Chuck Kress
Charles Steven Kress
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 9, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1947
Final Game: July 8, 1954
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1947 25 CIN NL 11 34 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 .148 .303 .148 .451 24 4 0 0 1 /3
1949 27 TOT MLB 124 442 382 48 104 20 6 1 47 6 7 42 49 .272 .344 .364 .708 90 139 8 0 18 *3
1949 27 CIN NL 27 33 29 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 3 5 .207 .281 .310 .592 58 9 1 0 1 3
1949 27 CHW AL 97 409 353 45 98 17 6 1 44 6 7 39 44 .278 .349 .368 .718 92 130 7 0 17 3
1950 28 CHW AL 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 /3
1954 32 TOT MLB 37 50 49 5 8 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 4 .163 .180 .204 .384 4 10 0 0 0 0 /39
1954 32 DET AL 24 38 37 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 .189 .211 .243 .454 26 9 0 0 0 0 /39
1954 32 BRO NL 13 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167 -57 1 0 0 0 0 /3
4 Seasons 175 535 466 57 116 20 7 1 52 6 8 49 59 .249 .320 .328 .649 74 153 9 0 20 0
162 Game Avg. 162 495 431 53 107 19 6 1 48 6 45 55 .249 .320 .328 .649 74 142 8 0 19
CIN (2 yrs) 38 67 56 7 10 3 0 0 3 0 9 9 .179 .292 .232 .524 42 13 1 0 2
CHW (2 yrs) 100 418 361 45 98 17 6 1 44 6 7 39 46 .271 .343 .360 .703 88 130 8 0 18
BRO (1 yr) 13 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167 -57 1 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 24 38 37 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 .189 .211 .243 .454 26 9 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 124 456 398 49 105 17 7 1 47 6 8 40 50 .264 .331 .349 .680 83 139 8 0 18 0
NL (3 yrs) 51 79 68 8 11 3 0 0 5 0 0 9 9 .162 .260 .206 .466 25 14 1 0 2 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1947 25 CIN NL 34 24 1 1.1 105 .174 .148 .273 .303 .348 .148 .404 .451 .752 24 .068 -2.8 -0.3 .435 .222 .000
1949 27 TOT MLB 442 311 47 4.0 104 .310 .272 .267 .344 .357 .364 .389 .708 .747 90 .440 -5.8 -0.6 .614 .199 .092 1.7
1949 27 CIN NL 33 25 3 3.2 105 .250 .207 .272 .281 .345 .310 .406 .592 .752 58 .343 -1.7 -0.2 .500 .207 .103
1949 27 CHW AL 409 286 44 4.1 104 .315 .278 .267 .349 .358 .368 .388 .718 .746 92 .448 -4.1 -0.4 .625 .198 .091 1.7
1950 28 CHW AL 9 10 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .275 .000 .361 .000 .412 .000 .773 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1954 32 TOT MLB 50 42 2 1.3 101 .178 .163 .267 .180 .341 .204 .396 .384 .737 4 .095 -6.9 -0.7 .238 .041 .041
1954 32 DET AL 38 31 2 1.7 97 .212 .189 .263 .211 .338 .243 .384 .454 .723 26 .161 -4.1 -0.4 .290 .054 .054
1954 32 BRO NL 12 11 0 0.0 112 .083 .083 .279 .083 .351 .083 .431 .167 .782 -57 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
4 Seasons 535 387 50 3.4 104 .283 .249 .268 .320 .355 .328 .391 .649 .747 74 .374 -17.9 -1.8 .545 .180 .079 1.7
162 Game Avg. 495 358 46 3.4 104 .283 .249 .268 .320 .355 .328 .391 .649 .747 74 .374 -17.9 -1.8 .545 .180 .079 2
CIN (2 yrs) 67 49 4 2.2 105 .213 .179 .272 .292 .347 .232 .405 .524 .752 42 .202 -4.4 -0.5 .468 .214 .054
CHW (2 yrs) 418 296 44 3.9 104 .309 .271 .267 .343 .358 .360 .389 .703 .747 88 .432 -6.5 -0.6 .604 .194 .089 1.7
BRO (1 yr) 12 11 0 0.0 112 .083 .083 .279 .083 .351 .083 .431 .167 .782 -57 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
DET (1 yr) 38 31 2 1.7 97 .212 .189 .263 .211 .338 .243 .384 .454 .723 26 .161 -4.1 -0.4 .290 .054 .054
AL (3 yrs) 456 327 46 3.7 104 .300 .264 .267 .331 .357 .349 .388 .680 .745 83 .411 -10.6 -1.0 .573 .181 .085 1.7
NL (3 yrs) 79 60 4 1.8 106 .186 .162 .273 .260 .347 .206 .410 .466 .757 25 .148 -7.3 -0.8 .397 .176 .044

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1947 25 CIN NL 34 0.0% 11.8% 17.7% 0.0% 0% 0.67 6.8 68%
1949 27 TOT MLB 442 0.2% 11.1% 9.5% 6.1% 26% 1.17 7.8 382.0 8.1 75%
1949 27 CIN NL 33 0.0% 15.2% 9.1% 9.1% 50% 1.67 5.8 9.7 73%
1949 27 CHW AL 409 0.2% 10.8% 9.5% 5.9% 25% 1.13 8.0 353.0 8.0 75%
1950 28 CHW AL 9 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 67%
1954 32 TOT MLB 50 0.0% 8.0% 2.0% 2.0% 13% 4.00 12.3 9.8 1.24 90%
1954 32 DET AL 38 0.0% 10.5% 2.6% 2.6% 14% 4.00 9.3 12.3 1.25 87%
1954 32 BRO NL 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.0 1.20 100%
4 Seasons 535 0.2% 11.0% 9.2% 5.2% 24% 1.20 7.9 466.0 9.0 1.24 76%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 32 TOT MLB 0 0 56% 17 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
1954 32 DET AL 0 0 50% 16 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1954 32 BRO NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 0 0 34% 17 6 8 43% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 32 TOT MLB 50 90% 8 27 3 0 5 1.86 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 6 3 50% 35 5 14% 4 4 100% 3 2 67% 0
1954 32 DET AL 38 87% 7 15 2 0 3 2.29 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 4 2 50% 30 3 10% 3 3 100% 1 0 0% 0
1954 32 BRO NL 12 100% 1 12 1 0 2 1.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 2 40% 1 1 100% 2 2 100% 0
4 Seasons 50 90% 116 27 3 0 5 1.86 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 2000% 7 9 129% 6 3 50% 35 5 14% 4 4 100% 3 2 67% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 25 11 34 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 .148 .303 .148 .451 24 4 0 0 1
1948 26 11 34 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 .148 .303 .148 .451 24 4 0 0 1
1949 27 135 476 409 52 108 20 6 1 47 6 7 48 53 .264 .341 .350 .691 85 143 8 0 19
1950 28 138 485 417 52 108 20 6 1 47 6 7 48 55 .259 .335 .343 .678 82 143 9 0 20
1951 29 138 485 417 52 108 20 6 1 47 6 7 48 55 .259 .335 .343 .678 82 143 9 0 20
1952 30 138 485 417 52 108 20 6 1 47 6 7 48 55 .259 .335 .343 .678 82 143 9 0 20
1953 31 138 485 417 52 108 20 6 1 47 6 7 48 55 .259 .335 .343 .678 82 143 9 0 20
1954 32 175 535 466 57 116 20 7 1 52 6 8 49 59 .249 .320 .328 .649 74 153 9 0 20 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1947 25 11 34 28 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 .143 .294 .143 .437 1 11
1949 27 130 439 396 49 106 20 6 1 48 6 43 51 .268 .339 .356 .695 48 124
1950 28 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1954 32 39 53 52 6 9 0 1 0 6 0 1 4 .173 .189 .212 .400 2 37
4 Seasons 183 534 484 58 119 20 7 1 54 6 50 61 .246 .316 .322 .639 51 175
162 Game Avg. 162 473 428 51 105 18 6 1 48 5 44 54 .246 .316 .322 .639 45 175

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1949 AL--17--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1949 AL--7--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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