C Jack Kress #39
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1956
C JACK KRESS #39 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
13 27 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 .074 .074 .185 0 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1956 @ PIT Win, 17-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1956 PIT Win, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1956 BOS Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1956 @ NYG Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1956 PHI Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1956 @ RIC Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1956 LOU Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1956 LOU Win, 4-1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/27/1956 LOU Win, 7-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1956 LOU Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/12/1931
Born in:Wilkes-Barre, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1957 Season
Major Service:None, 90 Days
Service This Yr:65 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 20 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 13th Pick in Round 12
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 13 27 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 .074 .074 .185 .259 .113 .111 -41
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0.4 0.40 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Versus Right   19 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .053 .053 .211 .263
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
May   20 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .050 .050 .200 .250
September   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   15 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Career   42 5 0 0 2 2 3 0 11 0 0 0 .119 .119 .262 .381
Home   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Road   14 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .286 .357
Grass   27 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .074 .074 .185 .259
Day   26 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .077 .077 .192 .269
Night   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Starter   23 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .087 .087 .217 .304
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Inning 1-3   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
Inning 7-9   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
0 Outs   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
2 Outs   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Scoring Position   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   19 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .105 .105 .263 .368
Runner on 1st   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   24 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .083 .083 .208 .292
Low Leverage   21 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .095 .095 .238 .333
Medium Leverage   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
UNION LEAGUE 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 317 80 4 0 16 63 36 11 37 .252 .284 .416 .700 .319 .164 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 338 5 1 0 14 0 5 132 20 0 0 0.0 33.6 3.54 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 31 1 0 5 19 16 4 11 0 0 2 .284 .322 .431 .753
Versus Right   208 49 3 0 11 44 20 7 26 5 0 3 .236 .265 .409 .673
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   39 6 1 0 2 9 4 1 4 0 0 0 .154 .175 .333 .508
June   91 30 2 0 8 24 14 4 14 1 0 3 .330 .374 .615 .989
July   86 20 1 0 4 16 10 3 7 1 0 2 .233 .272 .384 .655
August   101 24 0 0 2 14 8 3 12 3 0 0 .238 .252 .297 .549
Last Year   434 131 9 0 35 100 71 10 49 7 1 1 .302 .314 .565 .879
Career   751 211 13 0 51 163 107 21 86 12 1 6 .281 .301 .502 .803
Home   175 44 3 0 9 36 23 9 17 2 0 4 .251 .300 .423 .723
Road   142 36 1 0 7 27 13 2 20 3 0 1 .254 .264 .408 .672
Grass   317 80 4 0 16 63 36 11 37 5 0 5 .252 .284 .416 .700
Day   128 35 1 0 7 29 17 4 13 5 0 0 .273 .285 .445 .730
Night   189 45 3 0 9 34 19 7 24 0 0 5 .238 .284 .397 .680
As Starter   313 79 4 0 16 62 36 11 36 5 0 5 .252 .284 .419 .703
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
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
1955 Detroit - FABL 23 6 15 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 54 49 0.0
1956 Detroit - FABL 24 13 27 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 .074 .074 .185 .259 -32 -41 -0.3
Total FABL 19 42 5 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 .119 .119 .262 .381 -1 -9 -0.3
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
1946 Total - 14 25 108 50 12 2 4 32 39 12 5 1 5 5 2 .463 .532 .722 1.254 100 100 2.4
1947 Total - 15 25 109 50 12 0 2 28 42 12 5 2 6 4 2 .459 .523 .624 1.147 100 100 2.0
1948 Total - 16 26 112 48 12 0 2 28 36 13 5 2 6 3 1 .429 .500 .589 1.089 100 100 1.8
1949 Total - 17 23 95 43 12 1 4 31 43 11 5 3 4 2 1 .453 .518 .726 1.244 100 100 2.0
1950 Total - 18 53 234 63 8 0 10 40 60 22 5 2 17 11 5 .269 .342 .432 .774 100 100 0.5
1951 Total - 19 44 196 55 5 0 10 37 54 15 5 3 21 0 0 .281 .342 .459 .802 100 100 0.6
1952 Total - 20 64 294 86 8 0 12 62 72 22 5 0 35 0 0 .293 .352 .442 .794 100 100 0.9
1952 Biloxi - C 20 2 9 4 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .545 .778 1.323 221 227 0.2
1952 Chattanooga - B 20 36 140 45 5 0 9 16 19 14 2 2 25 0 0 .321 .386 .550 .936 146 138 1.0
1952 Terre Haute - A 20 22 83 19 1 0 8 20 13 3 2 1 19 0 0 .229 .270 .530 .800 128 121 0.6
1953 Terre Haute - A 21 63 131 49 7 0 19 40 24 7 2 2 20 0 0 .374 .408 .863 1.271 233 226 2.4
1953 Akron - AA 21 10 25 10 0 0 3 6 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 .400 .429 .760 1.189 221 215 0.5
1954 Terre Haute - A 22 15 25 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .259 .280 .539 44 30 -0.1
1954 Akron - AA 22 97 409 121 14 0 21 76 59 12 5 1 66 1 1 .296 .323 .484 .807 119 115 2.7
1955 Newark - AAA 23 109 434 131 9 0 35 100 71 10 1 7 49 0 0 .302 .314 .565 .879 133 128 3.3
1956 Newark - AAA 24 81 317 80 4 0 16 63 36 11 5 5 37 0 0 .252 .284 .416 .700 80 79 0.6
Total EA 107 434 131 14 0 24 82 65 14 5 2 69 1 1 .302 .330 .500 .830 125 121
Total HL 100 239 74 9 0 27 61 37 11 4 4 39 0 0 .310 .345 .686 1.031 177 169
Total UL 190 751 211 13 0 51 163 107 21 6 12 86 0 0 .281 .301 .502 .803 111 107
Total SEL 36 140 45 5 0 9 16 19 14 2 2 25 0 0 .321 .386 .550 .936 146 138
Total GSL 2 9 4 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .545 .778 1.323 221 227
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Terre Haute - A C 19 19 133 13 2 146 0 1.000 170.1 7.71 +0.4 .967 0 18 6 33.3
1952 Chattanooga - B C 6 6 54 3 0 57 0 1.000 61.0 8.41 -0.1 1.814 1 4 0 0.0
1952 Chattanooga - B 1B 30 30 249 16 38 265 0 1.000 263.0 9.07 +1.4 1.023
1952 Biloxi - C 1B 2 2 13 0 1 14 1 .929 20.0 5.85 +0.0 .960
1953 Akron - AA C 5 5 39 3 0 43 1 .977 41.1 9.15 +0.3 .959 0 1 1 100.0
1953 Terre Haute - A C 34 23 171 9 0 183 3 .984 222.2 7.28 -2.6 .582 7 16 3 18.8
1953 Akron - AA 1B 4 1 19 0 2 19 0 1.000 13.1 12.82 +0.0 1.032
1953 Terre Haute - A 1B 9 0 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 19.0 10.42 +0.2 1.058
1953 Terre Haute - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Akron - AA C 89 85 598 61 8 664 5 .992 784.2 7.56 +0.6 .867 6 61 29 47.5
1954 Terre Haute - A C 5 3 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 30.1 6.23 +0.2 .961 0 0 0 0.0
1954 Akron - AA 1B 2 0 4 0 1 5 1 .800 6.0 6.00 -0.3 .000
1954 Terre Haute - A 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Akron - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Detroit - MLB C 5 4 16 6 1 22 0 1.000 33.0 6.00 +0.3 1.454 0 3 1 33.3
1955 Newark - AAA C 101 101 454 66 4 524 4 .992 895.2 5.23 +1.2 .847 3 66 32 48.5
1955 Newark - AAA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 0.0 .000
1955 Detroit - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Newark - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Detroit - MLB C 12 6 45 3 0 48 0 1.000 62.0 6.97 -0.2 .957 0 3 0 0.0
1956 Newark - AAA C 77 77 391 53 4 448 4 .991 684.1 5.84 +0.6 .906 6 42 19 45.2
1956 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 353 329 1921 218 19 2156 17 .992 2985.1 6.45 +0.6 .889 23 214 91 42.5
TOTAL 1B 51 33 309 17 43 328 2 .994 325.0 9.03 +1.3 1.025
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft out of high school (Franklin; Philadelphia, PA) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 17, Pick 1, 257th overall pick).
08/19/1949 Failed to sign with the Cleveland Foresters and joined Central Ohio.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 13, 189th overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of college Central Ohio
06/22/1953 Hits three home runs against the Springfield Hustlers, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/05/1954 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
06/20/1955 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1955 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
10/07/1955 Wins the 1955 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
07/01/1956 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
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