#34 Ken "Butch" Keltner, Second Base, 31 yrs, Cleveland Indians Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ken Keltner Butch 10/31/1916 31 USA,WI,MILWAUKEE 6"0 195
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 16,000,000 1950 10 Year(s), 31 Days (1751 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 34 Days (1926 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 3 2 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 6 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 2 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 4 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/15 | CHA | W 7-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
9/16 | @SLA | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | @SLA | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/18 | @PHA | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #4 | PoG | |
9/19 | @PHA | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/20 | NYY | W 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/21 | NYY | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/1 | @CHA | L 8-9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
10/2 | @SLA | W 11-5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/4 | SLA | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 557 | 154 | 35 | 6 | 47 | 172 | 105 | 67 | 68 | .276 | .354 | .614 | .968 | .965 | .338 |
Projected | 149 | 557 | 154 | 35 | 6 | 47 | 172 | 105 | 67 | 68 | .276 | .354 | .614 | .968 | .965 | .338 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 139 | 627 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 342 | 88 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 115.7 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 169 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .340 | .544 | .885 |
vs. RHP | 388 | 112 | 28 | 4 | 34 | 126 | 74 | 43 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .360 | .644 | 1.005 |
Close/Late | 77 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .371 | .584 | .955 |
Scoring Position | 186 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 127 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .421 | .780 | 1.201 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .444 | .556 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 270 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 84 | 45 | 36 | 32 | .281 | .364 | .619 | .982 |
Road | 74 | 287 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 88 | 60 | 31 | 36 | .272 | .345 | .610 | .955 |
March/April | 25 | 92 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 7 | .283 | .353 | .652 | 1.005 |
May | 25 | 94 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 8 | .309 | .383 | .809 | 1.192 |
June | 26 | 100 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 17 | .280 | .339 | .510 | .849 |
July | 24 | 97 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 10 | .289 | .355 | .680 | 1.036 |
August | 27 | 99 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | .172 | .297 | .303 | .600 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 75 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 9 | .347 | .417 | .787 | 1.203 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1937 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .300 | .633 | CLE |
1939 | 90 | 142 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .387 | .599 | .986 | CLE |
1940 | 90 | 128 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .373 | .508 | .880 | CLE |
1941 | 102 | 154 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .425 | .617 | 1.041 | CLE |
1942 | 146 | 419 | 153 | 40 | 3 | 29 | 122 | 88 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 0 | .365 | .437 | .683 | 1.119 | CLE |
1943 | 155 | 558 | 156 | 45 | 5 | 31 | 143 | 83 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .344 | .545 | .888 | CLE,AL |
1944 | 158 | 580 | 190 | 52 | 2 | 53 | 157 | 113 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 0 | .328 | .384 | .698 | 1.082 | CLE,AL |
1945 | 155 | 579 | 192 | 40 | 8 | 38 | 145 | 111 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | .332 | .395 | .625 | 1.020 | CLE |
1946 | 160 | 581 | 196 | 38 | 9 | 34 | 151 | 106 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 2 | .337 | .400 | .609 | 1.009 | CLE,AL |
1947 | 153 | 589 | 192 | 39 | 9 | 37 | 148 | 115 | 65 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .390 | .611 | 1.002 | CLE,AL |
1948 | 149 | 557 | 154 | 35 | 6 | 47 | 172 | 105 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .354 | .614 | .968 | CLE,AL |
Total | 1365 | 4297 | 1372 | 310 | 47 | 295 | 1151 | 806 | 489 | 4 | 45 | 381 | 2 | 5 | .319 | .386 | .619 | 1.005 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1937, A | 7 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .586 | 1.292 | 1.878 |
1937, AA | 20 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .299 | .405 | .701 | 1.107 |
1937, AAA | 104 | 382 | 132 | 23 | 6 | 35 | 99 | 95 | 43 | 40 | 13 | 8 | .346 | .410 | .712 | 1.122 |
1938, AAA | 128 | 508 | 176 | 27 | 5 | 60 | 140 | 120 | 87 | 72 | 11 | 1 | .346 | .440 | .774 | 1.213 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1938 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
1939 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 |
1940 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 | 1.400 |
1941 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
1942 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .293 | .368 | .661 |
1945 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .250 | .296 | .546 |
1946 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .417 | .652 | 1.069 |
1947 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .463 | .818 | 1.282 |
Total | 53 | 138 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .377 | .536 | .913 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 7 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 1.000 | 44.0 | 12.27 | | | | |
Second Base | 135 | 135 | 300 | 488 | 108 | 824 | 36 | .956 | 1191.2 | 6.22 | | | | |
Third Base | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 3.21 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1937... Injured on 5/18/1937 with a Fractured Nose, out for 6 days... Had first career hit (double) on 9/14/1937, off Leroy Matlock (SLA)... Hit first career homerun on 5/12/1939, off Bob Cooney (BOS)... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1939... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1940... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,507,143 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1942, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1942, hitting .364 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1942... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,414,286 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 4/10/1943... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 4/22/1943... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (A) on 6/11/1943... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (A) on 7/7/1943... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,414,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1944, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1944, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1944, hitting .371 with 11 HR, 28 RBI... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 4 runs on 7/10/1944... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1944, hitting .519 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1944, hitting .344 with 11 HR, 29 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 8/4/1944... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1944, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... 8/10/1944: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $16,000,000 per year, for 6 years. Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (A) on 9/10/1944... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1945, hitting .583 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1945, hitting .471 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1945, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 9/30/1945... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1945, hitting .386 with 9 HR, 37 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1946, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1946, hitting .373 with 8 HR, 32 RBI... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia (A) on 8/2/1946... Had 6 hits with 9 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 8/2/1946... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1946, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1946, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1946, hitting .365 with 7 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1947, hitting .393 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 5/6/1948... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 5/16/1948... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1948, hitting .313 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1948, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... Injured on 9/21/1948 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1944 - .328 - 6th 1945 - .332 - 7th 1946 - .337 - 4th 1947 - .326 - 8th
| SLG 1943 - .545 - 10th 1944 - .698 - 4th 1945 - .625 - 4th 1946 - .609 - 5th 1947 - .611 - 8th
| OPS 1944 - 1.082 - 4th 1945 - 1.020 - 8th 1946 - 1.009 - 6th 1947 - 1.002 - 10th
| Hits 1944 - 190 - 3rd 1945 - 192 - 5th 1946 - 196 - 5th 1947 - 192 - 3rd
| Doubles 1943 - 45 - 5th 1944 - 52 - 1st 1945 - 40 - 10th 1947 - 39 - 8th
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Triples 1945 - 8 - 7th 1946 - 9 - 7th 1947 - 9 - 5th
| Homeruns 1943 - 31 - 10th 1944 - 53 - 2nd 1945 - 38 - 6th 1946 - 34 - 7th 1947 - 37 - 8th
| RBI 1943 - 143 - 3rd 1944 - 157 - 2nd 1945 - 145 - 2nd 1946 - 151 - 2nd 1947 - 148 - 3rd
| Runs 1944 - 113 - 7th 1945 - 111 - 8th 1947 - 115 - 9th
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