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Ken Griffey Jr League
3-7-2079
Matt Karros Shortstop
Retired (1961, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .760 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
H 1449 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 11-04-1927
HR 272 Drafted Round 26, Pick 410
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(118 games)
RBI 937
SB 75
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR B 
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control C    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B D+ (26.0%) CF A  (86.9%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF F  (3.4%)   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
1950 KC-WAS
119
438
35
97
21
2
15
60
15
 106 1 4
3
 2 7
.628
.247
.381
.160
.221
1951 WAS
139
546
64
134
26
3
28
80
28
 99 2 4
2
 2 5
.741
.283
.458
.212
.245
1952 WAS
114
440
63
127
22
2
24
81
26
 69 5 3
9
 4 5
.845
.333
.511
.223
.289
1953 WAS
147
559
85
168
25
6
33
125
48
 122 1 2
11
 11 5
.900
.356
.544
.243
.301
1954 WAS
124
469
70
136
26
6
24
106
33
 104 2 8
10
 1 4
.859
.334
.525
.235
.290
1955 WAS-CHA
134
523
76
150
26
5
33
94
38
 109 2 1
5
 1 4
.882
.337
.545
.258
.287
1956 CHA
144
568
71
134
20
4
27
83
43
 118 2 6
7
 4 4
.717
.289
.428
.192
.236
1957 CHA
146
559
76
130
19
5
30
89
41
 125 5 4
10
 3 2
.734
.289
.445
.213
.233
1958 CHA
87
336
37
89
16
6
10
37
21
 64 0 3
7
 1 3
.743
.306
.438
.173
.265
1959 CHA
135
491
57
110
25
3
19
81
31
 89 1 6
7
 2 13
.672
.268
.403
.179
.224
1960 CHA
113
335
44
83
11
3
13
47
19
 72 1 1
3
 0 9
.704
.289
.415
.167
.248
1961 CHA
120
426
51
91
9
4
16
54
33
 85 2 4
1
 0 24
.637
.271
.366
.153
.214
Total
1522
5690
729
1449
246
49
272
937
376
 1162 24 46
75
 31 85
.760
.301
.459
.204
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Matt Karros has retired from the Chicago Avengers
1958-04-13The Chicago Storm have renamed Tony Fernandez to Matt Karros.
1958-03-01The Chicago Storm have renamed Matt Karros to Tony Fernandez.
1955-06-04A trade has been completed between the Washington Waterboys and the Chicago Midway Monsters. The Chicago Midway Monsters receive Marty Stewart, Matt Karros from the Washington Waterboys in exchange for Jason Elmore.
1954-09-29The Washington Waterboys have promoted Matt Karros to the major league team. The Washington Waterboys have sent Keith Lamar to the minors.
1954-09-07The Washington Waterboys have promoted Keith Lamar to the major league team. The Washington Waterboys have sent Matt Karros to the minors.
1952-08-28The Washington Waterboys have promoted Matt Karros to the major league team. The Washington Waterboys have sent Rube Segui to the minors.
1952-08-15The Washington Waterboys have promoted Rube Segui to the major league team. The Washington Waterboys have sent Matt Karros to the minors.
1952-07-05The Washington Waterboys have promoted Matt Karros to the major league team. The Washington Waterboys have sent Terry Weatherly to the minors.
1952-06-07The Washington Waterboys have promoted Rube Segui to the major league team. The Washington Waterboys have sent Matt Karros to the minors.
1950-05-06A trade has been completed between the Washington Waterboys and the Kansas City Keokuk. The Kansas City Keokuk receive Steve Stein, Otto Birmingham from the Washington Waterboys in exchange for Kelly St.Claire, Jack Jackson, Matt Karros, Bill Barberich.