Chick King

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: November 10, 1930 in Paris, TN us

Died: July 9, 2012 in Paris, TN

Buried: Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, TN

High School: Grove HS (Paris, TN)

School: University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)

Debut: August 27, 1954 (Age 23-290d, 11,176th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1959 (Age 28-201d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Charles Gilbert King

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

.237

RBI

OBP

.306

SLG

.263

OPS

.569

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1951	20	DET-min	D	124	531	531		166	23	9	3						.313	.313	.407	.719		216							JAM · PONY
1952	21	DET-min	B	135	590	590		186	24	9	7						.315	.315	.422	.737		249							DHM · CARL
1953	22	DET-min	AA	153	677	607	97	173	27	5	9	52	17		61	83	.285	.351	.390	.742		237		1	8				LRK · SOUA
1954	23	DET-min	AAA	130	583	516	91	138	24	9	16	61	34		54	96	.267	.339	.442	.780		228		4	4	5			BFL · IL
1954	23	DET	AL	11	31	28	4	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	3	8	.214	.290	.286	.576	59	8	1	0	0	0	0	/8H
1955	24	DET-min	AAA	143	530	485	65	143	14	5	9	35	14		41	93	.295	.350	.400	.750		194		1	2	1			BFL · IL
1955	24	DET	AL	7	22	21	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.238	.273	.238	.511	40	5	0	0	0	0	0	/7H
1956	25	DET-min	AAA	120	327	300	39	63	13	6	7	25	7		19	72	.210	.269	.363	.632		109	2	5	3	0			CHL · AA
1956	25	DET	AL	6	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.222	.300	.222	.522	40	2	0	0	0	0	0	/H7

1957	26	MLN-min	AA,AAA	93	383	344	54	98	15	4	9	49	10		34	63	.285	.346	.422	.768		145	3	0	2	3			ATA,WCH · SOUA,AA
1958	27	CHC-min	AA	150	557	497	81	168	23	5	10	64	10	1	46	112	.338	.395	.465	.859		231		5	2	7			FTW · TL
1958	27	CHC	NL	8	11	8	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	.250	.455	.250	.705	95	2	0	0	0	0	1	/8H
1959	28	STL-min	AAA	99	383	353	46	97	23	2	9	43	2		23	79	.275	.323	.428	.751		151		2	5	0	1		OMA · AA
1959	28	TOT	NL	12	11	10	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.300	.273	.300	.573	51	3	0	0	0	1	0	/H87
1959	28	CHC	NL	7	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H8
1959	28	STL	NL	5	8	7	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.429	.375	.429	.804	109	3	0	0	0	1	0	/87H
1960	29	PIT-min	AAA	127	440	411	58	109	14	6	11	57	8	2	19	80	.265	.299	.409	.708		168		3	2	5			SLC · PCL
1961	30	LAA-min	AAA	141	484	442	68	107	18	3	9	41	10		31	83	.242	.294	.357	.652		158		2	8	1	2		DFW · AA
5 Yrs				44	85	76	11	18	0	1	0	5	0	0	8	18	.237	.306	.263	.569	55	20	1	0	0	1	1
162 Game Avg.				162	313	280	40	66	0	4	0	18	0	0	29	66	.237	.306	.263	.569	55	74	4	0	0	4	4

DET (3 yrs)				24	63	58	7	13	0	1	0	3	0	0	5	14	.224	.286	.259	.544	49	15	1	0	0	0	0
CHC (2 yrs)				15	14	11	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.182	.357	.182	.539	50	2	0	0	0	0	1
STL (1 yr)				5	8	7	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.429	.375	.429	.804	109	3	0	0	0	1	0

NL (2 yrs)				20	22	18	4	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	4	.278	.364	.278	.641	73	5	0	0	0	1	1
AL (3 yrs)				24	63	58	7	13	0	1	0	3	0	0	5	14	.224	.286	.259	.544	49	15	1	0	0	0	0

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