Red Kress

Positions: Shortstop, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: January 2, 1905 in Columbia, CA us

Died: November 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA

High School: Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA)

Last Game: July 17, 1946 (Age 41-196d)
vs. PIT 3.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Ralph Kress

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.2

5087

1454

.286

691

RBI

799

OBP

.347

SLG

.420

OPS

.767

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1927	22	-5.2	Tulsa	WL	A		155		616		203	35	4	16						.330		.477		294
1927	22	-6.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	27	23	3	7	2	1	1	3	0	0	3	3	.304	.385	.609	.993	14		0	1		0
1928	23	-5.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	150	635	560	78	153	26	10	3	81	4	4	48	70	.273	.332	.371	.703	208		1	26		2
1929	24	-4.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	147	627	557	82	170	38	4	9	107	5	8	52	54	.305	.366	.436	.802	243		1	17		0
1930	25	-3.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	154	679	614	94	192	43	8	16	112	3	12	50	56	.313	.366	.487	.853	299		2	13		2
1931	26	-2.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	150	655	605	87	188	46	8	16	114	3	16	46	48	.311	.360	.493	.853	298		1	3		2
1932	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-CHW	149	626	567	85	156	42	5	11	66	7	4	51	42	.275	.336	.425	.761	241		1	7		2
1932	27	-1.3	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	14	57	52	2	9	0	1	2	9	1	1	4	6	.173	.232	.327	.559	17		0	1		0
1932	27	-1.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	135	569	515	83	147	42	4	9	57	6	3	47	36	.285	.346	.435	.781	224		1	6		2
1933	28	-0.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	129	511	467	47	116	20	5	10	78	4	4	37	40	.248	.304	.377	.681	176		0	7		5
1934	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-WSH	64	207	185	21	43	4	3	4	25	3	0	20	22	.232	.307	.351	.659	65		0	2		0
1934	29	0.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	17	14	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.286	.412	.286	.698	4		0	0		0
1934	29	0.7	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	56	190	171	18	39	4	3	4	24	3	0	17	19	.228	.298	.357	.655	61		0	2		0
1935	30	1.7	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	84	279	252	32	75	13	4	2	42	3	3	25	16	.298	.361	.405	.766	102		0	2		0
1936	31	2.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	109	434	391	51	111	20	6	8	51	6	0	39	25	.284	.349	.427	.776	167		0	4		2
1937	32	4.1	Minneapolis	AA	AA	BOS	158	725	649	136	217	43	9	27	157	12	1	71	66	.334	.401	.553	.954	359		1	4
1938	33	4.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	150	644	566	74	171	33	3	7	79	5	4	69	47	.302	.378	.408	.786	231		0	9		4
1939	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-DET	64	228	200	24	50	8	0	1	30	3	1	23	18	.250	.327	.305	.632	61	11	0	5		3
1939	34	6.3	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	13	50	43	5	12	1	0	0	8	1	0	6	2	.279	.367	.302	.670	13	4	0	1		0
1939	34	6.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	51	178	157	19	38	7	0	1	22	2	1	17	16	.242	.316	.306	.622	48	7	0	4		3
1940	35	7.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	33	110	99	13	22	3	1	1	11	0	0	10	12	.222	.294	.303	.597	30	7	0	1		0
1941	36	9.2	St. Paul	AA	AA		118	420	382	36	112	11	2	10	57	6		34	36	.293	.351	.411	.762	157		0	4
1942	37	9.1	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	119	406	373	40	93	20	5	1	46	1		28	25	.249	.302	.338	.640	126	6	0	5
1943	38	11.1	Toronto	IL	AA	PIT	67	192	169	14	45	7	1	2	10	1	1	18	15	.266	.337	.355	.692	60		0	5
1944	39	12.2	Toronto	IL	AA	PIT	70	210	185	14	48	5	3	2	27	2	0	25	12	.260	.348	.351	.699	65	5	0	0
1945	40	12.4	Baltimore	IL	AA	CLE	85	240	217	34	58	7	1	8	29	1	1	17	25	.267	.323	.419	.743	91	8	1	5
1946	41	12.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0		0

1950	45	22.7	Superior	NORL	C	CHW	4				1	1	0	0										2
1951	46		2 Teams	SWIL	C		35	57	51	11	19	5	0	2	12	0		5	4					30		0	1
1951	46	20.9	El Centro	SWIL	C		25
1951	46	20.9	Juarez	SWIL	C		10
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1391	5664	5087	691	1454	298	58	89	799	46	56	474	453	.286	.347	.420	.767	2135		6	97		22
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		811	2809	2591	274	777	129	25	66	326	23	3	193	179					1154		2	23
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2202	8473	7678	965	2231	427	83	155	1125	69	59	667	632					3289		8	120		22

AA (6 seasons)					Minors		617	2193	1975	274	573	93	21	50	326	23	3	193	179	.290	.354	.434	.788	858		2	23
A (1 season)					Minors		155	616	616		203	35	4	16						.330		.477		294
C (2 seasons)					Minors		39				1	1	0	0										2