1B Sid 'Sid the Kid' Kling #89
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/01/1955
1B SID 'SID THE KID' KLING #89 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
15 54 15 3 0 3 10 11 5 .278 .394 .500 0 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/05/1954 WIC Win, 9-8 6 4 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/03/1954 @ DMD Win, 9-4 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 0
05/02/1954 @ DMD Win, 3-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
05/01/1954 @ DMD Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/30/1954 TOP Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1954 TOP Loss, 5-10 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
04/28/1954 TOP Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/27/1954 @ TOP Win, 5-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/1954 @ OMA Loss, 9-10 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/25/1954 @ OMA Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/05/1925
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 5 Days
Service This Yr:23 Days
40-Man Service:None, 66 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1943, 11th Pick in Round 6
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 15 54 15 3 0 3 10 10 11 5 .278 .394 .500 .894 .415 .222 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 66 0 0 0 5 0 1 27 6 0 0 0.0 9.7 5.80 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 4 1 0 1 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 .308 .474 .615 1.089
Versus Right   41 11 2 0 2 8 6 6 4 0 0 0 .268 .362 .463 .825
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   35 7 0 0 3 9 4 9 1 1 0 0 .200 .356 .457 .813
May   19 8 3 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 .421 .476 .579 1.055
Last Year   54 15 3 0 3 10 10 11 5 1 0 0 .278 .394 .500 .894
2 Years Ago   527 167 34 3 28 117 77 47 58 4 0 15 .317 .386 .552 .938
Career   2202 689 134 13 91 383 331 213 243 20 7 28 .313 .378 .510 .887
Home   25 7 2 0 2 8 7 7 0 1 0 0 .280 .424 .600 1.024
Road   29 8 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 .276 .364 .414 .777
Grass   54 15 3 0 3 10 10 11 5 1 0 0 .278 .394 .500 .894
Day   19 7 1 0 2 7 5 5 2 0 0 0 .368 .500 .737 1.237
Night   35 8 2 0 1 3 5 6 3 1 0 0 .229 .333 .371 .705
As Starter   53 15 3 0 3 10 10 11 5 1 0 0 .283 .400 .509 .909
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
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
1940 Total - 15 25 103 46 17 2 2 27 39 18 3 2 4 6 3 .447 .532 .709 1.240 100 100 2.3
1941 Total - 16 25 103 49 16 2 8 35 47 18 3 2 4 8 4 .476 .556 .903 1.458 100 100 3.0
1942 Total - 17 22 98 42 13 1 6 29 44 11 3 1 7 5 2 .429 .496 .765 1.261 100 100 2.1
1943 Total - 18 24 108 44 14 0 3 26 43 9 3 1 6 4 2 .407 .463 .620 1.083 100 100 1.6
1943 Burlington - C 18 75 263 70 10 0 18 66 49 46 4 0 57 0 0 .266 .383 .510 .893 125 118 1.2
1944 Burlington - C 19 13 51 16 1 1 1 9 7 3 0 0 9 0 0 .314 .352 .431 .783 131 133 0.6
1944 Charleston - B 19 107 346 69 6 1 2 31 21 18 6 2 83 0 1 .199 .250 .240 .490 53 47 -1.6
1945 Burlington - C 20 6 24 6 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 117 120 -0.1
1945 Charleston - B 20 89 313 89 11 0 2 37 25 23 3 2 37 0 0 .284 .337 .339 .676 98 97 0.1
1946 Burlington - C 21 9 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 87 97 0.0
1947 Des Moines - A 22 60 62 21 3 1 2 14 12 4 0 1 9 0 0 .339 .373 .516 .889 121 105 0.0
1948 Des Moines - A 23 91 114 37 9 0 4 22 18 12 0 1 11 0 0 .325 .386 .509 .895 126 120 0.7
1949 Des Moines - A 24 123 503 150 31 2 20 57 81 45 6 3 55 0 0 .298 .361 .487 .848 125 126 2.6
1949 Waco - AA 24 14 56 21 4 2 2 8 13 8 1 1 3 0 0 .375 .455 .625 1.080 184 188 0.4
1950 Denver - A 25 115 399 115 14 5 9 54 52 51 3 5 51 0 0 .288 .369 .416 .785 121 123 1.9
1951 Denver - A 26 79 315 117 27 0 16 66 51 19 3 3 27 0 0 .371 .409 .610 1.018 190 192 4.3
1952 Lincoln - A 27 106 228 67 13 2 9 43 30 24 1 2 27 0 0 .294 .361 .487 .848 128 121 1.0
1953 Lincoln - A 28 137 527 167 34 3 28 117 77 47 15 4 58 0 1 .317 .386 .552 .938 141 136 2.5
1954 Lincoln - A 29 15 54 15 3 0 3 10 10 11 0 1 5 0 0 .278 .394 .500 .894 130 137 0.3
Total SEL 196 659 158 17 1 4 68 46 41 9 4 120 0 1 .240 .292 .287 .579 74 71
Total LSA 14 56 21 4 2 2 8 13 8 1 1 3 0 0 .375 .455 .625 1.080 184 188
Total WBL 726 2202 689 134 13 91 383 331 213 28 20 243 0 1 .313 .378 .510 .887 137 136
Total UMVA 103 345 94 12 2 19 78 59 53 4 0 71 0 0 .272 .376 .484 .860 124 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Burlington - C LF 71 71 102 2 1 111 7 .937 594.1 1.57 -0.4 1.012
1943 Burlington - C RF 3 3 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 -1.4 .776
1944 Charleston - B LF 107 107 227 6 1 240 7 .971 859.2 2.44 -4.9 .969
1944 Burlington - C LF 13 13 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 109.1 2.63 +0.6 1.033
1944 Charleston - B RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.030
1945 Charleston - B LF 89 89 214 5 1 224 5 .978 718.2 2.74 -1.9 .977
1945 Burlington - C LF 6 6 15 1 0 17 1 .941 53.0 2.72 -0.9 .900
1947 Des Moines - A LF 13 0 6 0 0 7 1 .857 24.2 2.19 -0.6 .881
1948 Des Moines - A LF 8 8 17 0 0 18 1 .944 67.0 2.28 +0.3 1.013
1948 Des Moines - A CF 3 3 14 0 0 15 1 .933 28.0 4.50 +0.1 1.038
1949 Des Moines - A 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1949 Des Moines - A SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1949 Waco - AA LF 14 14 21 0 0 25 4 .840 125.2 1.50 -1.7 .964
1949 Des Moines - A LF 117 117 217 8 3 231 6 .974 994.2 2.04 -6.6 .967
1949 Des Moines - A CF 13 0 14 0 0 18 4 .778 35.2 3.53 +0.5 1.041
1950 Denver - A 1B 82 81 686 54 75 751 11 .985 705.2 9.44 -1.4 .987
1950 Denver - A LF 22 22 64 0 0 66 2 .970 181.1 3.18 +1.3 1.002
1951 Denver - A C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1951 Denver - A 1B 17 15 137 10 12 147 0 1.000 130.0 10.18 +0.7 1.013
1951 Denver - A LF 55 55 106 10 2 123 7 .943 458.1 2.28 +1.7 1.004
1951 Denver - A CF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 -2.1 .694
1951 Denver - A RF 6 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 40.0 1.57 -1.1 .855
1952 Lincoln - A 1B 45 42 374 26 46 402 2 .995 381.0 9.45 +0.8 .974
1952 Lincoln - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1953 Lincoln - A 1B 48 45 373 27 43 406 6 .985 397.2 9.05 -2.5 .933
1953 Lincoln - A LF 78 78 115 5 1 123 3 .976 675.2 1.60 -8.0 .892
1954 Lincoln - A 1B 3 2 31 1 2 33 1 .970 23.0 12.52 -0.3 .931
1954 Lincoln - A LF 12 12 13 0 0 14 1 .929 99.0 1.18 -0.7 .896
TOTAL C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 197 185 1602 118 178 1740 20 .989 1640.1 9.44 -2.8 .973
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 606 592 1149 37 9 1231 45 .963 4962.1 2.15 -22.0 .971
TOTAL CF 18 4 33 0 0 38 5 .868 76.2 3.87 -1.5 .970
TOTAL RF 10 8 11 2 0 13 0 1.000 68.0 1.72 -2.3 .844
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 91st overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school McKinley (McKinley; Buffalo, NY).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/26/1944 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/11/1945 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
08/16/1945 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/05/1946 Released by the Cincinnati Cannons.
12/25/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Grays organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1948 Named the #52 prospect in the GWL
07/06/1948 Named the #42 prospect in the GWL
10/10/1948 Named the #51 prospect in the GWL
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #37 prospect in the GWL
07/10/1949 Named the #46 prospect in the GWL
08/29/1949 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1949 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
10/14/1949 Named the #49 prospect in the GWL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/20/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denver Plainsmen organization.
05/01/1950 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
11/13/1950 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Denver Plainsmen development complex.
05/14/1951 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
05/18/1951 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/21/1951 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
05/22/1951 Injured (bone bruise (knee)),out for 2-3 months.
08/13/1951 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1951 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1951 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
12/15/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Lincoln Legislators development complex.
04/23/1953 Injured (shoulder subluxation),day-to-day for one week.
04/27/1953 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/13/1953 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
02/10/1954 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Lincoln Legislators development complex.
05/07/1954 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
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