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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1947 CIN NL 25 1B 8 60 52 7 1 5 .983 7.38 .992 9.24
1949 TOT MLB 27 1B 111 1057 979 70 8 109 .992 9.45 .989 9.13
1949 CIN NL 27 1B 16 78 72 4 2 6 .974 4.75 .991 8.98
1949 CHW AL 27 1B 95 979 907 66 6 103 .994 10.24 .989 9.15
1950 CHW AL 28 1B 2 20 19 1 0 2 1.000 10.00 .990 8.50
1954 TOT MLB 32 1B 8 5 54.0 72 64 5 3 5 .958 0.3 6.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 11.50 8.63 .990 9.62 8.16
1954 DET AL 32 1B 7 5 52.0 70 63 5 2 4 .971 0.7 16.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0 11.77 9.71 .990 9.61 8.00
1954 DET AL 32 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
1954 DET AL 32 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1954 BRO NL 32 1B 1 0 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 .500 -0.4 -240.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 9.30
4 Seasons 1B 129 5 54.0 1209 1114 83 12 121 .990 0.3 6.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 199.50 9.28 .989 9.62 9.06
1 Season OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
1 Season RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
4 Seasons TOT 130 5 56.0 1209 1114 83 12 121 .990 0.2 4.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 0 192.38 9.21 .979 9.35 9.01

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1947 CIN NL 25 11 11 11 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CHW AL 27 97 97 97 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CIN NL 27 27 27 27 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CHW AL 28 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 DET AL 32 24 5 24 24 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 2
1954 BRO NL 32 13 0 13 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
4 Seasons 175 5 175 175 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 27 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 DET AL 32 229 60% 84% 31% 23 83% 1 65 7 57 1 8 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1954 BRO NL 32 7 71% 86% 57% 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 236 60% 84% 32% 23 83% 1 66 7 59 1 8 5 4 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 94% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50% 50% 20% 1 0%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50% 50% 20% 1 0%
MLB Averages 45.6% 3.1% 63% 80% 30% 55%

* 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.

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