Chuck Kress
Charles Steven Kress
Born: December 9, 1921
Philadelphia, PA US
Deceased: March 4, 2014
Colville, WA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1940-1959
Major League Statistics
Chuck Kress compiled a career batting average of .283 with 156 home runs and 716 RBI in his 1745-game career with the Lenoir Reds, Ashland Colonels, Cordele Bees, Columbia Reds, Syracuse Chiefs, Rochester Red Wings, Tulsa Oilers, Houston Buffalos, Columbus Red Birds, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Bisons, Charleston Senators, Erie Sailors, Durham Bulls and Des Moines Demons. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
1959 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1940 | D | TARH | Lenoir Reds | 106 | 403 | 403 | 109 | 16 | 7 | 2 | .270 | .270 | .360 | .630 | 145 | |||||||||||
1941 | D | MTNS | Ashland Colonels | 23 | 78 | 78 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .346 | .590 | 27 | |||||||||||
1941 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | |||||||||||
1941 | D | GAFL | Cordele Bees | 104 | 421 | 421 | 137 | 28 | 17 | 4 | .325 | .325 | .501 | .827 | 211 | |||||||||||
1942 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 115 | 458 | 458 | 122 | 23 | 11 | 1 | .266 | .266 | .371 | .638 | 170 | |||||||||||
1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 145 | 608 | 536 | 100 | 140 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 80 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 76 | .261 | .340 | .382 | .722 | 205 | 11 | 0 | 8 | ||
1947 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 130 | 532 | 466 | 79 | 131 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 56 | 58 | .281 | .358 | .395 | .753 | 184 | 0 | 10 | ||||
1948 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 154 | 687 | 590 | 106 | 184 | 41 | 12 | 13 | 98 | 27 | 10 | 85 | 71 | .312 | .399 | .488 | .888 | 288 | 1 | 11 | |||
1950 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 137 | 501 | 501 | 149 | 32 | 8 | 12 | .297 | .297 | .465 | .762 | 233 | |||||||||||
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 63 | 233 | 202 | 31 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 31 | 27 | .262 | .361 | .465 | .826 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
1951 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 71 | 285 | 249 | 47 | 65 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 32 | .261 | .352 | .494 | .846 | 123 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1952 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 20 | 69 | 62 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .226 | .304 | .258 | .562 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 128 | 539 | 435 | 79 | 125 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 85 | 5 | 102 | 50 | .287 | .424 | .524 | .948 | 228 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||
1953 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 147 | 620 | 520 | 111 | 165 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 121 | 9 | 95 | 55 | .317 | .423 | .550 | .973 | 286 | 0 | 5 | ||||
1954 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 53 | 185 | 146 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 36 | 21 | .253 | .401 | .452 | .853 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 140 | 552 | 448 | 73 | 116 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 76 | 9 | 95 | 64 | .259 | .384 | .429 | .813 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 117 | 428 | 356 | 45 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 61 | 51 | .261 | .364 | .371 | .735 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | 65 | 213 | 171 | 30 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 38 | 14 | .322 | .443 | .550 | .993 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
1958 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 21 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .185 | .267 | .259 | .526 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
1959 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Totals | 1745 | 6852 | 6078 | 733 | 1722 | 330 | 92 | 156 | 716 | 109 | 16 | 705 | 525 | .283 | .358 | .445 | .803 | 2704 | 25 | 7 | 46 | 16 | 1 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1940 | D | TARH | Lenoir Reds | 1B | 62 | 586 | 24 | 15 | .976 | 9.839 | |
1941 | D | MTNS | Ashland Colonels | 1B | 12 | 127 | 7 | 1 | .993 | 11.167 | |
1942 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 1B | 115 | 1063 | 49 | 28 | .975 | 9.670 | |
1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 145 | 1259 | 133 | 12 | 94 | .991 | 9.600 |
1947 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 130 | 1041 | 62 | 12 | 100 | .989 | 8.485 |
1948 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 1B | 153 | 1333 | 79 | 15 | 97 | .989 | 9.229 |
1951 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 69 | 600 | 49 | 9 | 74 | .986 | 9.406 |
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 1B | 59 | 465 | 41 | 3 | 41 | .994 | 8.576 |
1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 1B | 127 | 1099 | 83 | 11 | 105 | .991 | 9.307 |
1952 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 11 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .985 | 5.909 |
1952 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.300 |
1953 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 147 | 1382 | 79 | 10 | 149 | .993 | 9.939 |
1954 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | OF | 45 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .962 | 1.689 |
1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 78 | 121 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .977 | 1.615 |
1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 65 | 528 | 38 | 3 | 51 | .995 | 8.708 |
1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | OF | 57 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .976 | 1.404 |
1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 1B | 48 | 398 | 34 | 2 | 38 | .995 | 9.000 |
1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | 1B | 37 | 304 | 20 | 7 | 29 | .979 | 8.757 |
1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | OF | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .733 |
1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
1959 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 1387 | 10550 | 714 | 138 | 787 | .988 | 8.121 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1940 | D | Tar Heel League | Lenoir Reds | CIN | ||
1941 | D | Mountain State League | Ashland Colonels | |||
1941 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Cordele Bees | CIN | ||
1941 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
1942 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
1946 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
1947 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1948 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
1950 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
1951 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1952 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1953 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1954 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
1955 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
1957 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Erie Sailors | DET | ||
1958 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
1959 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Des Moines Demons | PHI |
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