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Ken Boswell
Kenneth George Boswell
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 172 lb.

Born: February 23, 1946 in Austin, TX
Schools: Sam Houston State University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1967
Final Game: October 1, 1977
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 21 NYM NL 11 43 40 2 9 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .225 .233 .375 .608 73 15 3 0 0 2 0 /45
1968 22 NYM NL 75 306 284 37 74 7 2 4 11 7 2 16 27 .261 .300 .342 .642 93 97 6 1 3 2 0 4
1969 23 NYM NL 102 405 362 48 101 14 7 3 32 7 3 36 47 .279 .347 .381 .728 103 138 13 2 4 1 3 4
1970 24 NYM NL 105 402 351 32 89 13 2 5 44 5 4 41 32 .254 .331 .345 .676 82 121 13 2 3 5 8 4
1971 25 NYM NL 116 436 392 46 107 20 1 5 40 5 2 36 31 .273 .334 .367 .701 101 144 11 2 2 4 4 *4
1972 26 NYM NL 100 400 355 35 75 9 1 9 33 2 2 32 35 .211 .274 .318 .592 70 113 15 0 9 4 1 4
1973 27 NYM NL 76 123 110 12 25 2 1 2 14 0 0 12 11 .227 .303 .318 .621 74 35 1 0 1 0 2 5/4
1974 28 NYM NL 96 244 222 19 48 6 1 2 15 0 1 18 19 .216 .277 .279 .556 57 62 8 1 2 1 1 45/97
1975 29 HOU NL 86 212 178 16 43 8 2 0 21 0 3 30 12 .242 .349 .309 .658 90 55 7 1 0 3 7 45
1976 30 HOU NL 91 137 126 12 33 8 1 0 18 1 0 8 8 .262 .301 .341 .643 90 43 8 0 1 2 2 5/47
1977 31 HOU NL 72 108 97 7 21 1 1 0 12 0 0 10 12 .216 .287 .247 .534 51 24 5 0 0 1 1 4/5
11 Seasons 930 2816 2517 266 625 91 19 31 244 27 17 240 239 .248 .313 .337 .650 85 847 90 9 25 25 29
162 Game Avg. 162 491 438 46 109 16 3 5 43 5 3 42 42 .248 .313 .337 .650 85 148 16 2 4 4 5
NYM (8 yrs) 681 2359 2116 231 528 74 15 31 193 26 14 192 207 .250 .312 .343 .654 85 725 70 8 24 19 19
HOU (3 yrs) 249 457 401 35 97 17 4 0 51 1 3 48 32 .242 .320 .304 .624 81 122 20 1 1 6 10

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 23 NYM NL NLCS ATL W 3 13 12 3 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 .333 .385 .833 1.218 10 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 NYM NL WS BAL W 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 NYM NL NLCS CIN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 NYM NL WS OAK L 3 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 8 20 19 5 8 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 .421 .450 .737 1.187 14 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 4 14 13 3 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 .308 .357 .769 1.126 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 6 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 4 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 NYM NL 21 2B 6 6 51.2 35 10 24 1 3 .971 2.8 65.0 2.8 1.9 0.9 0 5.92 5.67 .977 5.26 4.63
1967 NYM NL 21 3B 4 4 36.0 12 2 10 0 2 1.000 0.7 23.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 3.00 3.00 .950 2.95 2.75
1968 NYM NL 22 2B 69 67 623.2 370 154 203 13 37 .965 2.7 5.2 2.7 5.0 -2.3 0 5.15 5.17 .977 5.21 4.74
1969 NYM NL 23 2B 96 91 793.0 437 190 229 18 51 .959 -4.3 -6.5 -4.3 -1.5 -2.9 0 4.76 4.36 .974 5.19 4.65
1970 NYM NL 24 2B 101 93 842.2 450 204 244 2 49 .996 4.7 6.7 6.7 2.7 4.0 -2 4.78 4.44 .979 5.32 4.67
1971 NYM NL 25 2B 109 101 895.0 437 191 234 12 56 .973 -3.9 -5.2 -2.9 -3.0 0.1 -1 4.27 3.90 .978 5.47 4.86
1972 NYM NL 26 2B 94 89 804.0 395 208 183 4 53 .990 -3.6 -5.4 -4.6 -2.6 -2.0 1 4.38 4.16 .978 5.36 4.88
1973 NYM NL 27 3B 17 14 127.0 37 7 29 1 3 .973 1.9 18.0 1.9 0.7 1.2 0 2.55 2.12 .943 2.88 2.49
1973 NYM NL 27 2B 3 0 9.0 13 8 4 1 0 .923 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 12.00 4.00 .985 5.50 4.90
1974 NYM NL 28 2B 28 25 222.0 132 69 63 0 11 1.000 2.1 11.4 3.1 1.1 1.9 -1 5.35 4.71 .972 5.47 4.64
1974 NYM NL 28 3B 20 15 140.0 64 11 48 5 6 .922 -2.1 -18.0 -2.1 -1.8 -0.3 0 3.79 2.95 .950 3.04 2.64
1974 NYM NL 28 OF 7 6 48.2 17 14 2 1 1 .941 1.1 27.1 1.1 1.3 -0.1 0 2.96 2.29 .982 2.27 1.96
1974 NYM NL 28 RF 5 5 38.2 13 11 1 1 1 .923 0.9 27.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 2.79 2.40 .977 2.05 1.66
1974 NYM NL 28 LF 2 1 10.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0 3.60 2.00 .975 1.98 1.55
1975 HOU NL 29 2B 31 18 184.1 106 40 65 1 11 .991 -2.2 -14.3 -0.2 -2.2 2.0 -2 5.13 3.39 .975 5.54 4.92
1975 HOU NL 29 3B 23 20 188.0 57 14 38 5 2 .912 -1.7 -10.9 -1.7 -1.1 -0.6 0 2.49 2.26 .947 2.98 2.58
1976 HOU NL 30 3B 16 15 120.0 30 7 21 2 4 .933 -1.8 -18.0 -1.8 -1.0 -0.8 0 2.10 1.75 .953 2.93 2.61
1976 HOU NL 30 2B 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -96.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 1.80 0.33 1.000 5.40 4.93
1976 HOU NL 30 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1976 HOU NL 30 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1977 HOU NL 31 2B 26 9 114.0 64 33 31 0 9 1.000 1.5 15.8 1.5 1.9 -0.4 0 5.05 2.46 .977 5.24 4.47
1977 HOU NL 31 3B 2 1 11.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.3 32.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.27 2.00 .950 2.95 2.55
11 Seasons 2B 566 499 4544.1 2440 1108 1280 52 280 .979 -0.8 -0.2 4.2 2.9 1.1 -5 4.73 4.22 .977 5.33 4.75
6 Seasons 3B 82 69 622.0 204 41 150 13 17 .936 -2.7 -5.2 -2.7 -2.9 0.2 0 2.76 2.33 .949 2.96 2.59
2 Seasons OF 8 6 49.2 17 14 2 1 1 .941 1.0 24.2 1.0 1.3 -0.2 0 2.90 2.00 .982 2.28 1.96
1 Season RF 5 5 38.2 13 11 1 1 1 .923 0.9 27.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 2.79 2.40 .977 2.05 1.66
2 Seasons LF 3 1 11.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 10.9 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0 3.27 1.33 .975 1.96 1.57
11 Seasons TOT 656 574 5216.0 2661 1163 1432 66 298 .975 -2.5 -0.6 2.5 1.3 1.1 0 -5 4.48 3.96 .950 5.02 4.45
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1969 NL--7--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1496), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3506), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

October 29, 1974: Traded by the New York Mets to the Houston Astros for Bob Gallagher.

October 27, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

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