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Ken Keltner

Kenneth Frederick Keltner (Butch)

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 31, 1916 in Milwaukee, WI
High School: Boy's Technical HS (Milwaukee, WI) (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1937 (Age 20)   vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Indians/RedSox 1937-1950

Final Game: May 25, 1950 (Age 33)   vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: December 12, 1991 in New Berlin, WI
Buried: Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, WI
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Ken Keltner: 163 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 6 tying, 8 go ahead, 140 lacking some details
1 Tm
CLE163
 
vs RHP123
vs LHP40
 
Away99
Home64
 
Leverage
7 Opps
BOS38
PHA28
CHW26
DET22
WSH18
SLB16
NYY15
93 Pitchers
Joe Dobson6
Dick Fowler5
Emerson Dickman5
Eddie Lopat4
Denny Galehouse4
Fred Hutchinson4
Johnny Rigney3
Walt Masterson3
Eddie Smith3
Ellis Kinder3
Jim Bagby3
Bill Beckmann3
Hal Newhouser3
Bob Harris3
Tommy Bridges3
Steve Sundra3
Lefty Grove3
Lefty Mills3
Elden Auker3
Phil Marchildon3
9 Parks
CLE0739
BOS0725
CLE0625
PHI1121
DET0416
CHI1014
STL078
WAS098
NYC167
Where Hit
Unk163
General field locations when available.
 
3 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms138
2·HR gms11
3·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
Unk119
7th12
6th12
3rd10
5th9
2nd1
Outs
Unk138
212
08
15
 
DefPos
3B163
Bases
Unk163
 
259 RBI
0 on96
1 on43
2 on19
3 on5
Any on67
Inning
112
224
36
430
520
619
726
812
912
Extra2
 
1-342
4-669
7-end52
RelScore
+4..4
+13
Tied5
-16
-21
-33
-4..1
Unk140
 
Ahead7
Tied5
Behind11
Unk140
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1938 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1938-04-28 CLE @ SLB Vito Tamulis t 6 3 5
2 2 2 1 1938-04-29 CLE @ SLB Russ Van Atta t 5 2 5
3 3 3 1 1938-05-03 CLE @ WSH Wes Ferrell t 2 2 5
4 4 4 2 1938-05-03 CLE @ WSH Pete Appleton t 5 3 5
5 5 5 1 1938-05-06 CLE @ PHA George Caster t 7 2 5
6 6 6 1 1938-05-19 CLE WSH Jimmie DeShong b 5 2 5
7 7 7 1 1938-05-26 CLE BOS Jack Wilson b 9 1 5
8 8 8 1 1938-06-02 CLE @ PHA Eddie Smith t 7 1 5
9 9 9 1 1938-06-03 CLE @ PHA Al Williams t 9 1 5
10 10 10 1 1938-06-04 CLE @ WSH Harry Kelley t 5 2 5
11 11 11 1 1938-06-16 CLE WSH Joe Krakauskas b 4 2 5
12 12 12 1 1938-06-24 CLE BOS Jim Bagby b 2 2 5
13 13 13 1 1938-06-28 CLE DET Tommy Bridges b 2 1 5
14 14 14 1 1938-07-04 (1) CLE @ DET Elden Auker t 5 1 7 5
15 15 15 2 1938-07-04 (1) CLE @ DET Elden Auker t 7 1 7 5
16 16 16 1 1938-07-09 CLE SLB Lefty Mills b 2 2 5
17 17 17 1 1938-07-25 (2) CLE @ BOS Jim Bagby t 4 1 5
18 18 18 1 1938-08-02 CLE BOS Emerson Dickman b 2 1 5
19 19 19 1 1938-08-12 (2) CLE @ CHW Johnny Rigney t 7 1 5
20 20 20 1 1938-08-14 CLE @ CHW Monty Stratton t 2 2 5
21 21 21 1 1938-08-20 CLE CHW Monty Stratton b 8 1 5
22 22 22 1 1938-08-23 (2) CLE @ BOS Jack Wilson t 9 2 5
23 23 23 1 1938-08-31 CLE @ PHA George Caster t 2 1 5
24 24 24 2 1938-08-31 CLE @ PHA Eddie Smith t 8 1 5
25 25 25 1 1938-09-11 (1) CLE SLB Lefty Mills b 5 1 5
26 26 26 1 1938-09-11 (2) CLE SLB Russ Van Atta b 4 2 5
1939 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
27 27 1 1 1939-05-13 CLE @ CHW Clint Brown t 8 1 5
28 28 2 1 1939-05-14 CLE @ CHW John Whitehead t 7 1 5
29 29 3 1 1939-05-25 CLE @ BOS Emerson Dickman t 5 1 5
30 30 4 2 1939-05-25 CLE @ BOS Emerson Dickman t 7 1 5
31 31 5 3 1939-05-25 CLE @ BOS Emerson Dickman t 9 1 5
32 32 6 1 1939-06-22 CLE @ WSH Harry Kelley t 7 1 5
33 33 7 1 1939-07-25 CLE @ PHA Bill Beckmann t 5 1 5
34 34 8 1 1939-07-26 CLE @ PHA Nels Potter t 2 1 5
35 35 9 1 1939-08-01 CLE @ BOS Lefty Grove t 9 1 5
36 36 10 1 1939-08-14 (1) CLE @ DET Archie McKain t 10 2 5
37 37 11 1 1939-08-15 CLE @ DET Bobo Newsom t 8 1 5
38 38 12 1 1939-09-16 CLE @ BOS Charlie Wagner t 5 1 5
39 39 13 1 1939-10-01 (1) CLE @ DET Dizzy Trout t 1 1 5
1940 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
40 40 1 1 1940-04-30 CLE @ PHA Bill Beckmann t 7 1 5
41 41 2 2 1940-04-30 CLE @ PHA Bill Beckmann t 9 1 5
42 42 3 1 1940-05-05 CLE @ BOS Mickey Harris t 3 3 5
43 43 4 1 1940-05-14 CLE PHA Herman Besse b 2 1 5
44 44 5 1 1940-05-22 CLE BOS Herb Hash b 8 2 5
45 45 6 1 1940-06-23 (1) CLE BOS Lefty Grove b 7 1 5
46 46 7 1 1940-07-03 CLE SLB Bob Harris b 4 1 5
47 47 8 1 1940-07-11 CLE @ PHA Ed Heusser t 7 3 5
48 48 9 1 1940-07-20 CLE @ BOS Lefty Grove t 2 2 5
49 49 10 1 1940-07-31 CLE BOS Denny Galehouse b 4 4 5
50 50 11 1 1940-08-08 (1) CLE @ SLB Lefty Mills t 6 1 5
51 51 12 1 1940-08-20 CLE @ BOS Emerson Dickman t 8 4 5
52 52 13 1 1940-08-24 CLE @ NYY Atley Donald t 2 2 5
53 53 14 1 1940-09-08 CLE CHW Ted Lyons b 4 2 5
54 54 15 1 1940-09-22 CLE @ DET Tom Seats t 7 1 5
1941 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
55 55 1 1 1941-04-18 CLE @ DET Tommy Bridges t 6 1 5
56 56 2 1 1941-04-30 CLE PHA Les McCrabb behind 3-5 b 9 3 5 Walk-Off
57 57 3 1 1941-05-08 CLE NYY Red Ruffing b 6 2 5
58 58 4 1 1941-05-17 CLE @ BOS Mike Ryba t 8 3 5
59 59 5 1 1941-05-27 CLE DET Schoolboy Rowe b 6 1 5
60 60 6 1 1941-05-29 CLE @ DET Tommy Bridges t 4 1 5
61 61 7 1 1941-06-01 (2) CLE NYY Lefty Gomez b 1 1 5
62 62 8 1 1941-06-08 (2) CLE PHA Phil Marchildon b 2 2 5
63 63 9 1 1941-06-10 CLE WSH Sid Hudson b 3 1 5
64 64 10 1 1941-06-18 CLE @ PHA Chubby Dean t 7 2 5
65 65 11 1 1941-06-19 CLE @ PHA Lum Harris t 6 1 5
66 66 12 1 1941-06-20 CLE @ WSH Sid Hudson t 1 1 5
67 67 13 1 1941-06-29 CLE CHW Ted Lyons b 4 1 5
68 68 14 1 1941-07-04 (1) CLE SLB Johnny Niggeling b 9 3 5
69 69 15 1 1941-07-19 CLE WSH Red Anderson b 5 1 5
70 70 16 1 1941-07-20 (1) CLE WSH Steve Sundra b 5 3 5
71 71 17 1 1941-07-24 CLE @ NYY Lefty Gomez t 8 1 5
72 72 18 1 1941-08-09 CLE CHW Eddie Smith b 6 1 5
73 73 19 1 1941-08-18 CLE WSH Steve Sundra b 2 1 5 IPHR
74 74 20 1 1941-08-24 (1) CLE BOS Mickey Harris b 2 1 5
75 75 21 1 1941-09-10 CLE @ PHA Fred Caligiuri t 7 1 5
76 76 22 1 1941-09-20 CLE SLB Bob Harris b 1 2 3 5
77 77 23 1 1941-09-24 CLE @ CHW Thornton Lee t 4 1 5
1942 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
78 78 1 1 1942-04-14 CLE @ DET Al Benton t 1 1 3 5
79 79 2 1 1942-04-20 CLE SLB Denny Galehouse b 3 2 3 5
80 80 3 1 1942-04-23 CLE @ SLB Elden Auker t 8 1 3 5
81 81 4 1 1942-06-21 (1) CLE NYY Red Ruffing b 1 1 3 5
82 82 5 1 1942-06-23 CLE PHA Bob Harris b 4 2 3 5
83 83 6 1 1942-07-21 CLE NYY Lefty Gomez b 6 1 3 5
1943 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
84 84 1 1 1943-06-20 (2) CLE @ CHW Jake Wade t 8 1 5 5
85 85 2 1 1943-07-15 CLE @ SLB Steve Sundra t 5 1 7 5
86 86 3 1 1943-08-03 CLE @ BOS Yank Terry t 2 1 5 5
87 87 4 2 1943-08-03 CLE @ BOS Mike Ryba t 5 1 5 5
1944 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
88 88 1 1 1944-04-30 (2) CLE @ DET Johnny Gorsica t 7 1 5
89 89 2 1 1944-05-14 (2) CLE @ NYY Atley Donald t 4 1 5
90 90 3 1 1944-05-28 (1) CLE PHA Jesse Flores b 6 1 5
91 91 4 1 1944-06-22 CLE @ DET Rufe Gentry t 4 3 5
92 92 5 1 1944-07-02 (1) CLE @ WSH Mickey Haefner t 4 1 5 IPHR
93 93 6 1 1944-07-07 CLE @ BOS Pinky Woods t 4 1 5
94 94 7 1 1944-07-08 CLE @ BOS Yank Terry t 1 2 5
95 95 8 1 1944-07-25 CLE NYY Hank Borowy b 1 4 5
96 96 9 1 1944-08-11 CLE @ PHA Russ Christopher t 4 1 5
97 97 10 1 1944-08-20 (2) CLE @ BOS Rex Cecil t 6 2 5
98 98 11 1 1944-08-21 CLE @ BOS Oscar Judd t 3 2 5
99 99 12 1 1944-08-25 CLE CHW Bill Dietrich b 7 4 5
100 100 13 1 1944-09-01 CLE @ CHW Joe Haynes t 2 2 5 IPHR
1946 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
101 101 1 1 1946-04-17 CLE @ CHW Johnny Rigney t 4 1 5
102 102 2 2 1946-04-17 CLE @ CHW Johnny Rigney t 6 2 5
103 103 3 1 1946-05-06 CLE @ WSH Ray Scarborough t 2 1 5
104 104 4 1 1946-05-13 (1) CLE SLB Denny Galehouse b 3 1 5
105 105 5 1 1946-05-17 (2) CLE WSH Walt Masterson b 8 1 5
106 106 6 1 1946-05-20 CLE NYY Bill Zuber tied 3-3 b 9 1 5 Walk-Off
107 107 7 1 1946-06-12 CLE @ BOS Jim Bagby t 2 1 5
108 108 8 1 1946-07-14 (1) CLE @ BOS Clem Dreisewerd t 5 2 5
109 109 9 1 1946-07-16 CLE @ BOS Tex Hughson t 2 1 5
110 110 10 2 1946-07-16 CLE @ BOS Mace Brown t 9 1 5
111 111 11 1 1946-07-20 CLE @ WSH Vern Curtis t 9 2 6 5
112 112 12 1 1946-08-22 CLE @ PHA Dick Fowler t 6 2 2 5
113 113 13 1 1946-08-31 CLE @ CHW Eddie Lopat t 9 1 5
1947 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
114 114 1 1 1947-05-11 CLE @ SLB Ellis Kinder t 5 2 2 7 5
115 115 2 1 1947-05-30 (2) CLE @ CHW Pete Gebrian t 1 2 5
116 116 3 1 1947-06-13 CLE @ PHA Phil Marchildon t 5 1 5
117 117 4 1 1947-07-01 CLE @ SLB Ellis Kinder t 7 3 5
118 118 5 1 1947-07-04 (1) CLE DET Al Benton b 2 1 5
119 119 6 1 1947-07-13 (2) CLE BOS Joe Dobson b 5 2 5
120 120 7 1 1947-08-19 (1) CLE WSH Walt Masterson b 4 2 5
121 121 8 1 1947-08-19 (2) CLE WSH Ray Scarborough b 6 3 5
122 122 9 1 1947-08-27 CLE PHA Dick Fowler b 7 1 5
123 123 10 1 1947-09-05 CLE @ CHW Joe Haynes t 7 3 5
124 124 11 1 1947-09-06 CLE @ CHW Frank Papish t 7 1 5
1948 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
125 125 1 1 1948-04-23 CLE @ DET Fred Hutchinson tied 1-1 t 4 2 1 7 5
126 126 2 2 1948-04-23 CLE @ DET Fred Hutchinson ahead 2-1 t 6 2 2 7 5
127 127 3 1 1948-04-25 CLE @ DET Hal Newhouser t 2 2 1 7 5
128 128 4 2 1948-04-25 CLE @ DET Hal Newhouser behind 1-4 t 4 2 3 7 5
129 129 5 1 1948-04-26 CLE @ CHW Howie Judson tied 7-7 t 4 2 1 7 5
130 130 6 1 1948-05-06 CLE @ PHA Dick Fowler behind 0-4 t 2 0 4 7 5
131 131 7 1 1948-05-09 (1) CLE @ BOS Joe Dobson behind 0-1 t 5 1 1 6 5
132 132 8 2 1948-05-09 (1) CLE @ BOS Joe Dobson tied 1-1 t 10 0 1 6 5
133 133 9 1 1948-05-09 (2) CLE @ BOS Ellis Kinder behind 0-3 t 4 2 2 6 5
134 134 10 1 1948-05-11 CLE @ NYY Allie Reynolds behind 0-3 t 4 2 1 6 5
135 135 11 1 1948-05-15 CLE CHW Ike Pearson ahead 6-1 b 7 0 1 6 5
136 136 12 1 1948-05-16 (2) CLE CHW Fred Bradley ahead 6-0 b 7 0 1 6 5
137 137 13 1 1948-05-23 (1) CLE NYY Allie Reynolds ahead 1-0 b 1 2 3 6 5
138 138 14 1 1948-06-06 (2) CLE @ PHA Dick Fowler behind 0-1 t 4 1 2 7 5
139 139 15 1 1948-06-16 CLE BOS Joe Dobson b 5 1 5
140 140 16 1 1948-06-17 CLE BOS Earl Johnson b 4 1 7 5
141 141 17 1 1948-06-23 CLE NYY Eddie Lopat behind 0-1 b 7 2 1 6 5
142 142 18 1 1948-07-05 (1) CLE DET Art Houtteman b 2 1 5
143 143 19 1 1948-07-05 (2) CLE DET Fred Hutchinson b 4 1 6 5
144 144 20 1 1948-07-08 CLE CHW Al Gettel b 7 3 5
145 145 21 1 1948-07-15 (2) CLE @ PHA Dick Fowler t 8 1 5
146 146 22 1 1948-07-16 CLE @ PHA Lou Brissie t 6 3 5
147 147 23 1 1948-07-27 CLE PHA Phil Marchildon b 7 1 5
148 148 24 1 1948-07-31 CLE BOS Joe Dobson b 6 2 5
149 149 25 1 1948-08-27 (1) CLE @ NYY Vic Raschi t 4 1 5
150 150 26 1 1948-09-03 (1) CLE @ SLB Bill Kennedy t 5 2 5
151 151 27 1 1948-09-17 CLE WSH Walt Masterson b 6 1 5
152 152 28 1 1948-09-22 CLE BOS Joe Dobson b 1 2 5
153 153 29 1 1948-09-24 CLE @ DET Fred Hutchinson t 6 1 5 5
154 154 30 1 1948-09-29 CLE CHW Frank Papish b 6 1 5 5
155 155 31 1 1948-10-04 CLE @ BOS Denny Galehouse tied 1-1 t 4 0 3 5 5
1949 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
156 156 1 1 1949-04-23 CLE DET Hal Newhouser behind 2-3 b 4 0 1 5 5
157 157 2 1 1949-04-27 CLE CHW Orval Grove ahead 7-3 b 7 1 3 6 5
158 158 3 1 1949-05-05 CLE BOS Jack Kramer b 2 0 3 6 5
159 159 4 1 1949-05-23 CLE @ PHA Bubba Harris ahead 1-0 t 4 0 1 5 5
160 160 5 1 1949-05-29 (1) CLE CHW Randy Gumpert behind 0-1 b 4 1 1 5 5
161 161 6 1 1949-06-17 CLE @ NYY Eddie Lopat t 1 1 2 3 5
162 162 7 2 1949-06-17 CLE @ NYY Eddie Lopat ahead 6-2 t 7 2 2 3 5
163 163 8 1 1949-09-05 (2) CLE CHW Mickey Haefner behind 1-2 b 3 2 2 3 5

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1916 to 2013, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.