Art Kores

Art Kores
Kores as a member of the Portland Beavers
Third baseman
Born: (1886-07-22)July 22, 1886
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: March 26, 1974(1974-03-26) (aged 87)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 1915, for the St. Louis Terriers
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1915, for the St. Louis Terriers
MLB statistics
Batting average.234
Home runs1
Runs batted in22
Teams

Arthur Emil Kores (July 22, 1886 – March 26, 1974) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned nine seasons, one of which was spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Terriers (1915). In the majors, he compiled a .234 batting average with 18 runs scored, 47 hits, nine doubles, two triples, one home run, and 22 runs batted in (RBIs) in 60 games played. He played all of his Major League games at third base. Kores played the majority of his career in the minor leagues with the Des Moines Boosters (1911–1912), Portland Beavers (1913–1914), Rochester Hustlers (1915), Nashville Volunteers (1916–1917), Louisville Colonels (1918), Toledo Mud Hens (1920), and Indianapolis Indians (1920). In the minors, he compiled a career .274 batting average with 1,225 hits, 212 doubles, 91 triples, and 29 home runs in 1,243 games played. Kores batted and threw right-handed. During his playing career, he stood at 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) and weighed 167 pounds (76 kg).