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Thurman Munson League
9-22-2250
Champ Kind Left Field
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .740 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 888 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 10-28-1929
HR 59 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(60 games)
RBI 383
SB 83
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.1%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B F  (0.1%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B F  (1.9%) RF A+ (98.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 NYN-KC
83
249
31
59
11
4
2
16
29
 44 2 2
2
 1 6
.656
.319
.337
.100
.237
1953 KC-CHN
39
126
16
27
3
1
1
13
11
 28 0 1
4
 2 1
.553
.275
.278
.063
.214
1954 CHN
109
348
43
102
18
1
5
45
48
 54 3 2
15
 13 4
.775
.382
.394
.101
.293
1955 CHN
75
267
43
83
15
2
9
45
37
 39 2 0
5
 7 4
.882
.399
.483
.172
.311
1956 CHN
93
322
35
75
10
1
6
35
46
 46 1 1
13
 9 5
.656
.330
.326
.093
.233
1957 CHN
108
347
44
91
17
2
4
36
55
 47 0 5
10
 13 6
.716
.359
.357
.095
.262
1958 CHN
136
454
53
126
23
4
6
46
56
 67 2 1
10
 10 3
.744
.359
.385
.108
.278
1959 CHN
142
465
68
126
17
4
14
67
66
 69 4 2
10
 5 5
.780
.365
.415
.144
.271
1960 CHN
106
359
56
105
31
2
6
40
46
 39 0 2
8
 6 3
.811
.371
.440
.148
.292
1961 CHN
69
142
19
37
5
1
4
16
9
 15 1 1
1
 0 0
.702
.307
.394
.134
.261
1962 CHN
94
97
15
24
7
2
1
12
10
 11 0 1
2
 0 0
.707
.315
.392
.144
.247
1963 CHN-KC
81
125
15
33
7
0
1
12
9
 22 3 1
3
 1 1
.670
.326
.344
.080
.264
Total
1135
3301
438
888
164
24
59
383
422
 481 18 19
83
 67 38
.740
.353
.387
.118
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Champ Kind has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1963-07-28The Kansas City Killers waive Champ Kind.
1963-04-11A trade has been completed between the Chicago Meat Packers and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Champ Kind, Seth Howard from the Chicago Meat Packers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (KC), Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (KC).
1954-05-23The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Floyd Dibble to the minors.
1954-05-08The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Harry Verban to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Champ Kind to the minors.
1954-04-22The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Floyd Dibble to the minors.
1953-09-30The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Champ Kind to the minors.
1953-09-29The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team.
1953-08-25A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Mendy Henrich, Champ Kind, Floyd Dibble, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (CHN), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Dave Elliott.
1953-06-25The Kansas City Killers have sent Champ Kind down to the minors.
1953-06-21The Kansas City Killers have promoted Champ Kind to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Chris X to the minors.
1953-05-23The Kansas City Killers have promoted Jim Sester to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Champ Kind to the minors.
1953-04-01The Kansas City Killers have renamed Chet Taylor to Champ Kind.
1952-07-25The Kansas City Killers have promoted Chet Taylor to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Matt Rodriguez to the minors.
1952-07-25The Kansas City Killers have promoted Matt Rodriguez to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Chet Taylor to the minors.
1952-06-13A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Dave Valdes from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Chet Taylor, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (BAL).
1952-05-27The New York Mets have promoted Chet Taylor to the major league team.