1965-08-06The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Adam Kline from the waiver wire.
1965-08-02The Chicago Black Sox have waived Adam Kline.
1965-06-15The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Adam Kline from the waiver wire.
1965-06-07The Cincinnati Reds have waived Adam Kline.
1964-06-29The Cincinnati Reds have designated Adam Kline for assignment.
1964-06-05The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team.
1963-07-19The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Vada Pinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Adam Kline for assignment.
1963-04-25The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team.
1962-09-28The Cincinnati Reds have designated Adam Kline for assignment.
1962-08-27The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team.
1962-06-28The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Tommy Harper to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Adam Kline for assignment.
1958-06-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Jim Camilli for assignment.
1958-05-31A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Bucks. The Boston Bucks receive Matt Sumner, Lenny Leonard, Phil Wilson, Tom Hill, Sterling Smith from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Oren Jellowe, Adam Kline, Matty Bump, Jerry Southern, Oliver Klozov.
1958-05-23The Boston Bucks have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team.
1958-04-06The Boston Bucks have promoted Mol Shannon to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Adam Kline to the minors.
1957-09-03The Boston Bucks have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team.
1957-08-16The Boston Bucks have promoted Dick Peasley to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have promoted Peck Skeezics to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Adam Kline to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Dick Nonnenkamp to the minors.
1957-06-01The Boston Bucks have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Jack Carroll to the minors.
1956-09-23The Boston Bucks have promoted Peck Skeezics to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have promoted Pete Seerey to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have promoted Dennis Dillhoefer to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have promoted Vince Covert to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Donn Knickey to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Adam Kline to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Jack Carroll to the minors.
1956-09-01The Boston Bucks have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team.
1956-08-23The Boston Bucks have promoted Jimmy Rhames to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Adam Kline to the minors.
1956-08-01The Boston Bucks have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Jimmy Rhames to the minors.
1956-07-20The Boston Bucks have promoted William Jacobs to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent Adam Kline to the minors.
1956-04-26The Boston Bucks have promoted Adam Kline to the major league team.
1956-04-01The Boston Bucks have renamed Dyar Rogge to Adam Kline.
1955-04-26The Detroit Daily Doubles have promoted Pete Seerey to the major league team. The Detroit Daily Doubles have promoted Fernando Golvin to the major league team. The Detroit Daily Doubles have promoted Dyar Rogge to the major league team. The Detroit Daily Doubles have promoted Ray Earnshaw to the major league team. The Detroit Daily Doubles have designated Paul Lemon for assignment. The Detroit Daily Doubles have designated Cuno Simpson for assignment. The Detroit Daily Doubles have designated Charlie Jones for assignment. The Detroit Daily Doubles have designated Bob DeBerry for assignment.