Ken Boswell

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: February 23, 1946 in Austin, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: William B. Travis HS (Austin, TX)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: September 18, 1967 (Age 21-207d, 12,647th in major league history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1977 (Age 31-220d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Kenneth George Boswell

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1969 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

2517

625

.248

266

RBI

244

OBP

.313

SLG

.337

OPS

.650

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-49 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	67 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 108 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	84 (35-33-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 108 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (32-22-11)

Most Driven In
J Cruz	3
A Howe	2
J Ferguson	1
C CedeÃ±o	1
E Herrmann	1
R Metzger	1
A Gardner	1
B Watson	1

Most Driven In By
E Cabell	3
J GonzÃ¡lez	1
J Cruz	1
C CedeÃ±o	1
B Watson	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	859	3 (2)	Apr 10	HOU		ATL	L,0-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			8	.10	0.003	.18	0.00%	0.37	PH
2	860	6 (2)	Apr 13	HOU		CIN	W,7-6	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	2.54	0.177	4.54	0.19%	0.87	PH
3	861	7	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	7	5.60	-0.169	10.92	-0.20%	-0.82	PH 2B
4	862	8	Apr 16	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	1.333	2.083	8	2.21	0.199	4.28	0.23%	1.04	PH 2B
5	863	9	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	1.000	1.600	9	2.93	-0.077	5.32	-0.08%	-0.26	PH
6	864	10	Apr 19	HOU		SFG	L,4-7	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	7	1.60	0.076	2.51	0.07%	0.37	PH 2B
7	865	14 (3)	Apr 23 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,8-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.571	.800	1.371	9	.26	-0.007	.29	0.00%	-0.09	PH
8	866	15	Apr 24	HOU		SDP	W,9-8	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.625	.833	1.458	8	5.41	0.318	5.27	0.19%	1.83	PH
9	867	16	Apr 26	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	12-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	4	3.65	-0.102	4.06	-0.07%	-0.32	PH
10	868	17	Apr 27	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.625	1.125	8	2.08	-0.051	2.48	-0.04%	-0.16	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	869	22 (4)	May 3	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.556	1.010	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
12	870	23	May 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-4	9-GF(11)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.385	.455	.839	8	3.51	-0.011	2.91	-0.01%	0.05	PH 3B
13	871	24	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.417	.774	8	2.92	-0.077	2.43	-0.04%	-0.25	PH
14	872	26 (1)	May 7	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.412	.780	7	.81	-0.057	.54	-0.02%	-0.23	2B
15	873	27	May 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.400	.791	8	1.59	-0.077	1.23	-0.04%	-0.09	2B
16	874	28	May 9	HOU		CHC	L,1-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.364	.748	8	.57	0.004	.40	0.00%	0.05	2B
17	875	32 (3)	May 14	HOU		PIT	L,2-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.370	.348	.718	9	1.78	-0.048	1.20	-0.02%	-0.46	PH
18	876	33	May 15	HOU		PIT	L,1-3	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.379	.333	.713	8	1.48	0.009	.86	0.00%	0.03	PH 2B
19	877	34	May 17	HOU		STL	W,5-2	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.333	.733	9	2.30	0.010	1.12	0.00%	0.11	PH
20	878	36 (1)	May 19	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.419	.360	.779	7	6.91	0.233	2.81	0.06%	1.00	PH 2B
21	879	38 (1)	May 21	HOU		PHI	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.406	.346	.752	8	1.90	-0.051	.85	-0.01%	-0.34	PH 2B
22	880	39	May 22	HOU		PHI	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.424	.370	.795	8	1.11	0.057	.43	0.01%	0.50	PH
23	881	40	May 24	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.400	.345	.745	8	2.92	-0.111	1.76	-0.04%	-0.93	PH 2B
24	882	44 (3)	May 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.367	.783	9	.67	0.043	.22	0.01%	0.91	PH 2B
25	883	45	May 29	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.290	.405	.355	.760	8	.88	0.059	.30	0.01%	0.40	PH 2B
26	884	47 (1)	May 31	HOU		LAD	W,5-2	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.395	.344	.738	6	3.58	-0.078	2.04	-0.03%	-0.44	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	885	48	Jun 1	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.333	.718	9	2.44	-0.060	1.65	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
28	886	49	Jun 2	HOU	@	CIN	W,6-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.375	.324	.699	6	1.80	-0.045	.68	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
29	887	50	Jun 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.366	.314	.680	8	.42	-0.011	.18	0.00%	-0.44	PH
30	888	58 (7)	Jun 11 (2)	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.306	.663	4	1.67	-0.041	.50	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
31	889	59	Jun 12	HOU		NYM	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.349	.297	.646	9	2.44	-0.060	.63	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
32	890	60	Jun 13	HOU		MON	L,2-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.282	.615	8	5.30	-0.251	1.11	-0.03%	-1.17	PH 2B
33	891	63 (2)	Jun 16	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.326	.275	.601	8	5.41	-0.136	.75	-0.01%	-0.41	PH
34	892	66 (2)	Jun 19	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-8	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225	.319	.275	.594	9	.75	-0.007	.09	0.00%	0.18	PH
35	893	68 (1)	Jun 21	HOU	@	MON	L,0-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.313	.268	.581	9	.49	-0.013	.06	0.00%	-0.10	PH 2B
36	894	70 (1)	Jun 24	HOU		SFG	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.313	.268	.581	9						PH
37	895	71	Jun 25 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.327	.286	.612	1	4.33	0.301	.49	0.02%	1.00	PH
38	896	74 (2)	Jun 27	HOU		SDP	W,7-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.340	.302	.642	9	1.67	0.087	.16	0.01%	0.37	2B
39	897	76 (1)	Jun 29	HOU		SDP	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.295	.629	9	.57	-0.014	.06	0.00%	-0.14	PH 2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	898	78 (1)	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	8-GF(13)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.333	.298	.631	7	3.13	-0.102	.14	0.00%	-0.17	PH 2B
41	899	80 (1)	Jul 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.327	.292	.619	9	.70	-0.024	.02	0.00%	-0.76	PH
42	900	82 (1)	Jul 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.321	.286	.607	9	2.30	-0.058	.12	0.00%	-0.23	PH
43	901	83	Jul 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.316	.280	.596	8	1.52	-0.039	.12	0.00%	-0.43	PH 2B
44	902	84	Jul 8	HOU		CIN	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.328	.294	.622	9	.52	0.014	.02	0.00%	0.87	PH
45	903	85	Jul 9	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.322	.288	.610	1	.56	-0.014	.01	0.00%	-0.09	2B
46	904	86	Jul 10	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.236	.317	.273	.590	2	1.30	-0.040	.02	0.00%	-0.07	2B
47	905	89 (2)	Jul 13	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	CG(13)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.309	.283	.592	7	1.91	-0.119	.07	0.00%	-0.35	2B
48	906	90	Jul 14	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.292	.266	.557	7	1.33	-0.145	.06	0.00%	-1.17	2B
49	907	91	Jul 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.303	.279	.582	6	.91	0.045	.04	0.00%	0.94	2B
50	908	99 (7)	Jul 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-9	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.312	.290	.602	9	.09	0.004	.01	0.00%	0.39	PH
51	909	101 (1)	Jul 27	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.308	.286	.593	9	2.32	-0.059	.14	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
52	910	109 (7)	Aug 5	HOU		STL	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.305	.274	.579	2	.85	-0.077	.01	0.00%	-0.77	2B
53	911	110	Aug 6 (1)	HOU		STL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.221	.291	.260	.550	2	1.25	-0.157	.02	0.00%	-1.20	2B
54	912	112 (1)	Aug 7	HOU		STL	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.287	.256	.544	9	.99	-0.028	.02	0.00%	-0.30	PH
55	913	113	Aug 9 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.284	.253	.537	8	2.64	-0.066	.03	0.00%	-0.58	PH
56	914	114	Aug 9 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-5	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.292	.253	.545	9	.28	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
57	915	115	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.300	.263	.563	9	.99	0.061	.01	0.00%	0.94	PH
58	916	117 (1)	Aug 12	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.297	.259	.556	9	3.19	-0.070	.04	0.00%	-0.44	PH
59	917	119 (1)	Aug 15	HOU	@	ATL	W,15-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.293	.256	.550	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.01	PH
60	918	121 (1)	Aug 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.290	.253	.543	9	.94	-0.025	.02	0.00%	-0.26	2B
61	919	122	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-9	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.298	.262	.560	9	.14	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
62	920	125 (2)	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.295	.259	.554	8	2.90	-0.067	.01	0.00%	-0.28	PH
63	921	126	Aug 23	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.292	.256	.547	7	1.72	-0.042	.01	0.00%	-0.15	PH
64	922	129 (2)	Aug 26	HOU		MON	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.299	.264	.563	8	2.44	0.093	.01	0.00%	0.24	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
65	923	135 (5)	Sep 3	HOU	@	MON	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.296	.261	.557	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
66	924	139 (3)	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	L,5-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.293	.258	.551	9	.90	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
67	925	143 (3)	Sep 11	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.290	.256	.546	8	4.04	-0.201	.00	0.00%	-0.72	PH
68	926	147 (3)	Sep 15	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.287	.253	.540	9	2.26	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.58	PH
69	927	152 (4)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.284	.250	.534	8	1.47	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
70	928	153	Sep 23	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.282	.247	.529	9	5.48	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-0.67	PH
71	929	160 (6)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	14-14	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.288	.255	.544	9	3.03	0.203	.00	0.00%	0.88	PH
72	930	161	Oct 1	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.287	.247	.534	7	1.28	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.18	3B
							23-49		108	97	7	21	1	1	0	12	10	1	12	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	.216	.287	.247	.534		1.83	-1.282	.73	0.10%	-3.87

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