Ken Keltner
Kenneth Frederick Keltner
Born: October 31, 1916
Milwaukee, WI USA
Deceased: 1991
New Berlin, WI USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1937-1950
Minor League Statistics
Ken Keltner compiled a career batting average of .276 with 163 home runs and 852 RBI in his 1526-game career with the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 619 | 576 | 86 | 159 | 31 | 9 | 26 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 75 | .276 | .319 | .497 | .815 | 286 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 648 | 587 | 84 | 191 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 97 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 41 | .325 | .379 | .489 | .868 | 287 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 608 | 543 | 67 | 138 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 56 | .254 | .322 | .418 | .740 | 227 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 644 | 581 | 83 | 156 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 56 | .269 | .330 | .485 | .815 | 282 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 152 | 663 | 624 | 72 | 179 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 36 | .287 | .312 | .383 | .695 | 239 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 110 | 469 | 427 | 47 | 111 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 20 | .260 | .317 | .375 | .692 | 160 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 632 | 573 | 74 | 169 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 91 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 29 | .295 | .355 | .466 | .821 | 267 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 116 | 435 | 398 | 47 | 96 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 38 | .241 | .294 | .387 | .681 | 154 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 151 | 613 | 541 | 49 | 139 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 45 | .257 | .331 | .383 | .714 | 207 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 656 | 558 | 91 | 166 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 52 | .297 | .395 | .522 | .917 | 291 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 80 | 292 | 246 | 35 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 26 | .232 | .335 | .382 | .717 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 13 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .321 | .387 | .393 | .780 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1526 | 6312 | 5683 | 737 | 1570 | 308 | 69 | 163 | 852 | 39 | 33 | 514 | 480 | .276 | .338 | .441 | .778 | 2505 | 144 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 141 | 271 | 19 | 19 | .956 | 2.765 | |
1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 187 | 297 | 13 | 40 | .974 | 3.143 | |
1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 170 | 277 | 22 | 27 | .953 | 3.020 | |
1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 181 | 346 | 16 | 36 | .971 | 3.537 | |
1942 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 166 | 353 | 30 | 38 | .945 | 3.437 | |
1943 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | 228 | 11 | 24 | .969 | 3.187 | |
1944 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 168 | 369 | 18 | 37 | .968 | 3.604 | |
1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 195 | 11 | 18 | .965 | 2.741 | |
1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 156 | 266 | 12 | 29 | .972 | 2.813 | |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 312 | 14 | 27 | .969 | 2.843 | |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 145 | 4 | 11 | .980 | 2.841 | |
1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 2.250 | |
Totals | 1501 | 0 | 0.0 | 1577 | 3070 | 171 | 306 | .965 | 3.096 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 6 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 2.377 | 2.333 |
Totals | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 2.377 | 2.333 |
Awards
1942 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1944 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
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