LF Tony Kruger #7
Age: 42 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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LF TONY KRUGER #7 - AGE: 42 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/17/1932
Born in:Butte, MT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 90 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 6th Pick in Round 10
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
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
1951 Waterloo - R 18 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -36 -21 -0.1
1952 Waterloo - R 19 32 25 5 0 0 2 7 4 5 2 0 11 0 0 .200 .375 .440 .815 99 102 0.1
1952 Tacoma - A 19 39 92 21 0 0 0 5 11 16 3 0 23 0 0 .228 .360 .228 .589 55 55 -0.6
1955 Lincoln - A 22 18 22 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 5 0 0 .182 .333 .227 .561 50 68 -0.0
1956 Des Moines - A 23 38 138 39 0 0 6 15 24 7 7 0 27 0 0 .283 .349 .413 .762 106 115 0.4
1957 Des Moines - A 24 107 260 60 2 2 4 17 34 20 16 1 56 0 1 .231 .323 .300 .623 67 70 -0.3
1958 Des Moines - A 25 122 424 93 3 1 9 31 52 37 20 1 96 2 4 .219 .311 .295 .606 67 73 -0.3
1959 Des Moines - A 26 128 457 104 5 0 11 47 60 29 21 2 104 4 2 .228 .303 .311 .613 65 68 0.1
1960 Des Moines - A 27 124 452 102 6 0 11 42 53 44 23 0 112 5 7 .226 .326 .312 .638 71 76 -0.4
1961 Des Moines - A 28 125 430 93 7 1 7 35 52 34 19 5 94 1 2 .216 .299 .286 .585 57 57 -1.3
1962 Des Moines - A 29 124 320 71 3 1 6 34 34 28 12 1 76 2 2 .222 .307 .294 .601 60 66 -1.2
1963 Des Moines - A 30 118 189 42 1 0 4 19 28 38 10 1 35 0 0 .222 .378 .291 .669 83 99 0.6
1964 Des Moines - A 31 116 174 41 6 0 2 21 19 34 17 4 33 0 1 .236 .402 .305 .706 87 100 0.2
Total HL 1020 2866 649 34 5 60 263 359 273 148 15 638 14 19 .226 .324 .305 .629 69 75
Total COW 39 92 21 0 0 0 5 11 16 3 0 23 0 0 .228 .360 .228 .589 55 55
Total UMVA 40 31 5 0 0 2 7 5 7 2 0 15 0 0 .161 .350 .355 .705 72 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Waterloo - R LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.2 .923
1952 Tacoma - A LF 12 12 26 0 0 27 1 .963 100.0 2.34 -3.1 .828
1952 Waterloo - R LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 .986
1952 Tacoma - A CF 6 1 8 0 0 9 1 .889 18.0 4.00 +0.4 .970
1952 Tacoma - A RF 10 7 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 66.0 2.05 -0.5 .978
1952 Waterloo - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Lincoln - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Lincoln - A LF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 19.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1955 Lincoln - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
1955 Lincoln - A RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.0 .963
1956 Des Moines - A LF 26 26 44 0 0 45 1 .978 233.2 1.69 -0.2 .940
1956 Des Moines - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.7 .492
1956 Des Moines - A RF 8 3 14 0 0 15 1 .933 42.0 3.00 -1.1 .898
1957 Des Moines - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Des Moines - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Des Moines - A LF 68 51 89 1 0 91 1 .989 481.0 1.68 +0.7 1.039
1957 Des Moines - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .984
1957 Des Moines - A RF 13 1 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 42.0 1.93 -0.8 .869
1958 Des Moines - A LF 109 103 175 3 1 181 3 .983 935.0 1.71 +1.7 1.051
1958 Des Moines - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 .988
1958 Des Moines - A RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1959 Des Moines - A LF 120 109 186 6 2 200 8 .960 1001.1 1.73 +6.5 1.049
1959 Des Moines - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Des Moines - A RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 .986
1960 Des Moines - A LF 115 107 197 3 1 203 3 .985 1008.0 1.79 +0.2 1.009
1960 Des Moines - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Des Moines - A RF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 .970
1961 Des Moines - A LF 111 95 192 4 2 200 4 .980 873.0 2.02 +1.2 1.010
1961 Des Moines - A CF 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 17.0 1.06 -0.1 .996
1961 Des Moines - A RF 6 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 47.0 0.57 -0.6 .957
1962 Des Moines - A LF 56 27 53 3 2 57 1 .982 310.1 1.62 +0.8 1.043
1962 Des Moines - A CF 4 2 7 0 0 8 1 .875 25.0 2.52 -0.7 .869
1962 Des Moines - A RF 42 41 75 1 0 78 2 .974 356.1 1.92 -6.0 .889
1963 Des Moines - A LF 45 34 69 2 1 71 0 1.000 331.1 1.93 -0.3 .964
1963 Des Moines - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Des Moines - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Des Moines - A LF 24 14 30 1 0 32 1 .969 152.2 1.83 -3.4 .878
1964 Des Moines - A CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 1.016
1964 Des Moines - A RF 16 15 32 0 0 33 1 .970 146.2 1.96 -0.7 .964
TOTAL LF 700 578 1064 23 9 1110 23 .979 5456.2 1.79 +4.1 1.010
TOTAL CF 17 7 26 0 0 29 3 .897 85.0 2.75 -1.0 .919
TOTAL RF 108 74 152 2 0 158 4 .975 742.1 1.87 -10.0 .917
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 6, 150th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Great Falls (Great Falls; Great Falls, MT).
06/28/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $1,900.
06/30/1953 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/07/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
06/23/1954 Released by the Dayton Dukes.
06/30/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Antonio Gunslingers organization.
09/05/1954 Released by the San Antonio Gunslingers.
09/06/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
09/07/1954 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
09/10/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
09/11/1954 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
09/13/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
09/14/1954 Released by the Providence Sailors.
09/20/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
09/21/1954 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
09/29/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
04/20/1955 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Des Moines Bears development complex.
07/19/1955 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
07/27/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
07/28/1955 Released by the Wichita Rustlers.
07/28/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
07/29/1955 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
07/29/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lincoln Legislators organization.
09/18/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Lincoln Legislators!
06/27/1956 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
07/03/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
03/25/1958 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Des Moines Bears development complex.
06/26/1958 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/20/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Des Moines Bears development complex.
05/11/1959 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1961 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/06/1961 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 6 weeks.
08/13/1962 Injured (dislocated finger),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
03/24/1963 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Des Moines Bears development complex.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/10/1964 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/01/1965 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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