2B Frank Kirchner #10
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/14/1950
2B FRANK KIRCHNER #10 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
49 90 34 6 2 0 6 4 6 .378 .404 .489 0 0.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/12/1950 TOR Win, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1950 CIN Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1950 @ CHC Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1950 @ CHC Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1950 @ NYS Win, 9-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/01/1950 @ NYS Loss, 7-9 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
07/30/1950 @ BRK Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/30/1950 @ BRK Loss, 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1950 @ BRK Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1950 @ BRK Win, 10-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/09/1924
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:155 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 103 Days
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 74 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 9th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 49 90 34 6 2 0 6 12 4 6 .378 .404 .489 .893 .391 .111 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 97 0 1 0 1 3 0 44 8 0 1 0.0 17.2 7.61 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   54 21 3 2 0 5 8 2 3 0 3 0 .389 .411 .519 .929
Versus Right   36 13 3 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 .361 .395 .444 .839
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   15 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
June   13 7 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .538 .571 .615 1.187
July   47 19 3 2 0 0 7 2 3 0 2 0 .404 .429 .553 .982
August   9 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Spring Training   53 11 1 1 0 3 5 4 11 2 1 1 .208 .267 .264 .531
Last Year   418 131 15 5 1 47 60 47 25 4 10 1 .313 .381 .380 .761
Career   543 173 21 7 1 58 78 55 32 4 14 2 .319 .381 .389 .769
Home   49 20 5 1 0 2 9 1 3 0 2 0 .408 .420 .551 .971
Road   41 14 1 1 0 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 .341 .386 .415 .801
Grass   90 34 6 2 0 6 12 4 6 0 3 0 .378 .404 .489 .893
Day   54 19 4 2 0 0 6 2 4 0 2 0 .352 .375 .500 .875
Night   36 15 2 0 0 6 6 2 2 0 1 0 .417 .447 .472 .920
As Starter   67 25 3 2 0 4 8 3 5 0 2 0 .373 .400 .478 .878
As Reliever / Substitution   23 9 3 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 .391 .417 .522 .938
Pinch Hitting   6 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Close/Late   32 14 3 1 0 2 4 2 3 0 1 0 .438 .471 .594 1.064
Inning 1-3   25 7 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 .280 .308 .360 .668
Inning 4-6   22 10 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .455 .478 .545 1.024
Inning 7-9   36 17 4 1 0 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 .472 .500 .639 1.139
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   33 13 3 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 3 0 .394 .412 .485 .897
1 Outs   33 12 2 2 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .382 .545 .928
2 Outs   24 9 1 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .423 .417 .840
Scoring Position   23 8 2 0 0 6 3 1 2 0 3 0 .348 .375 .435 .810
Bases Empty   52 17 3 2 0 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 .327 .352 .462 .813
Runner on 1st   15 9 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .625 .667 1.292
Runner on 2nd   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Two Strikes   34 13 2 1 0 1 4 1 6 0 0 0 .382 .400 .500 .900
First Pitch   20 9 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .450 .476 .550 1.026
Count 0-1   9 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Count 0-2   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 1-0   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   4 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   8 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 .625 1.250
Count 3-1   3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   11 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .545 .962
Behind in Count   24 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 .292 .292 .458 .750
Ahead in Count   21 8 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 .381 .435 .476 .911
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   46 20 2 2 0 3 6 2 3 0 2 0 .435 .458 .565 1.024
Batting 3rd   3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.667 2.667
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 8th   18 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .333 .649
Batting 9th   11 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
Low Leverage   40 14 3 1 0 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 .350 .381 .475 .856
Medium Leverage   27 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .333 .333 .407 .741
High Leverage   23 11 3 0 0 2 6 2 2 0 1 0 .478 .520 .609 1.129
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 62 -0.5
1949 Cleveland - FABL 24 122 418 131 15 5 1 47 60 47 1 4 25 4 4 .313 .381 .380 .761 111 114 3.3
1950 Cleveland - FABL 25 49 90 34 6 2 0 6 12 4 0 0 6 0 1 .378 .404 .489 .893 131 138 0.8
Total FABL 183 543 173 21 7 1 58 78 55 2 4 32 5 6 .319 .381 .389 .769 111 114 3.5
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 2.4
1940 Total - 15 23 98 49 10 6 3 28 37 13 1 2 5 19 6 .500 .553 .816 1.369 100 100 2.4
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 1.015 156 154 3.3
1944 Waterloo - C 19 120 436 132 18 5 2 44 47 77 2 2 40 3 4 .303 .408 .381 .789 132 137 4.3
1946 Memphis - AA 21 5 20 7 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .350 .409 .450 .859 145 160 -0.0
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 .821 117 124 1.2
1947 Fort Wayne - AAA 22 67 190 65 6 0 3 24 32 34 0 3 10 2 3 .342 .436 .421 .857 124 132 2.0
1948 Fort Wayne - AAA 23 139 570 189 27 9 9 80 84 65 2 1 40 1 7 .332 .401 .458 .859 124 131 4.5
Total DIX 30 115 37 5 2 1 13 22 16 0 1 7 1 3 .322 .402 .426 .828 122 130
Total CL 219 771 254 33 9 12 104 116 99 2 4 50 3 10 .329 .405 .442 .848 121 128
Total UMVA 275 988 295 32 7 22 130 137 180 4 7 103 24 25 .299 .406 .412 .818 123 126
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 -62 0.5
Total FABL 7 21 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .048 .130 .048 .178 -49 -62
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 -0.9 .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 +6.0 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 -4.6 .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 -2.6 .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 -1.4 .990
1947 Memphis - AA SS 25 25 30 93 19 130 7 .946 223.0 4.96 +4.2 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 -0.5 .921
1948 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 106 100 158 328 56 504 18 .964 890.2 4.91 +2.3 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 +6.1 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 16 11 111 11 14 122 0 1.000 106.2 10.29 +1.5 1.111
1950 Cleveland - MLB 2B 7 0 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 14.0 4.50 -0.1 1.046
1950 Cleveland - MLB SS 22 6 17 24 4 45 4 .911 77.1 4.77 -0.7 .931
1950 Cleveland - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 +0.0 1.002
TOTAL 1B 40 29 281 19 37 302 2 .993 264.1 10.21 +1.8 1.034
TOTAL 2B 191 168 412 492 136 929 25 .973 1493.1 5.45 +10.7 1.037
TOTAL SS 452 401 637 1257 248 2011 117 .942 3616.2 4.71 -4.7 .996
TOTAL LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 +0.0 1.002
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AVG Rank
1949 .313 7
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