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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	34	8.1	2	3	1	6	2	2B
2	2	Apr 11	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
3	3	Apr 13	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
4	4	Apr 14	NYM	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
5	5	Apr 15	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	87	23.1	3	6	0	9	0	2B
6	6	Apr 17	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
7	7	Apr 18	NYM		SFG	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
8	8	Apr 19	NYM		LAD	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
9	14 (5)	Apr 27	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
10	15	Apr 28	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
11	16	Apr 30	NYM		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	17	May 1	NYM		PHI	L,2-7	CG	51	11.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
13	19 (1)	May 4	NYM		CHC	W,7-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH 2B
14	20	May 5 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
15	21	May 5 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
16	22	May 6	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
17	23	May 7	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
18	25 (1)	May 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
19	26	May 11	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
20	27	May 12 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	1	6	0	7	0	2B
21	28	May 12 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
22	29	May 14	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
23	30	May 15	NYM		CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
24	31	May 16	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
25	37 (5)	May 21	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	CG	60	17.0	5	8	0	13	2	2B
26	38	May 22	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
27	39	May 24	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
28	41 (1)	May 26	NYM	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
29	42	May 30 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	45 (2)	Jun 1	NYM		STL	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
31	46	Jun 2 (1)	NYM		STL	L,3-6	GS	34	7.0	2	5	1	8	0	2B
32	47	Jun 2 (2)	NYM		STL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
33	48	Jun 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	3	4	1	8	2	2B
34	49	Jun 5	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
35	54 (4)	Jun 10	NYM	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
36	56 (1)	Jun 12	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
37	58 (1)	Jun 15	NYM		SFG	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
38	60 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	NYM		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
39	63 (2)	Jun 19	NYM		HOU	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
40	64	Jun 20	NYM		HOU	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
41	66 (1)	Jun 22	NYM		LAD	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
42	67	Jun 23	NYM		LAD	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
43	68	Jun 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS	40	10.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	129 (60)	Aug 21	NYM		SFG	L,3-13	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
45	130	Aug 23	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	4	5	2	11	1	2B
46	132 (1)	Aug 25	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
47	136 (3)	Aug 28 (2)	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
48	137	Aug 29	NYM		CIN	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
49	138	Aug 30	NYM		STL	W,8-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	140 (1)	Sep 1	NYM		STL	L,2-3	CG	49	11.0	2	5	1	8	1	2B
51	142 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	NYM		ATL	T,2-2	CG	24	6.1	3	4	0	7	2	2B
52	143	Sep 3 (1)	NYM		ATL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
53	144	Sep 3 (2)	NYM		ATL	L,6-7	CG	55	12.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
54	145	Sep 6	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
55	146	Sep 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
56	147	Sep 8	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
57	148	Sep 10	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
58	149	Sep 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
59	150	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
60	152 (1)	Sep 15	NYM		PIT	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
61	153	Sep 17	NYM		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
62	154	Sep 18	NYM		CHC	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
63	156 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	8	1	10	0	2B
64	158 (1)	Sep 22	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
65	159	Sep 24	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	2B
66	160	Sep 25	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
67	161	Sep 27	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	CG	47	11.0	6	4	0	10	3	2B
68	162	Sep 28	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
69	163	Sep 29	NYM		PHI	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	2B
							69gm		623.2	154	203	13	370	37