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Ken Keltner
Kenneth Frederick Keltner (Butch)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut October 2, 1937
Final Game May 25, 1950
Born October 31, 1916 in Milwaukee, WI
Died December 12, 1991 in New Berlin, WI

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Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1937 20 CLE AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1938 21 CLE AL 149  576   86  159  31  9  26  113   4  3  33  75  .276  .319  .497  103  286   7           3     MVP-14
 1939 22 CLE AL 154  587   84  191  35 11  13   97   6  6  51  41  .325  .379  .489  123  287  10           0  15 MVP-12
 1940 23 CLE AL 149  543   67  138  24 10  15   77  10  5  51  56  .254  .322  .418   92  227  11           3  11 AS
 1941 24 CLE AL 149  581   83  156  31 13  23   84   2  2  51  56  .269  .330  .485  118  282  10           2   9 AS
 1942 25 CLE AL 152  624   72  179  34  4   6   78   4  3  20  36  .287  .312  .383  100  239  16           3  16 MVP-14,AS
 1943 26 CLE AL 110  427   47  111  31  3   4   39   2  2  36  20  .260  .317  .375  107  160   6           0  13 MVP-31,AS
 1944 27 CLE AL 149  573   74  169  41  9  13   91   4  3  53  29  .295  .355  .466  137  267   6           0  23 AS
 1946 29 CLE AL 116  398   47   96  17  1  13   45   0  3  30  38  .241  .294  .387   94  154   7           0  14 AS
 1947 30 CLE AL 151  541   49  139  29  3  11   76   5  4  59  45  .257  .331  .383  101  207  12           1   8
 1948 31 CLE AL 153  558   91  166  24  4  31  119   2  1  89  52  .297  .395  .522  145  291   8           1  23 MVP-14,AS
 1949 32 CLE AL  80  246   35   57   9  2   8   30   0  1  38  26  .232  .335  .382   91   94   8           0  10
 1950 33 BOS AL  13   28    2    9   2  0   0    2   0  0   3   6  .321  .387  .393   92   11   1           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1526 5683  737 1570 308 69 163  852  39 33 514 480  .276  .338  .441  112 2505 102   0   0  13 144
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        603   78  167  33  7  17   90   4  4  55  51  .276  .338  .441  112  266  11   0   0   1  15
 Career High    154  624   91  191  41 13  31  119  10  6  89  75  .325  .395  .522  145  291  16   0   0   3  23

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1937 20 CLE AL    1    1    0   0.0   115| .000  .287| .000  .362| .000  .428| .000  .790|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1938 21 CLE AL  619  427   89   5.5   116| .276  .288| .319  .366| .497  .429| .816  .795| 103  .518  -2.7  -0.2  57%
 1939 22 CLE AL  648  427  107   6.6   111| .325  .283| .379  .357| .489  .418| .868  .775| 123  .622  19.4   1.8  50%
 1940 23 CLE AL  608  432   72   4.4   108| .254  .276| .322  .348| .418  .418| .740  .766|  92  .447  -7.6  -0.7  66%
 1941 24 CLE AL  644  446   92   5.5   102| .269  .269| .330  .345| .485  .397| .815  .742| 118  .569  11.2   1.1  50%
 1942 25 CLE AL  663  480   73   4.1    89| .287  .258| .312  .332| .383  .362| .695  .693| 100  .496  -2.5  -0.3  57%
 1943 26 CLE AL  469  337   50   4.0    82| .260  .249| .317  .322| .375  .344| .692  .666| 107  .529   3.7   0.4  50%
 1944 27 CLE AL  632  436   94   5.8    88| .295  .263| .355  .329| .466  .359| .821  .689| 137  .662  26.5   2.8  57%
 1946 29 CLE AL  435  326   44   3.6    91| .241  .256| .294  .330| .387  .369| .681  .699|  94  .435  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1947 30 CLE AL  613  426   68   4.3    94| .257  .259| .331  .338| .383  .372| .714  .711| 101  .510   0.4   0.0  55%
 1948 31 CLE AL  656  424  115   7.2   104| .297  .270| .395  .355| .522  .391| .917  .746| 145  .694  35.1   3.4  66%
 1949 32 CLE AL  292  208   31   4.0   105| .232  .268| .335  .360| .382  .390| .717  .750|  91  .435  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1950 33 BOS AL   32   22    4   4.8   122| .321  .290| .387  .379| .393  .435| .780  .814|  92  .487  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     6312 4392  839   5.1   100| .276  .268| .338  .344| .441  .388| .779  .732| 112  .554  74.6   7.4  54%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1937 20 CLE AL  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  3.10            
 1938 21 CLE AL  3B  149    141  271   19   19  .956  .941  2.77  3.07            
 1939 22 CLE AL  3B  154    187  297   13   40  .974  .943  3.14  3.03            
 1940 23 CLE AL  3B  148    170  277   22   27  .953  .937  3.02  3.12             AS
 1941 24 CLE AL  3B  149    181  346   16   36  .971  .947  3.54  3.19             AS
 1942 25 CLE AL  3B  151    166  353   30   38  .945  .939  3.44  3.03             AS
 1943 26 CLE AL  3B  107    113  228   11   24  .969  .951  3.19  3.07             AS
 1944 27 CLE AL  3B  149    168  369   18   37  .968  .954  3.60  3.23             AS
 1946 29 CLE AL  3B  112    112  195   11   18  .965  .948  2.74  2.89             AS
 1947 30 CLE AL  3B  150    156  266   12   29  .972  .959  2.81  2.91            
 1948 31 CLE AL  3B  153    123  312   14   27  .969  .958  2.84  2.93             AS
 1949 32 CLE AL  3B   69     51  145    4   11  .980  .960  2.84  2.95            
 1950 33 BOS AL  3B    8      8   10    1    0  .947  .957  2.25  3.04            
                 1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.50            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1950 33 BOS AL  1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.50            

 1937 20 CLE AL  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  3.10            
 1938 21 CLE AL  3B  149    141  271   19   19  .956  .941  2.77  3.07            
 1939 22 CLE AL  3B  154    187  297   13   40  .974  .943  3.14  3.03            
 1940 23 CLE AL  3B  148    170  277   22   27  .953  .937  3.02  3.12            
 1941 24 CLE AL  3B  149    181  346   16   36  .971  .947  3.54  3.19            
 1942 25 CLE AL  3B  151    166  353   30   38  .945  .939  3.44  3.03            
 1943 26 CLE AL  3B  107    113  228   11   24  .969  .951  3.19  3.07            
 1944 27 CLE AL  3B  149    168  369   18   37  .968  .954  3.60  3.23            
 1946 29 CLE AL  3B  112    112  195   11   18  .965  .948  2.74  2.89            
 1947 30 CLE AL  3B  150    156  266   12   29  .972  .959  2.81  2.91            
 1948 31 CLE AL  3B  153    123  312   14   27  .969  .958  2.84  2.93            
 1949 32 CLE AL  3B   69     51  145    4   11  .980  .960  2.84  2.95            
 1950 33 BOS AL  3B    8      8   10    1    0  .947  .957  2.25  3.04            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Position Total  3B 1500   1576 3070  171  306  .965  .948  3.10  3.05            
                 1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.50            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Overall Total      1501   1577 3070  171  306  .965  .948  3.10  3.05

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   6  21   3   2  0  0  0   0   2   3  .095  .174  .095   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1940   CLE AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1941   CLE AL       1   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1942   CLE AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1943   CLE AL   *   4   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   3   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1944   CLE AL   *   4   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1946   CLE AL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1948   CLE AL   *   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 7/7      5  17   4   4  1  0  0   0   2   5   0  0   0   0   0  .235  .316  .294 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1940 *
1941 *
1942 (3B)
1943 (3B)
1944 (3B)
1946 (3B)
1948 (3B)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1938-AL-14-0.05
1939-AL-12-0.08
1942-AL-14-0.04
1943-AL-31-0.01
1948-AL-14-0.05
Car-666-0.23 shares

Batting Average
1939 AL-.325-8

On-base %
1948 AL-.395-8

Slugging %
1941 AL-.485-10
1944 AL-.466-5
1948 AL-.522-5

OPS
1948 AL-.917-5

Games
1939 AL-154-1
1941 AL-149-10
1942 AL-152-6
1944 AL-149-10
1947 AL-151-9
1948 AL-153-4

At Bats
1939 AL-587-7
1942 AL-624-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1939 AL-648-9
1942 AL-663-10
1948 AL-656-10

Hits
1939 AL-191-3
1942 AL-179-5
1944 AL-169-7

Total Bases
1938 AL-286-10
1939 AL-287-8
1941 AL-282-7
1944 AL-267-5
1948 AL-291-6

Doubles
1939 AL-35-5
1942 AL-34-7
1943 AL-31-9
1944 AL-41-2
1947 AL-29-5

Triples
1938 AL-9-9
1939 AL-11-5
1940 AL-10-9
1941 AL-13-3
1944 AL-9-5

Home Runs
1938 AL-26-9
1941 AL-23-9
1948 AL-31-3

RBI
1938 AL-113-9
1944 AL-91-6
1948 AL-119-6

Bases on Balls
1948 AL-89-8

Strikeouts
1938 AL-75-6

Singles
1939 AL-132-5
1942 AL-135-4

Adjusted OPS+
1944 AL-137-9
1948 AL-145-5

Runs Created
1939 AL-107-8
1944 AL-94-9
1948 AL-115-5

Adjusted Batting Runs
1944 AL-27-9
1948 AL-35-5

Batting Wins
1944 AL-2.8-9
1948 AL-3.4-5

Extra-Base Hits
1938 AL-66-8
1939 AL-59-10
1941 AL-67-4
1944 AL-63-3
1948 AL-59-5

Times on Base
1948 AL-256-9

Offensive Win%
1948 AL-.694-5

Hit By Pitch
1940 AL-3-8

Sac. Hits
1940 AL-11-5
1941 AL-10-9
1942 AL-16-3
1947 AL-12-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1939 AL-15-9
1942 AL-16-6
1944 AL-23-2
1948 AL-23-2

Power/Speed Number
1940 AL-12.0-8
1947 AL-6.9-10

At Bats per Strikeout
1943 AL-21.4-6

At Bats per Home Run
1941 AL-25.3-10
1948 AL-18.0-3

Outs
1938 AL-427-8
1941 AL-446-8
1942 AL-480-3
1944 AL-436-9

Youngest Player
1937 AL-20-6
1938 AL-21-8

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 71 (335) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 19.0 (662) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 36.5 (490) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1937 Season: Obtained by the Cleveland Indians from the Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
April 18, 1950: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
April 18, 1950: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
June 6, 1950: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Ken Keltner's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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All-Star 1940 * 1941 * 1942 (3B) 1943 (3B) 1944 (3B) 1946 (3B) 1948 (3B)	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1938-AL-14-0.05 1939-AL-12-0.08 1942-AL-14-0.04 1943-AL-31-0.01 1948-AL-14-0.05 Car-666-0.23 shares	Batting Average 1939 AL-.325-8	On-base % 1948 AL-.395-8	Slugging % 1941 AL-.485-10 1944 AL-.466-5 1948 AL-.522-5	OPS 1948 AL-.917-5
Games 1939 AL-154-1 1941 AL-149-10 1942 AL-152-6 1944 AL-149-10 1947 AL-151-9 1948 AL-153-4	At Bats 1939 AL-587-7 1942 AL-624-3	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1939 AL-648-9 1942 AL-663-10 1948 AL-656-10	Hits 1939 AL-191-3 1942 AL-179-5 1944 AL-169-7	Total Bases 1938 AL-286-10 1939 AL-287-8 1941 AL-282-7 1944 AL-267-5 1948 AL-291-6	Doubles 1939 AL-35-5 1942 AL-34-7 1943 AL-31-9 1944 AL-41-2 1947 AL-29-5
Triples 1938 AL-9-9 1939 AL-11-5 1940 AL-10-9 1941 AL-13-3 1944 AL-9-5	Home Runs 1938 AL-26-9 1941 AL-23-9 1948 AL-31-3	RBI 1938 AL-113-9 1944 AL-91-6 1948 AL-119-6	Bases on Balls 1948 AL-89-8	Strikeouts 1938 AL-75-6	Singles 1939 AL-132-5 1942 AL-135-4
Adjusted OPS+ 1944 AL-137-9 1948 AL-145-5	Runs Created 1939 AL-107-8 1944 AL-94-9 1948 AL-115-5	Adjusted Batting Runs 1944 AL-27-9 1948 AL-35-5	Batting Wins 1944 AL-2.8-9 1948 AL-3.4-5	Extra-Base Hits 1938 AL-66-8 1939 AL-59-10 1941 AL-67-4 1944 AL-63-3 1948 AL-59-5	Times on Base 1948 AL-256-9
Offensive Win% 1948 AL-.694-5	Hit By Pitch 1940 AL-3-8	Sac. Hits 1940 AL-11-5 1941 AL-10-9 1942 AL-16-3 1947 AL-12-7	Grounded into Double Plays 1939 AL-15-9 1942 AL-16-6 1944 AL-23-2 1948 AL-23-2	Power/Speed Number 1940 AL-12.0-8 1947 AL-6.9-10	At Bats per Strikeout 1943 AL-21.4-6
At Bats per Home Run 1941 AL-25.3-10 1948 AL-18.0-3	Outs 1938 AL-427-8 1941 AL-446-8 1942 AL-480-3 1944 AL-436-9	Youngest Player 1937 AL-20-6 1938 AL-21-8