Bruce Edward Kimm
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.
Born: June 29, 1951 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
High School: Norway HS (Norway, IA)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norway HS (Norway, IA).
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 18 | White Sox | GULF | Rk | CHW | 36 | 94 | 84 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | .310 | .372 | .369 | .741 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A--A | CHW | 67 | 300 | 246 | 50 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 37 | .264 | .387 | .358 | .745 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | 19 | Duluth-Superior | NORL | A- | CHW | 64 | 288 | 238 | 50 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 35 | .269 | .388 | .366 | .754 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | 19 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .125 | .364 | .125 | .489 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | 20 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 54 | 201 | 168 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 29 | .167 | .291 | .256 | .547 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHW | 129 | 447 | 372 | 52 | 94 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 61 | .253 | .366 | .358 | .724 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1972 | 21 | Knoxville | SOUL | AA | CHW | 119 | 426 | 353 | 51 | 91 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 58 | .258 | .373 | .365 | .738 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1972 | 21 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | CHW | 10 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .158 | .238 | .211 | .449 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | DET | 98 | 333 | 282 | 39 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 45 | .248 | .332 | .351 | .683 | 99 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 1973 | 22 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | 74 | 258 | 220 | 33 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 33 | .255 | .327 | .364 | .690 | 80 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 1973 | 22 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 24 | 75 | 62 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .226 | .351 | .306 | .658 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | DET | 97 | 355 | 311 | 49 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 43 | .257 | .339 | .357 | .696 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | 23 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | 33 | 129 | 111 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | .216 | .313 | .288 | .601 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1974 | 23 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 64 | 226 | 200 | 27 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 28 | .280 | .354 | .395 | .749 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1975 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | DET,OAK | 97 | 324 | 283 | 38 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 36 | .230 | .307 | .293 | .600 | 83 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | 24 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 92 | 308 | 268 | 35 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 35 | .235 | .313 | .302 | .616 | 81 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | OAK | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 25 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | 26 | Rochester | IL | AAA | BAL | 37 | 125 | 108 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .167 | .254 | .213 | .467 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | 27 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 127 | 445 | 389 | 61 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 48 | .242 | .327 | .350 | .677 | 136 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | 28 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 113 | 452 | 382 | 63 | 108 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 46 | .283 | .376 | .414 | .790 | 158 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 Seasons | 857 | 3084 | 2631 | 391 | 650 | 96 | 21 | 41 | 364 | 55 | 36 | 372 | 363 | .247 | .342 | .346 | .689 | 911 | 22 | 35 | 24 | |||||||
| AAA (8 seasons) | AAA | 474 | 1676 | 1449 | 208 | 360 | 59 | 10 | 23 | 189 | 35 | 25 | 180 | 181 | .248 | .336 | .351 | .686 | 508 | 16 | 20 | 11 | ||||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 226 | 813 | 684 | 106 | 171 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 105 | 10 | 7 | 106 | 106 | .250 | .349 | .352 | .701 | 241 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 57 | 213 | 176 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 31 | .165 | .295 | .250 | .545 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 36 | 94 | 84 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | .310 | .372 | .369 | .741 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 64 | 288 | 238 | 50 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 35 | .269 | .388 | .366 | .754 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 18 | White Sox | GULF | Rk | CHW | OF | 6 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 3.17 | ||||
| 1969 | 18 | White Sox | GULF | Rk | CHW | C | 21 | 147 | 128 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .973 | 6.81 | 4 | |||
| 1970 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A--A | CHW | C | 67 | 664 | 603 | 55 | 6 | 9 | .991 | 9.82 | 20 | |||
| 1970 | 19 | Duluth-Superior | NORL | A- | CHW | C | 64 | 631 | 571 | 54 | 6 | 8 | .990 | 9.77 | 20 | |||
| 1970 | 19 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | C | 3 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.00 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | 20 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | C | 53 | 473 | 440 | 23 | 10 | 4 | .979 | 8.74 | 10 | |||
| 1972 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHW | C | 122 | 784 | 710 | 58 | 16 | 9 | .980 | 6.30 | 15 | |||
| 1972 | 21 | Knoxville | SOUL | AA | CHW | C | 116 | 754 | 683 | 56 | 15 | 8 | .980 | 6.37 | 11 | |||
| 1972 | 21 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | CHW | C | 6 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 4.83 | 4 | |||
| 1973 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | DET | C | 89 | 508 | 455 | 42 | 11 | 4 | .978 | 5.58 | 7 | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | OF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1973 | 22 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1973 | 22 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | C | 66 | 365 | 324 | 33 | 8 | 2 | .978 | 5.41 | 4 | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | ||||
| 1973 | 22 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 1B | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | ||||
| 1973 | 22 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | C | 23 | 143 | 131 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .979 | 6.09 | 3 | |||
| 1974 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | DET | C | 87 | 545 | 486 | 53 | 6 | 8 | .989 | 6.20 | 2 | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Montgomery | SOUL | AA | DET | C | 33 | 216 | 198 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 6.48 | 2 | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | OF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.75 | ||||
| 1974 | 23 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | C | 54 | 329 | 288 | 37 | 4 | 5 | .988 | 6.02 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | DET,OAK | C | 72 | 435 | 374 | 48 | 13 | 4 | .970 | 5.86 | 6 | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | OAK | C | 5 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 5.20 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | OF | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.42 | ||||
| 1975 | 24 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 1B | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .846 | 3.67 | ||||
| 1975 | 24 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | C | 67 | 408 | 353 | 43 | 12 | 4 | .971 | 5.91 | 6 | |||
| 1976 | 25 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | C | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.50 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | 26 | Rochester | IL | AAA | BAL | C | 33 | 185 | 166 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .978 | 5.48 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | 27 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | C | 124 | 781 | 699 | 75 | 7 | 9 | .991 | 6.24 | 7 | |||
| 1979 | 28 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | OF | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | ||||
| 1979 | 28 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | C | 103 | 631 | 545 | 73 | 13 | 7 | .979 | 6.00 | 9 | |||
| 11 Seasons | 804 | 5234 | 4677 | 463 | 94 | 60 | .982 | 6.39 | 80 | |||||||||
| C (11 seasons) | C | 773 | 5174 | 4627 | 457 | 90 | 58 | .983 | 6.58 | 80 | ||||||||
| OF (5 seasons) | OF | 25 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 1.28 | |||||||||
| 1B (2 seasons) | 1B | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .909 | 5.00 | |||||||||
| 2B (1 season) | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 3B (1 season) | 3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 31 | Lakeland | FLOR | A | DET | 1 of 1 | 138 | 65 | 68 | .489 |
| 1983 | 32 | Cedar Rapids | MIDW | A | CIN | 1 of 1 | 140 | 76 | 64 | .543 |
| 1993 | 42 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | 1 of 1 | 142 | 75 | 67 | .528 |
| 1995 | 44 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | CHC | 1 of 1 | 143 | 76 | 67 | .531 |
| 1996 | 45 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | CHC | 1 of 1 | 139 | 61 | 78 | .439 |
| 2001 | 50 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 1 of 1 | 143 | 83 | 60 | .580 |
| 2002 | 51 | Chicago | NL | MLB | CHC | 1 of 3 | 162 | 67 | 95 | .414 |
| 2002 | 51 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 1 of 2 | 144 | 71 | 73 | .493 |
| 7 Seasons | 1151 | 574 | 572 | .501 | ||||||
| AA (3 seasons) | 424 | 212 | 212 | .500 | ||||||
| A (2 seasons) | 278 | 141 | 132 | .516 | ||||||
| AAA (2 seasons) | 287 | 154 | 133 | .537 | ||||||
| MLB (1 season) | 162 | 67 | 95 | .414 | ||||||
W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 18 | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Rk | CHW | |||
| 1970 | 19 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | Northern League | A- | CHW | |||
| 1970 | 19 | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | A | CHW | |||
| 1971 | 20 | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | A | CHW | |||
| 1972 | 21 | Knoxville Sox | Southern League | AA | CHW | |||
| 1972 | 21 | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | AAA | CHW | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Montgomery Rebels | Southern League | AA | DET | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | AAA | DET | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Montgomery Rebels | Southern League | AA | DET | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | AAA | OAK | |||
| 1976 | 25 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1976 | 25 | Detroit Tigers | American League | MLB | DET | 1 | 1976-05-04 | 1976-10-02 |
| 1977 | 26 | Rochester Red Wings | International League | AAA | BAL | |||
| 1977 | 26 | Detroit Tigers | American League | MLB | DET | 1 | 1977-04-13 | 1977-07-12 |
| 1978 | 27 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1979 | 28 | Evansville Triplets | American Association | AAA | DET | |||
| 1979 | 28 | Chicago Cubs | National League | MLB | CHC | 1 | 1979-08-31 | 1979-09-30 |
| 1980 | 29 | Chicago White Sox | American League | MLB | CHW | 1 | 1980-04-11 | 1980-09-19 |
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