Vic Keen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: March 16, 1899 in Bel Air, MD us

Died: December 10, 1976 in Salisbury, MD

Buried: First Baptist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, MD

High School: Snow Hill HS (Snow Hill, MD)

Schools: McDaniel College (Westminster, MD), University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: August 13, 1918 (Age 19-150d, 4,731st in major league history)
vs. WSH 8.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 13, 1927 (Age 28-181d)
vs. NYG 3.2 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Howard Victor Keen

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1926 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

ERA

4.11

165

748.1

202

WHIP

1.438

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 57 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

4 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 16 go ahead

3 Tms
CHC	37
STL	18
PHA	1

Platoon
vs RHB	34
vs LHB	22

Home/Road
Home	41
Away	15

Outs
0	21
2	20
1	15

9 Opps
NYG	12
PHI	12
STL	10
PIT	7
CIN	6
BSN	3
BRO	3
CHC	2
WSH	1

39 Batters
Rogers Hornsby	4
Glenn Wright	3
Curt Walker	3
Heinie Sand	3
Irish Meusel	3
Jim Bottomley	2
George Harper	2
George Kelly	2
Johnny Mokan	2
Pie Traynor	2
Jack Smith	2
Walter Johnson	1
Edd Roush	1
Frank Parkinson	1
Travis Jackson	1
Otis Carter	1
Jimmy Welsh	1
Jack Scott	1
Jack Fournier	1
Jack Bentley	1
Zack Wheat	1
Cotton Tierney	1
Hack Wilson	1
Bevo LeBourveau	1
Butch Henline	1
Earl Smith	1
Ralph Shinners	1
Bubbles Hargrave	1
Joe Munson	1
Charlie Grimm	1
Frank Snyder	1
Ike Caveney	1
Billy Southworth	1
Eddie Ainsmith	1
Cy Williams	1
Hank DeBerry	1
Austin McHenry	1
Bill Terry	1
Lew Fonseca	1

6 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	30
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	15
Baker Bowl (PHI)	5
Polo Grounds (NYC)	3
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	1

Where Hit
9	29
7	19
8	2
78	2
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30
2·HR gms	7
3·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	34
1--	9
--3	3
-23	3
-2-	3
12-	2
1-3	2

85 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	34
1 on	15
2 on	7
Any on	22

Inning
1	11
2	4
3	6
4	9
5	7
6	3
7	2
8	8
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	21
4-6	19
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	2
+2	5
+1	10
Tied	16
-1	3
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	24
Tied	16
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	9
1B	8
SS	8
2B	7
RF	7
CF	6
C	5
PH	2
P	2
3B	2

OrderPos
4th	12
3rd	11
1st	6
5th	6
8th	6
9th	4
2nd	4
6th	4
7th	3

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1918	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1918-08-13 (1)	Walter Johnson	WSH	@	PHA	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	-2-	2	9	1	20%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Lavan Scores
1922	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1922-04-28	Eddie Ainsmith	STL	@	CHC	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	1-3	3	8	2	10%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Hornsby Scores; A. McHenry Scores
3	3	2	2	1922-04-28	Austin McHenry	STL	@	CHC	ahead 8-3	t 7	0	1--	2	6	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Heathcote Scores
4	4	3	1	1922-05-09	Frank Parkinson	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 4-3	t 7	1	-23	3	5	4	15%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Walker Scores; C. Williams Scores
5	5	4	1	1922-09-21 (1)	Bevo LeBourveau	PHI		CHC	behind 4-8	b 9	0	1--	2	9	PH	6%	11%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Mokan Scores
1923	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1923-05-05	Rogers Hornsby	STL		CHC	ahead 5-3	b 5	2	---	1	3	4	8%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	2	1	1923-06-26	Bubbles Hargrave	CIN	@	CHC	tied 3-3	t 14	0	---	1	8	2	33%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	1923-07-04 (1)	Lew Fonseca	CIN	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	2	6	4	18%	72%		Home Run (LF-CF); P. Duncan Scores
9	9	4	1	1923-07-16 (2)	Irish Meusel	NYG		CHC	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	---	1	4	7	8%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
10	10	5	1	1923-08-06	Jack Fournier	BRO	@	CHC	ahead 4-1	t 8	1	---	1	4	3	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	6	1	1923-09-03 (1)	Rogers Hornsby	STL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 8	1	---	1	3	4	26%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	7	1	1923-09-14	George Kelly	NYG	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	3	10%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
13	13	8	1	1923-09-27	Charlie Grimm	PIT	@	CHC	behind 1-3	t 5	0	---	1	7	3	11%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1924	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1924-04-18	Rogers Hornsby	STL		CHC	behind 0-5	b 4	1	---	1	3	4	5%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	2	1	1924-04-28	Pie Traynor	PIT	@	CHC	behind 2-4	t 6	1	---	1	4	5	11%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	3	1	1924-05-20	Heinie Sand	PHI	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	6	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
17	17	4	2	1924-05-20	Curt Walker	PHI	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 3	0	--3	2	2	9	11%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Sand Scores
18	18	5	3	1924-05-20	Johnny Mokan	PHI	@	CHC	behind 3-7	t 9	0	---	1	3	7	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	6	1	1924-05-24	Cotton Tierney	BSN	@	CHC	ahead 5-2	t 5	2	--3	2	5	4	10%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. McInnis Scores
20	20	7	1	1924-05-29	Glenn Wright	PIT	@	CHC	behind 1-4	t 8	2	---	1	3	6	4%	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
21	21	8	1	1924-06-17	Johnny Mokan	PHI		CHC	behind 3-6	b 8	0	---	1	4	7	8%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	9	1	1924-07-02	Ike Caveney	CIN	@	CHC	behind 3-7	t 9	0	---	1	8	6	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	10	1	1924-07-07	Jim Bottomley	STL		CHC	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	---	1	4	3	10%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	11	1	1924-07-12	Frank Snyder	NYG	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	8	2	20%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Groh Scores
25	25	12	2	1924-07-12	George Kelly	NYG	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	---	1	5	3	11%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	13	3	1924-07-12	Irish Meusel	NYG	@	CHC	ahead 4-2	t 4	2	-23	3	4	7	17%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); F. Frisch Scores; H. Wilson Scores
27	27	14	1	1924-08-15	Heinie Sand	PHI	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	6	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	15	2	1924-08-15	Cy Williams	PHI	@	CHC	behind 2-6	t 3	1	1--	2	3	8	12%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Harper Scores
29	29	16	1	1924-08-27	Jack Smith	STL	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	---	1	1	9	12%	72%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
1925	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1925-04-18	Jim Bottomley	STL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	3	20%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Blades Scores; R. Hornsby Scores
31	31	2	1	1925-04-23	Earl Smith	PIT		CHC	behind 8-9	b 8	0	---	1	9	PH	28%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
32	32	3	1	1925-06-05	Zack Wheat	BRO	@	CHC	ahead 5-4	t 5	1	---	1	3	7	11%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	4	2	1925-06-05	Hank DeBerry	BRO	@	CHC	ahead 6-4	t 6	2	---	1	8	2	10%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
34	34	5	1	1925-06-09	Billy Southworth	NYG	@	CHC	ahead 7-5	t 6	1	1--	2	1	8	13%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Scott Scores
35	35	6	1	1925-07-04 (1)	Rogers Hornsby	STL	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	---	1	3	4
36	36	7	2	1925-07-04 (1)	Ralph Shinners	STL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	8
37	37	8	1	1925-08-25	George Harper	PHI		CHC	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	1-3	3	4	7	11%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Leach Scores; C. Williams Scores
38	38	9	2	1925-08-25	Butch Henline	PHI		CHC	ahead 4-0	b 1	0	1--	2	6	2	6%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Wrightstone Scores
1926	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1926-05-01	Joe Munson	CHC		STL	tied 8-8	b 8	2	-23	3	3	7	35%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Adams Scores; C. Heathcote Scores
40	40	2	1	1926-05-10	Irish Meusel	NYG	@	STL	behind 2-5	t 8	2	1--	2	4	7	12%	16%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Frisch Scores
41	41	3	1	1926-05-25	Edd Roush	CIN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	8	16%	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Walker Scores
42	42	4	2	1926-05-25	Curt Walker	CIN	@	STL	behind 2-7	t 3	1	---	1	2	9	4%	13%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	5	3	1926-05-25	Curt Walker	CIN	@	STL	behind 4-9	t 8	0	---	1	2	9	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
44	44	6	1	1926-06-02	Hack Wilson	CHC		STL	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	-2-	2	4	8	13%	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Heathcote Scores
45	45	7	1	1926-06-22	Glenn Wright	PIT	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	6	10%	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	8	2	1926-06-22	Glenn Wright	PIT	@	STL	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	---	1	4	6	10%	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	9	1	1926-07-03	Pie Traynor	PIT		STL	ahead 7-2	b 4	2	12-	3	5	5	4%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Cuyler Scores/unER; G. Wright Scores/unER; P. Traynor Scores/unER
48	48	10	1	1926-07-12	Jimmy Welsh	BSN	@	STL	tied 6-6	t 9	2	-2-	2	3	9
49	49	11	1	1926-07-28 (2)	Heinie Sand	PHI		STL	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	1	1	6	8%	36%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
50	50	12	1	1926-08-24 (2)	Jack Smith	BSN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run
51	51	13	1	1926-08-27	Jack Bentley	PHI	@	STL	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	1	8	3	10%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
52	52	14	1	1926-09-25	Otis Carter	NYG		STL	behind 0-1	b 4	2	---	1	5	9	14%	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	15	2	1926-09-25	Jack Scott	NYG		STL	tied 1-1	b 5	2	---	1	9	1	16%	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1927	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1927-09-13 (2)	Bill Terry	NYG	@	STL	ahead 5-0	t 3	0	---	1	5	3	3%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
55	55	2	2	1927-09-13 (2)	Travis Jackson	NYG	@	STL	ahead 9-0	t 4	2	--3	2	6	6	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Hornsby Scores
56	56	3	3	1927-09-13 (2)	George Harper	NYG	@	STL	ahead 11-0	t 4	2	---	1	7	9	0%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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