This player transferred from the Robin Yount League in 1970. View the original player card
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Bobby Doerr League 6-25-2027 |
| Christy Kress |  CatcherRetired (1976, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .206 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .540 | Status | Deceased (2026) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 78 | Age at Death | 84 | Date of Birth | 01-11-1942 | |
| HR | 3 | Drafted | Round 5, Pick 65 (1964) |
Majors Svc Time | 4 years (37 games) |
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| RBI | 42 | |||||
| SB | 2 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (7.5%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CHA | 24 |
67 |
5 |
13
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4 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .560 |
.276 |
.284 |
.090 |
.194 |
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| 1972 | TOR | 23 |
91 |
2 |
20
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2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 0 | .506 |
.242 |
.264 |
.044 |
.220 |
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| 1973 | TOR | 33 |
118 |
6 |
26
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2 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
8 |
25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 3 | .607 |
.268 |
.339 |
.119 |
.220 |
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| 1974 | TOR | 23 |
74 |
6 |
15
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2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | .551 |
.280 |
.270 |
.068 |
.203 |
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| 1975 | TOR | 6 |
28 |
2 |
4
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0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | .286 |
.143 |
.143 |
.000 |
.143 |
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| Total | 109 |
378 |
21 |
78
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10 |
5 |
3 |
42 |
27 |
76 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2 | 5 | .540 |
.257 |
.283 |
.077 |
.206 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Robin Yount League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Christy Kress has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1976-06-27 | The Toronto Rush have waived Christy Kress. |
| 1975-06-04 | The Toronto Rush have promoted John Etten to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have designated Christy Kress for assignment. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Toronto Rush have promoted Christy Kress to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Frank Bescher to the major league team. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Toronto Rush have acquired Christy Kress from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-05-12 | The Texas Hillbillies have waived Christy Kress. |
| 1971-03-25 | The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Tony McCauley to the major league team. The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Johnny Brunsberg to the major league team. The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Bill Randle to the major league team. The Texas Hillbillies have sent John Tipton to the minors. The Texas Hillbillies have designated Christy Kress for assignment. |
| 1970-04-26 | The Chicago Hillbillies have promoted Christy Kress to the major league team. The Chicago Hillbillies have sent Bill Randle to the minors. |
| 1970-04-03 | The Chicago Chihuahuas have promoted Ed Gruber to the major league team. The Chicago Chihuahuas have promoted Grant Carl to the major league team. The Chicago Chihuahuas have promoted Bill Randle to the major league team. The Chicago Chihuahuas have designated Lew Gullickson for assignment. The Chicago Chihuahuas have designated Christy Kress for assignment. The Chicago Chihuahuas have designated John Kraemer for assignment. |