Chick King
[edit] Biography
Chick King (Charles Gilbert King) was born on November 10, 1930 in Paris, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on August 27, 1954 for the Detroit Tigers. King played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 11
| 28
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .214
| .290
| .286
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 7
| 21
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .238
| .273
| .238
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .300
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .455
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .429
| .375
| .429
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| 12
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .273
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 20
| 18
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .278
| .364
| .278
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 25
| 58
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 3
| .224
| .286
| .259
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 45
| 76
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .237
| .306
| .263
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| DET
| A
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 2
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 7
| 2
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 5
| 1
| 29
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 27
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 29
| 3
| 57
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 11
| 3
| 55
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1951).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with cash to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Jack Dittmer (February 12, 1957).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Ben Johnson, Leonard Williams and cash to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Casey Wise (November 16, 1957).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Irv Noren (May 19, 1959).
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