Bobby Kline

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 179lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: January 27, 1929 in St. Petersburg, FL us

Died: October 26, 2021 in St. Petersburg, FL

Buried: Cornerstone Community Church Cemetery, St. Petersburg, FL

Debut: April 11, 1955 (Age 26-074d, 11,187th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1955 (Age 26-241d)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: John Robert Kline

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

140

.221

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.257

OPS

.545

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-53 / in Starts: 19-28
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	51 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 156 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	92 (52-25-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 156 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	99 (52-31-15)

Most Driven In
J Busby	2
C Paula	2
M Vernon	1
E Yost	1
B Edwards	1
P Runnels	1
P Ramos	1
R Sievers	0

Most Driven In By
E Oravetz	4
J Delis	1
T Umphlett	1
R Sievers	1
E Yost	1
J Levan	1
M Vernon	1
Self	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 11	WSH		BAL	W,12-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.43	-0.021	1.10	-0.03%	-0.25	SS
2	2	2	Apr 13	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-19	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.41	-0.031	1.12	-0.05%	-0.68	SS
3	3	3	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	8	1.12	-0.042	2.87	-0.07%	-0.20	SS
4	4	4	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	8	.34	-0.034	.80	-0.05%	-1.18	SS
5	5	5	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	8	1.04	-0.051	2.60	-0.08%	-0.38	SS
6	6	7 (1)	Apr 22	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	8						SS
7	7	8	Apr 23	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	8						SS
8	8	9	Apr 24 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	8						SS
9	9	10	Apr 24 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	8	1.14	-0.018	2.53	-0.02%	-0.07	SS
10	10	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	8	1.17	0.027	3.04	0.04%	0.18	SS
11	11	14 (2)	Apr 29	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	7						SS
12	12	15	Apr 30	WSH	@	DET	L,7-11	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9						SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	17 (1)	May 2	WSH	@	KCA	W,12-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	8	.22	-0.022	.27	-0.02%	-0.99	SS
14	14	18	May 3	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	8	1.29	-0.106	2.01	-0.10%	-1.03	SS
15	15	19	May 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	8	.66	0.013	.89	0.01%	0.33	SS
16	16	20	May 6	WSH		BAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.226	.499	8	1.39	0.164	2.05	0.15%	1.34	SS
17	17	21	May 7	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.242	.528	8	.87	0.029	1.40	0.03%	0.23	SS
18	18	22	May 8 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.297	.235	.533	8	1.22	-0.004	1.77	0.00%	-0.13	SS
19	19	23	May 8 (2)	WSH		BAL	W,15-7	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.263	.556	8	.58	0.195	.70	0.14%	2.28	SS
20	20	24	May 10	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.295	.268	.564	8	.73	-0.069	.96	-0.05%	-1.02	SS
21	21	25	May 11	WSH		DET	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.256	.538	8	.86	-0.043	1.28	-0.04%	-0.33	SS
22	22	26	May 12	WSH		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.260	.234	.494	8	.49	-0.050	.71	-0.04%	-1.26	SS
23	23	27	May 15 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.224	.474	8	1.52	-0.069	2.32	-0.06%	-0.56	SS
24	24	28	May 15 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.255	.231	.485	8	1.68	-0.015	2.19	-0.01%	-0.06	SS
25	25	30 (1)	May 18	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.241	.504	1	.06	0.004	.05	0.00%	0.10	SS
26	26	32 (1)	May 21	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.259	.236	.495	8	4.33	-0.109	4.55	-0.07%	-0.42	SS
27	27	33	May 24	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.259	.236	.495	3						SS
28	28	35 (1)	May 26 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-8	3-GF	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.262	.259	.521	8	.72	-0.001	1.05	0.00%	-0.05	PH SS
29	29	36	May 26 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.217	.266	.250	.516	8	.55	0.007	.64	0.01%	-0.01	SS
30	30	37	May 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-16	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.279	.270	.549	8	.21	0.015	.16	0.01%	0.19	SS
31	31	38	May 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.264	.254	.518	8	.80	-0.085	.51	-0.03%	-1.13	SS
32	32	39	May 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.271	.561	8	.88	0.066	.54	0.02%	0.73	SS
33	33	40	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.264	.546	8	1.20	-0.059	.81	-0.02%	-0.51	SS
34	34	41	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.284	.267	.551	8	1.43	0.074	1.07	0.03%	0.56	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	35	42	Jun 1	WSH	@	DET	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.269	.555	7	.75	-0.014	.35	0.00%	-0.13	SS
36	36	43	Jun 2	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.284	.268	.552	8	.92	-0.072	.28	-0.01%	-0.29	SS
37	37	44	Jun 3	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.275	.259	.534	8	.74	-0.057	.19	-0.01%	-0.52	SS
38	38	45	Jun 4	WSH	@	CLE	W,14-5	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.292	.270	.561	8	.46	-0.021	.16	0.00%	1.63	SS
39	39	46	Jun 5 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.228	.290	.261	.551	8	.84	0.001	.34	0.00%	-0.35	SS
40	40	47	Jun 5 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.281	.589	8	.43	0.017	.22	0.01%	0.28	SS
41	41	48	Jun 7 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.324	.303	.627	8	1.82	0.444	.52	0.08%	2.09	SS
42	42	49	Jun 7 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.321	.301	.622	8	.48	0.001	.17	0.00%	-0.29	SS
43	43	50	Jun 8	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.328	.295	.623	8	1.29	0.000	.65	0.00%	0.05	SS
44	44	51	Jun 9	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.319	.287	.606	8	.78	-0.063	.35	-0.02%	-0.70	SS
45	45	52	Jun 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-10	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.320	.288	.608	7	.41	-0.004	.18	0.00%	-0.39	SS
46	46	53	Jun 12 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.315	.283	.598	8	1.44	-0.073	.51	-0.02%	-0.60	SS
47	47	54	Jun 12 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.315	.278	.593	8	.71	-0.016	.20	0.00%	-0.22	SS
48	48	55	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.310	.274	.584	8	1.18	-0.059	.27	-0.01%	-0.45	SS
49	49	56	Jun 14 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.313	.271	.584	8	1.63	0.068	.28	0.01%	0.51	SS
50	50	57	Jun 15	WSH		CLE	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.311	.279	.590	8	.22	-0.024	.03	0.00%	0.33	SS
51	51	58	Jun 16	WSH		CLE	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.307	.274	.581	8	.75	-0.039	.11	0.00%	-0.45	SS
52	52	59	Jun 17	WSH		KCA	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.309	.278	.587	8	.91	0.018	.07	0.00%	0.11	SS
53	53	60	Jun 18	WSH		KCA	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	8	1.12	-0.056	.07	0.00%	-0.45	SS
54	54	63 (2)	Jun 23	WSH		CHW	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	8						SS
55	55	66 (2)	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		DET	L,4-6	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	7						3B
56	56	68 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	8						SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	57	74 (5)	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	6						3B
58	58	75	Jul 4	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	1						SS
59	59	76	Jul 6	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	8						SS
60	60	77	Jul 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	6						3B
61	61	84 (6)	Jul 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.305	.273	.578	1						2B
62	62	85	Jul 16	WSH	@	KCA	W,8-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.306	.275	.580	7	1.20	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.25	2B
63	63	86	Jul 17	WSH	@	KCA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.297	.267	.564	8	.79	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-1.25	2B
64	64	92 (5)	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,4-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.297	.267	.564	9						SS
65	65	93	Jul 24 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.297	.267	.564	9						SS
66	66	102 (8)	Jul 31 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.297	.267	.564	8						SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
67	67	123 (20)	Aug 27	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.297	.267	.564	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
68	68	132 (8)	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.297	.267	.564	8						SS
69	69	140 (7)	Sep 13 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.297	.267	.564	8						SS
70	70	141	Sep 13 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.295	.265	.560	8	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.15	SS
71	71	143 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.295	.265	.560	9						SS
72	72	145 (1)	Sep 17	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.295	.265	.560	8						SS
73	73	147 (1)	Sep 20 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.295	.265	.560	8						SS
74	74	148	Sep 20 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,7-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.295	.265	.560	9						SS
75	75	149	Sep 21	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.295	.265	.560	9						SS
76	76	152 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,5-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.295	.265	.560	8						SS
77	77	154 (1)	Sep 25	WSH		BAL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.288	.257	.545	7	1.64	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.09	2B
							24-53		156	140	12	31	5	0	0	9	11	1	27	2	3	0	1	3	0	0	.221	.288	.257	.545		.86	-0.365	.76	-0.31%	-6.40

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