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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-25-2078
Ken Curtis Right Field
Retired (1963, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .746 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 882 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 09-30-1929
HR 49 Drafted Round 37, Pick 577
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(0 games)
RBI 400
SB 52
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A  (89.2%) Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B F  (2.0%) CF D  (17.8%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   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
1953 DET
90
337
38
98
21
4
5
38
39
 57 2 2
4
 6 3
.787
.366
.421
.131
.291
1954 DET
140
471
60
146
20
10
5
67
52
 63 5 4
6
 4 8
.808
.382
.427
.117
.310
1955 DET
140
519
65
140
31
7
8
69
57
 93 1 6
9
 5 2
.742
.340
.403
.133
.270
1956 DET
139
514
57
119
15
6
8
54
57
 77 2 1
12
 1 3
.641
.310
.331
.099
.232
1957 DET
100
300
33
81
12
3
4
31
24
 52 1 1
2
 3 3
.695
.325
.370
.100
.270
1958 DET
69
238
38
79
10
1
7
37
28
 32 2 0
7
 2 6
.877
.407
.471
.139
.332
1959 DET
102
254
41
69
9
2
5
32
26
 40 0 3
5
 3 3
.718
.336
.382
.110
.272
1960 DET
111
307
44
90
13
5
4
46
23
 38 0 4
1
 4 3
.745
.338
.407
.114
.293
1961 DET-STL
53
124
14
35
8
0
1
15
9
 28 1 0
3
 1 0
.707
.336
.371
.089
.282
1962 STL
16
53
10
17
1
1
1
6
4
 5 1 0
2
 0 1
.813
.379
.434
.113
.321
1963 STL
11
25
3
8
1
0
1
5
8
 2 0 0
1
 0 0
.965
.485
.480
.160
.320
Total
971
3142
403
882
141
39
49
400
327
 487 15 21
52
 29 32
.746
.349
.397
.116
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Ken Curtis has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1962-03-01The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Kid Kaline to Ken Curtis.
1961-05-21A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Southern Railwaymen. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen receive Steve Kerns, Gary Messersmith, Matt Doogle, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (STL), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Kid Kaline, Earl Killian.
1961-03-01The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have renamed Kid Kircher to Kid Kaline.
1953-04-29The Detroit White/Green Stripe Sox have promoted Kid Kircher to the major league team. The Detroit White/Green Stripe Sox have sent Racer X to the minors.