Rod Kanehl

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Roderick Edwin Kanehl (Hot Rod)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

• Debut April 15, 1962
• Final Game October 4, 1964
• Born April 1, 1934 in Wichita, KS USA
• Died December 14, 2004 in Palm Springs, CA USA

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"Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbers go for base hits. It's an unfair game." - Ron Kanehl'

Perhaps as much as any Met player of his time, Rod Kanehl typified the ineptitude and frustration of the original miserable Mets. A career minor leaguer until his inaugural season (1962) at age 28, Kanehl was an ordinary fielder and a .240 hitter with minimal power and a low on-base-percentage. Despite this, he proved to be versatile while playing 7 different positions.

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