Ed Kallina

Ed Kallina
Ed Kallina
	Houston, Texas, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Left
Baseball debut
	1925, for the Bloomington Bloomers
Career statistics
Games	354
Plate Appearances	1160
Hits/Hits Allowed	407
Home Runs Hit/Allowed	80
Teams
	Bloomington Bloomers (1925-1927); Des Moines Demons (1927); Tulsa Oilers (1928); Abilene Aces (1928); Sherman Snappers (1929); Midland Colts (1929); Joplin Miners (1930);
Height:
	American football career
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sam Marcos (TX)
College:	Offensive Lineman
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1928);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Edward James Kallina (October 27, 1901 – May 15, 1963) was an American minor league baseball player and

offensive lineman

. He played baseball from 1925 to 1930 and football in 1928.

Early life and education

Ed Kallina was born on October 27, 1901, in

Sam Houston St. and at Texas St.

Baseball career

Bloomington Bloomers

He started his baseball career as a minor league player for the

Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. He played with them from 1925 to 1927. In 1925 he played in 31 games and had 79 plate appearances.^[1] As a pitcher he had a 3–7 record.^[1] In 1926 he played in 56 games and had 144 plate appearances.^[1] He had a 7–14 record when he was a pitcher.^[1] In 1927 he played for two teams.^[1]

With the Bloomers he pitched a 3–3 record.

Des Moines Demons

For part of 1927, he played for the Des Moines Demons. He played in 25 games for them.^[1] When pitching he had a 2–3 record.^[1]

Tulsa Oilers

In 1928, he played for the Tulsa Oilers.^[1] He played in 13 games for them.^[1] He had 29 plate appearances.

Abilene Aces

He also played for the Abilene Aces in 1928.^[2] No statistics were recorded for when he played with them.^[1]

Sherman Snappers

In 1929 he played for the

Sherman Snappers.^[1] He played in 17 games for them.^[1]

Midland Colts

He also played with the Midland Colts in 1929. He played in 94 games with them.^[1] He had 44 Home Runs Hit/Allowed in 1929.^[1]

Joplin Miners

His final season was in 1930 with the Joplin Miners.^[1] He played in 118 games with them.^[1]

Football career

Chicago Bears

In 1928 he played one season for the

offensive lineman for them.^[3]^[4]

Later life

He died on May 15, 1963, in

Houston, Texas

.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Ed Kallina Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "ED KALLINA TAKES LEAD BOTH AS SLUGGER AND TWIRLER TO GRAB NIGHTCAP BY 7-6 SCORE". Abilene Reporter-News. June 10, 1928. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Ed Kallina Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
^ "Ed Kallina Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

External links

Edward James Kallina (1901-1963) - Find A Grave...

[auto-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Ed Kallina Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.

[2] "ED KALLINA TAKES LEAD BOTH AS SLUGGER AND TWIRLER TO GRAB NIGHTCAP BY 7-6 SCORE". Abilene Reporter-News. June 10, 1928. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.

[3] "Ed Kallina Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.

[4] "Ed Kallina Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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