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Chick King
Charles Gilbert King

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Memphis

Debut August 27, 1954
Final Game May 30, 1959
Born November 10, 1930 in Paris, TN

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 23 DET AL  11   28    4    6   0  1   0    3   0  0   3   8  .214  .290  .286   60    8   0   0       0   1
 1955 24 DET AL   7   21    3    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .238  .273  .238   40    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 25 DET AL   7    9    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .222  .300  .222   40    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 27 CHC NL   8    8    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   1  .250  .455  .250   96    2   0   0   1   0   0
 1959 28 TOT NL  12   10    3    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .300  .273  .300   50    3   0   1   0   0   0
         CHC NL   7    3    3    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL   5    7    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .429  .375  .429  109    3   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       45   76   11   18   0  1   0    5   0  0   8  18  .237  .306  .263   56   20   0   1   1   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        274   40   65   0  4   0   18   0  0  29  65  .237  .306  .263   56   72   0   4   4   0   4
 Career High     12   28    4    6   0  1   0    3   0  0   3   8                           8   0   1   1   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 23 DET AL   31   23    2   2.3    97| .214  .263| .290  .338| .286  .384| .576  .723|  60  .249  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1955 24 DET AL   22   16    1   1.7   101| .238  .264| .273  .343| .238  .393| .511  .736|  40  .136  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1956 25 DET AL   10    7    1   3.8   107| .222  .268| .300  .351| .222  .410| .522  .760|  40  .396  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1958 27 CHC NL   11    6    1   4.5   104| .250  .267| .455  .335| .250  .417| .705  .752|  96  .481   0.2   0.0   0%
 1959 28 TOT NL   11    8    1   3.3   108| .300  .274| .273  .341| .300  .425| .573  .766|  50  .356  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .269| .000  .335| .000  .416| .000  .751|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         STL NL    8    5    1   5.3   110| .429  .277| .375  .344| .429  .429| .804  .773| 109  .566   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        85   60    6   2.7   101| .237  .266| .306  .341| .263  .399| .569  .740|  56  .278  -4.8  -0.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 23 DET AL OF 7 22 1 1 1 .958 .979 3.29 2.17 0 7 0 1955 24 DET AL OF 6 12 0 1 0 .923 .984 2.00 2.08 6 0 0 1956 25 DET AL LF 4 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 1.50 1.70 2.35 2.11 2 23.0 1958 27 CHC NL CF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 2.50 1.93 2.73 2 28.0 1959 28 TOT NL OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.90 2.79 2.20 1 29.0 TOT NL CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.23 2.67 2.63 1 27.0 CHC NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 1.00 2.60 1 9.0 STL NL OF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.90 3.15 2.21 0 20.0 CF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 2.23 3.50 2.65 0 18.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1958 27 CHC NL CF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 2.50 1.93 2.73 2 28.0 1959 28 TOT NL CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.23 2.67 2.63 1 27.0 CHC NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 1.00 2.60 1 9.0 STL NL CF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 2.23 3.50 2.65 0 18.0 1956 25 DET AL LF 4 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 1.50 1.70 2.35 2.11 2 23.0 1959 28 STL NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1954 23 DET AL OF 7 22 1 1 1 .958 .979 3.29 2.17 0 7 0 1955 24 DET AL OF 6 12 0 1 0 .923 .984 2.00 2.08 6 0 0 1956 25 DET AL OF 4 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 1.00 2.05 1.57 2.35 2 23.0 1958 27 CHC NL OF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 1.94 1.93 2.25 2 28.0 1959 28 TOT NL OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.90 2.79 2.20 1 29.0 CHC NL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.20 1 9.0 STL NL OF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.90 3.15 2.21 0 20.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 29 53 1 3 1 .947 .980 1.86 2.03 5 80.0 11 18 0# CF* 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.27 2.40 3 55.0 LF* 5 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 1.20 1.68 2 25.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 29 53 1 3 1 .947 .980 1.86 2.03
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

February 12, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with cash to the Milwaukee Braves for Jack Dittmer.

November 16, 1957: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Leonard Williams (minors), Ben Johnson, and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Casey Wise.

May 19, 1959: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Irv Noren.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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