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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-3-2080
Al Kling Second Base
Retired (1998, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .780 Status Deceased (2033) Option Years 0  
H 1729 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 05-07-1961
HR 316 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1983)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(107 games)
RBI 1046
SB 61
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (2.4%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B C  (43.2%) LF D  (16.7%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1984 CLE
130
522
66
137
20
0
27
81
36
 111 1 3
0
 0 7
.766
.310
.456
.193
.262
1985 CLE
126
488
61
117
19
1
19
62
36
 89 3 0
0
 0 6
.696
.296
.400
.160
.240
1986 CLE
130
517
59
119
16
0
24
80
41
 101 1 2
0
 0 1
.687
.287
.400
.170
.230
1987 CLE
130
509
89
154
18
0
35
112
40
 92 4 7
0
 0 5
.898
.354
.544
.242
.303
1988 CLE-BAL
130
515
74
148
19
2
27
106
37
 103 0 5
0
 0 5
.821
.332
.489
.202
.287
1989 BAL
115
461
55
124
18
4
18
71
35
 87 2 2
11
 10 1
.765
.322
.443
.174
.269
1990 BAL
115
446
73
122
19
2
29
88
36
 71 3 4
11
 13 5
.849
.329
.520
.247
.274
1991 BAL-KC
108
441
58
124
11
1
21
65
35
 87 0 1
17
 14 4
.787
.333
.454
.172
.281
1992 KC-CHA
132
393
71
124
20
0
25
89
40
 76 1 6
5
 5 5
.932
.375
.557
.242
.316
1993 CHA
116
359
53
101
11
3
13
45
31
 68 1 1
6
 5 5
.777
.339
.437
.156
.281
1994 CHA
124
435
66
126
20
3
18
71
45
 85 2 5
2
 8 9
.829
.355
.474
.184
.290
1995 CHA
124
436
69
134
17
1
27
77
42
 95 2 3
9
 6 14
.905
.369
.537
.229
.307
1996 CHA
145
456
58
107
15
1
19
50
33
 100 0 2
0
 0 8
.682
.285
.397
.162
.235
1997 CHA
122
294
25
64
10
0
9
36
18
 61 0 4
0
 0 2
.603
.259
.344
.126
.218
1998 CHA
93
176
18
28
4
0
5
13
11
 51 1 1
0
 0 4
.479
.212
.267
.108
.159
Total
1840
6448
895
1729
237
18
316
1046
516
 1277 21 46
61
 61 81
.780
.322
.458
.189
.268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Al Kling has retired from the Chicago SOX
1997-05-25Al Kling of the Chicago SOX is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1995-09-04Al Kling of the Chicago SOX is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1994-05-05Al Kling of the Chicago SOX is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1993-05-02Al Kling of the Chicago SOX is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1992-04-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago SOX and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Howie Johnson, Ty Caruso, Roy Miller from the Chicago SOX in exchange for Al Kling, Ed Sell, Eddie Schultz.
1991-09-23A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Pikers. The Baltimore Pikers receive Don Kelleher from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Al Kling.
1991-07-14Al Kling of the Baltimore Pikers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1990-05-30Al Kling of the Baltimore Pikers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1989-06-27Al Kling of the Baltimore Pikers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1988-10-06A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Kings and the Baltimore Pikers. The Baltimore Pikers receive Al Kling from the Cleveland Kings in exchange for Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 BAL (Mike McMurray).
1985-06-13Al Kling of the Cleveland Kings is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1984-03-05The Cleveland Kings have promoted Matt Langley to the major league team. The Cleveland Kings have promoted Mendy Pitler to the major league team. The Cleveland Kings have promoted Al Kling to the major league team. The Cleveland Kings have promoted Mike Rodriguez to the major league team.
1983-04-28The Cleveland Kings have renamed Carmelo Raymond to Al Kling.