2B Frank Kirchner #27
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1961
2B FRANK KIRCHNER #27 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/09/1924
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 149 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 88 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 9th Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 Chicago - FABL 21 12 35 8 0 0 0 5 6 4 1 0 1 1 1 .229 .325 .229 .554 66 63 -0.6
1949 Cleveland - FABL 24 122 418 131 15 5 1 47 60 47 1 4 25 4 4 .313 .381 .380 .761 111 115 3.3
1950 Cleveland - FABL 25 76 134 46 8 2 1 15 16 12 0 0 9 0 1 .343 .397 .455 .852 137 136 1.0
1951 St. Louis - FABL 26 141 495 147 31 5 5 79 75 71 2 5 25 1 1 .297 .384 .410 .794 115 115 4.0
1952 St. Louis - FABL 27 101 246 57 12 2 1 23 22 31 1 3 17 0 2 .232 .317 .309 .626 84 86 0.7
1953 St. Louis - FABL 28 11 23 4 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0 2 0 0 .174 .345 .174 .519 46 63 -0.1
1954 St. Louis - FABL 29 66 55 14 2 0 1 5 7 4 0 0 4 0 0 .255 .305 .345 .651 76 76 -0.0
1955 St. Louis - FABL 30 81 68 18 3 0 0 6 11 11 0 2 6 0 0 .265 .358 .309 .667 78 66 -0.2
1956 St. Louis - FABL 31 42 58 20 7 0 2 12 8 12 0 0 2 0 1 .345 .457 .569 1.026 184 181 0.8
1957 St. Louis - FABL 32 48 43 8 4 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 12 0 0 .186 .217 .279 .496 36 35 -0.4
1958 St. Louis - FABL 33 40 30 6 0 2 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .273 .333 .606 61 61 -0.3
Total FABL 740 1605 459 82 16 11 200 212 203 5 15 106 6 10 .286 .365 .378 .742 106 106 8.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1939 Total - 14 23 101 52 14 4 1 32 37 13 1 1 1 15 5 .515 .569 .762 1.331 100 100 2.5
1940 Total - 15 23 98 49 10 6 3 28 37 13 1 2 5 19 6 .500 .553 .816 1.369 100 100 2.5
1941 Total - 16 27 116 55 16 6 1 34 50 15 1 3 3 15 5 .474 .526 .741 1.267 100 100 2.5
1942 Total - 17 25 108 53 16 4 2 29 50 14 1 2 3 19 6 .491 .544 .769 1.313 100 100 2.5
1942 Waterloo - C 17 69 257 66 6 1 0 29 36 40 0 4 19 4 3 .257 .352 .288 .640 66 72 0.2
1943 Waterloo - C 18 86 295 97 8 1 20 57 54 63 2 1 44 17 18 .329 .449 .566 1.015 156 155 3.3
1944 Waterloo - C 19 120 436 132 18 5 2 44 47 77 2 2 40 3 4 .303 .408 .381 .789 132 132 4.1
1946 Memphis - AA 21 5 20 7 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .350 .409 .450 .859 145 154 -0.1
1946 Fort Wayne - AAA 21 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 -0.3
1947 Memphis - AA 22 25 95 30 3 2 1 12 19 14 0 1 5 1 2 .316 .400 .421 .821 117 121 1.2
1947 Fort Wayne - AAA 22 67 190 65 6 0 3 24 32 34 0 3 10 2 3 .342 .436 .421 .857 124 128 1.9
1948 Fort Wayne - AAA 23 139 570 189 27 9 9 80 84 65 2 1 40 1 7 .332 .401 .458 .859 124 127 4.3
1953 Oakland - AAA 28 115 439 131 26 3 10 73 68 51 0 5 19 1 4 .298 .368 .440 .807 108 107 2.0
Total DIX 30 115 37 5 2 1 13 22 16 0 1 7 1 3 .322 .402 .426 .828 122 126
Total CL 219 771 254 33 9 12 104 116 99 2 4 50 3 10 .329 .405 .442 .848 121 124
Total GWL 115 439 131 26 3 10 73 68 51 0 5 19 1 4 .298 .368 .440 .807 108 107
Total UMVA 275 988 295 32 7 22 130 137 180 4 7 103 24 25 .299 .406 .412 .818 123 124
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Cleveland - FABL 24 7 21 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .048 .130 .048 .178 -49 -64 0.5
1950 Cleveland - FABL 25 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 84 -0.0
1951 St. Louis - FABL 26 5 19 7 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .368 .350 .579 .929 147 137 1.5
Total FABL 14 43 9 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 .209 .239 .302 .541 45 33
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Waterloo - C SS 69 68 125 223 52 375 27 .928 584.0 5.36 -1.0 .980
1943 Waterloo - C 2B 5 3 9 2 2 13 2 .846 25.0 3.96 -0.9 .407
1943 Waterloo - C SS 76 72 108 186 34 319 25 .922 644.1 4.11 +0.2 .993
1944 Waterloo - C 2B 38 35 89 108 40 198 1 .995 323.0 5.49 +6.2 1.133
1944 Waterloo - C SS 80 77 106 230 55 348 12 .966 694.0 4.36 -0.5 .998
1946 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 0.0 .000
1946 Chicago - MLB SS 10 9 16 30 5 53 7 .868 82.1 5.03 -4.8 .794
1946 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 7 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 -0.8 .809
1946 Memphis - AA SS 5 5 10 16 1 32 6 .812 41.2 5.62 -2.7 .809
1947 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 6 4 15 18 6 33 0 1.000 38.1 7.75 +0.2 1.044
1947 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 50 39 65 124 21 200 11 .945 366.0 4.65 -1.5 .990
1947 Memphis - AA SS 25 25 30 93 19 130 7 .946 223.0 4.96 +4.4 1.094
1948 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 18 18 159 8 21 169 2 .988 147.2 10.18 +0.4 .994
1948 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 20 18 48 61 11 113 4 .965 167.2 5.85 -0.6 .921
1948 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 106 100 158 328 56 504 18 .964 890.2 4.91 +2.4 1.027
1949 Cleveland - MLB 1B 6 0 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 10.0 9.90 -0.0 .000
1949 Cleveland - MLB 2B 114 108 247 299 75 564 18 .968 925.0 5.31 +6.4 1.039
1949 Cleveland - MLB SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Cleveland - MLB 1B 28 18 175 14 18 189 0 1.000 174.2 9.74 +2.6 1.100
1950 Cleveland - MLB 2B 8 0 4 4 2 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 -0.1 1.047
1950 Cleveland - MLB SS 32 9 28 38 9 72 6 .917 116.1 5.11 -2.1 .894
1950 Cleveland - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 +0.0 1.000
1951 St. Louis - MLB 1B 5 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 8.1 8.64 +0.6 1.400
1951 St. Louis - MLB 2B 140 140 373 410 108 802 19 .976 1204.2 5.85 +10.8 1.052
1951 St. Louis - MLB SS 4 0 1 4 1 6 1 .833 9.1 4.82 -0.6 .862
1952 St. Louis - MLB 1B 41 23 240 15 13 258 3 .988 205.0 11.20 -0.2 .955
1952 St. Louis - MLB 2B 51 40 96 124 25 227 7 .969 373.0 5.31 +1.7 1.007
1952 St. Louis - MLB SS 15 2 9 17 2 28 2 .929 41.2 5.62 -0.8 .945
1953 St. Louis - MLB 1B 9 7 62 4 5 66 0 1.000 58.2 10.12 +1.0 1.125
1953 Oakland - AAA 1B 40 40 348 18 26 372 6 .984 325.0 10.14 +0.8 1.038
1953 St. Louis - MLB 2B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.0 .957
1953 Oakland - AAA 2B 58 54 148 186 45 340 6 .982 474.0 6.34 +5.8 1.053
1953 St. Louis - MLB SS 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 .997
1953 Oakland - AAA SS 15 15 27 48 8 79 4 .949 137.1 4.92 +0.2 .989
1954 St. Louis - MLB 1B 8 0 11 1 1 12 0 1.000 13.0 8.31 -0.2 1.033
1954 St. Louis - MLB 2B 11 0 8 7 2 16 1 .938 15.0 9.00 -0.4 .855
1954 St. Louis - MLB SS 17 0 7 9 3 16 0 1.000 29.0 4.97 -0.2 .933
1955 St. Louis - MLB 1B 38 8 112 2 11 115 1 .991 98.0 10.47 -0.2 .961
1955 St. Louis - MLB 2B 10 2 14 12 1 26 0 1.000 35.1 6.62 +0.3 .922
1955 St. Louis - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 St. Louis - MLB SS 12 0 5 10 2 15 0 1.000 21.1 6.33 -1.4 .725
1956 St. Louis - MLB 1B 19 11 125 11 12 136 0 1.000 106.1 11.51 +2.4 1.205
1956 St. Louis - MLB 2B 13 1 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 25.1 5.33 +0.2 1.097
1956 St. Louis - MLB SS 8 0 5 6 3 11 0 1.000 17.1 5.71 -0.3 .872
1957 St. Louis - MLB 1B 15 0 33 1 6 35 1 .971 35.1 8.66 -0.5 .895
1957 St. Louis - MLB 2B 14 2 13 11 1 24 0 1.000 43.2 4.95 -0.6 .955
1957 St. Louis - MLB SS 10 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.0 1.052
1958 St. Louis - MLB 1B 19 0 42 1 4 44 1 .977 40.2 9.52 -0.4 1.015
1958 St. Louis - MLB 2B 8 1 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 -0.0 .954
1958 St. Louis - MLB SS 11 1 7 14 1 23 2 .913 31.2 5.97 -1.8 .823
TOTAL 1B 246 125 1326 75 119 1415 14 .990 1222.2 10.31 +6.4 1.040
TOTAL 2B 500 408 1078 1254 320 2390 58 .976 3687.2 5.69 +29.0 1.038
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 555 422 711 1383 274 2222 128 .942 3955.1 4.76 -11.2 .988
TOTAL LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 +0.0 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 57th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Lawrenceburg (Lawrenceburg; Lawrenceburg, TN).
07/02/1942 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $3,500.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/18/1943 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/12/1943 Injured (fractured hand),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/13/1943 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1943 Wins the UMVA Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/30/1944 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
07/03/1944 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/05/1944 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
09/11/1944 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/25/1946 Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)),out for 4 months.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/25/1947 Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 8 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/20/1948 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/21/1948 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/30/1948 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/03/1948 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/30/1949 Was claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Chicago.
07/16/1949 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/03/1950 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/28/1950 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/13/1950 Wins the 1950 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters.
02/05/1951 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with 3B Jim Adams Jr., in exchange for SS Herbert Crawford Jr., CF Mike Spear, SP Bill Kiley, 2B Luke Micheals, and 2B Bill Freeman.
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/12/1951 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/13/1952 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/23/1952 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/26/1952 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/11/1953 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/22/1959 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/07/1959 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1951 31 10
Year SH Rank
1951 16 3
Year AVG Rank
1949 .313 7
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