Ken Holcombe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 169lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, NC us

Died: March 15, 2010 in Weaverville, NC

Buried: Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Asheville, NC

Debut: April 27, 1945 (Age 26-247d, 9,933rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 10, 1953 (Age 34-260d)
vs. NYY 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Kenneth Edward Holcombe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

ERA

3.98

375.0

118

WHIP

1.459

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-16 / in Starts: 10-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	43 (22-15-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (19-11-5)

Most Driven In
G Niarhos	1
C Carrasquel	0

Most Driven In By
E Robinson	1
B Stewart	1
H Majeski	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	50	10 (9)	Apr 29	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.62	-0.102	4.08	-0.15%	-1.03	P
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
2	51	16 (5)	May 6 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.27	0.082	2.63	0.10%	0.42	P
3	52	21 (4)	May 13 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
4	53	26 (4)	May 20	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.89	-0.186	6.61	-0.39%	-1.93	P
5	54	31 (4)	May 26	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	9	.71	0.038	2.93	0.10%	0.93	P
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
6	55	38 (6)	Jun 3 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,5-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	9						P
7	56	45 (6)	Jun 8	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	9	1.23	-0.066	8.80	-0.28%	-0.56	P
8	57	48 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,11-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	1						P
9	58	53 (4)	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	9						P
10	59	63 (9)	Jun 24 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9	.75	-0.020	5.02	-0.08%	-0.26	P
11	60	64	Jun 24 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9						P
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
12	61	69 (4)	Jul 1 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.389	.757	9	1.57	0.055	7.80	0.16%	0.29	P
13	62	76 (6)	Jul 6 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	9						P
14	63	83 (6)	Jul 14	CHW		BOS	L,2-3	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.318	.348	.364	.711	9	1.40	-0.083	10.50	-0.37%	-1.00	P
15	64	93 (9)	Jul 22 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,5-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.348	.364	.711	9						P
16	65	95 (1)	Jul 25	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.346	.679	9	1.25	-0.101	3.99	-0.19%	-1.50	P
17	66	100 (4)	Jul 31	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-4	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.333	.655	9	.50	-0.013	.56	-0.01%	-0.17	P
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
18	67	104 (3)	Aug 4	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-5	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.333	.678	9	.72	0.028	1.00	0.02%	0.26	P
19	68	109 (4)	Aug 10	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.300	.613	9	.48	-0.038	.72	-0.03%	-0.48	P
20	69	116 (6)	Aug 18	CHW		CLE	L,0-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.300	.613	9						P
21	70	121 (4)	Aug 22 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,1-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.300	.613	9						P
22	71	124 (2)	Aug 25	CHW		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.273	.558	9	.76	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.67	P
Sept		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
23	72	130 (5)	Sep 1	CHW	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1	0	0	.229	.270	.257	.527	9						P
24	73	136 (5)	Sep 7 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.237	.487	9	2.33	-0.191	.00	0.00%	-1.10	P
25	74	144 (7)	Sep 16	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.231	.475	9	2.03	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
26	75	147 (2)	Sep 19	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.244	.231	.475	9						P
27	76	149 (1)	Sep 22	CHW		SLB	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.220	.452	9	.61	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
28	77	152 (2)	Sep 28 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.250	.283	.273	.555	9						P
							12-16		56	44	5	11	1	0	0	3	2	0	15	0	10		0	1	0	0	.250	.283	.273	.555		1.29	-0.747	3.64	-1.14%	-7.79

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