Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 14, 2024 in St. Louis, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL).

High School: University City HS (University City, MO)

Schools: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1965 (Age 19-305d, 12,398th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1979 (Age 33-320d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth Dale Holtzman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

174

150

ERA

3.49

451

410

2867.1

1601

WHIP

1.289

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-21 / in Starts: 13-20
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	53 (27-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
R Hundley	1
B Raudman	1
B Browne	0
D Kessinger	0

Most Driven In By
B Williams	1
R Santo	0

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	4	6 (5)	Apr 17	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-5	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	5	11 (4)	Apr 24	CHC		LAD	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.086	.97	-0.05%	-1.31	P
3	6	15 (3)	Apr 30	CHC		PHI	L,0-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.007	.21	0.00%	-0.10	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
4	7	20 (4)	May 6	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.60	-0.113	.69	-0.03%	-0.76	P
5	8	26 (5)	May 15	CHC		CIN	L,2-9	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.76	0.031	.16	0.00%	0.25	P
6	9	30 (3)	May 20	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-12	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.55	-0.039	.23	0.00%	-0.42	P
7	10	35 (4)	May 25	CHC	@	STL	L,1-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.03	-0.067	.23	-0.01%	-0.52	P
8	11	41 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.46	-0.034	.07	0.00%	-0.58	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
9	12	47 (5)	Jun 4	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.82	-0.066	.02	0.00%	-0.70	P
10	13	52 (4)	Jun 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG(10)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	2.00	-0.027	.08	0.00%	-0.18	P
11	14	57 (4)	Jun 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.08	-0.052	.02	0.00%	-0.70	P
12	15	61 (3)	Jun 19 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	.75	-0.077	.01	0.00%	-1.19	P
13	16	66 (4)	Jun 24	CHC		NYM	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.87	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.88	P
14	17	71 (4)	Jun 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.52	-0.161	.00	0.00%	-1.45	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
15	18	77 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.76	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
16	19	81 (3)	Jul 8	CHC		PHI	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	2.45	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
17	20	88 (6)	Jul 17 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,7-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.091	.063	.153	9	.40	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
18	21	92 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.086	.059	.145	9	.85	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
19	22	97 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	CHC		STL	L,4-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.083	.057	.140	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
20	23	101 (3)	Jul 29	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.103	.125	.103	.228	9	2.14	0.085	.00	0.00%	1.31	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
21	24	105 (3)	Aug 3	CHC		ATL	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.119	.098	.217	9	.90	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
22	25	109 (3)	Aug 7	CHC		SFG	L,6-9	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.136	.116	.253	9	.80	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
23	26	113 (3)	Aug 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.128	.109	.236	9	1.23	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
24	27	119 (5)	Aug 17	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.122	.104	.227	9	1.09	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
25	28	123 (3)	Aug 22	CHC		NYM	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.132	.115	.247	9	.44	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
26	29	127 (3)	Aug 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.123	.107	.230	9	1.18	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-1.26	P
27	30	131 (3)	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.117	.131	.117	.248	9	.43	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
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
28	31	135 (3)	Sep 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-9	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.127	.113	.240	9	.71	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
29	32	140 (4)	Sep 9	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.121	.108	.229	9	1.18	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
30	33	144 (3)	Sep 13	CHC		ATL	L,2-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.121	.108	.229	9						P
31	34	149 (4)	Sep 17	CHC		STL	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.132	.134	.267	9	1.24	0.115	.00	0.00%	1.51	P
32	35	152 (2)	Sep 21	CHC		CIN	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.129	.130	.259	9	.45	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
33	36	157 (4)	Sep 25	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.125	.127	.252	9	.50	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
34	37	161 (3)	Oct 1	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.135	.137	.272	9	.58	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
							13-21		80	73	2	9	1	0	0	2	1	0	25	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	.123	.135	.137	.272		1.02	-1.294	.07	-0.10%	-12.82

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