RK
Red Kress
MLB · 1927–1946 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
5'11"
Weight
165 lbs
Born
1905-01-02
Birthplace
Columbia, USA
Years Active
1927–1946
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
1,391
H
1,454
HR
89
RBI
799
SB
47
AVG
.286
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | SLA | 7 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .304 |
| 1928 | SLA | 150 | 560 | 153 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 81 | 5 | 48 | 70 | .273 |
| 1929 | SLA | 147 | 557 | 170 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 107 | 5 | 52 | 54 | .305 |
| 1930 | SLA | 154 | 614 | 192 | 43 | 8 | 16 | 112 | 3 | 50 | 56 | .313 |
| 1931 | SLA | 150 | 605 | 188 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 114 | 3 | 46 | 48 | .311 |
| 1932 | CHA | 135 | 515 | 147 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 47 | 36 | .285 |
| 1932 | SLA | 14 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .173 |
| 1933 | CHA | 129 | 467 | 116 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 78 | 4 | 37 | 40 | .248 |
| 1934 | CHA | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .286 |
| 1934 | WS1 | 56 | 171 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 19 | .228 |
| 1935 | WS1 | 84 | 252 | 75 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 16 | .298 |
| 1936 | WS1 | 109 | 391 | 111 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 39 | 25 | .284 |
| 1938 | SLA | 150 | 566 | 171 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 79 | 5 | 69 | 47 | .302 |
| 1939 | DET | 51 | 157 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 16 | .242 |
| 1939 | SLA | 13 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .279 |
| 1940 | DET | 33 | 99 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .222 |
| 1946 | NY1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | WS1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12.71 |
| 1946 | NY1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.27 |
Awards
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1929)
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