Ken Macha

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: September 29, 1950 in Monroeville, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA).

School: University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: September 14, 1974 (Age 23-350d, 13,583rd in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1981 (Age 31-001d)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Kenneth Edward Macha

Pronunciation: \MAH-kuh\

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Relatives: Cousin of Hal Newhouser

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

380

.258

RBI

OBP

.329

SLG

.324

OPS

.652

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-19 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	40 (18-13-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (19-13-6)

Most Driven In
W Stargell	2
P Garner	1
B Robinson	1
E Ott	1
O Moreno	0

Most Driven In By
F Taveras	2
B Blyleven	1
G Jackson	1
M SanguillÃ©n	1
D Robinson	0

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	41	49 (48)	Jun 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	2.11	0.033	2.49	0.02%	0.22	PH
2	42	51 (1)	Jun 5	PIT		ATL	L,4-8	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.65	0.077	1.64	0.05%	0.38	PH 3B
3	43	53 (1)	Jun 9	PIT		CIN	W,11-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	.25	-0.006	.19	0.00%	-0.28	PH
4	44	54	Jun 10	PIT		CIN	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	6						3B
5	45	55	Jun 11	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	.39	-0.011	.30	-0.01%	-0.35	PR 3B
6	46	61 (5)	Jun 18	PIT	@	ATL	L,7-8	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	6	1.43	0.006	1.77	0.00%	-0.11	3B
7	47	62	Jun 19	PIT		CHC	L,4-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	7	1.35	-0.055	2.30	-0.06%	-0.36	3B
8	48	69 (6)	Jun 27 (1)	PIT		STL	L,0-2	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	6	1.50	-0.037	2.58	-0.04%	-0.22	3B
9	49	70	Jun 27 (2)	PIT		STL	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.267	.167	.433	6	.71	-0.050	1.07	-0.05%	-0.67	3B
10	50	71	Jun 28	PIT		STL	L,5-7	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.188	.263	.188	.451	8	1.48	-0.164	2.04	-0.14%	-0.82	3B
11	51	72	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.316	.364	.421	.785	8	1.38	0.185	1.70	0.14%	2.21	3B
12	52	73	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.476	.876	8	1.82	0.195	2.35	0.15%	1.01	3B
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
13	53	74	Jul 1	PIT		NYM	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.393	.458	.851	6	1.04	-0.083	1.23	-0.06%	-0.41	3B
14	54	75	Jul 3	PIT		MON	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.387	.423	.810	8	1.39	-0.026	2.09	-0.02%	-0.32	3B
15	55	77 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT		MON	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.382	.393	.775	8	.91	-0.010	1.27	-0.01%	0.11	3B
16	56	78	Jul 6	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.342	.344	.686	8	2.35	-0.392	2.90	-0.29%	-1.86	3B
17	57	79	Jul 7	PIT	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.333	.314	.648	8	1.53	-0.101	1.60	-0.06%	-0.77	3B
18	58	80	Jul 8	PIT	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.356	.306	.661	8	.85	0.004	1.02	0.00%	0.02	3B
19	59	81	Jul 9	PIT	@	STL	W,6-1	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.354	.289	.644	8	3.05	0.319	3.67	0.23%	1.92	3B
20	60	82	Jul 13	PIT		SFG	L,0-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.347	.282	.629	6	1.17	-0.026	1.37	-0.02%	-0.46	PR 3B
21	61	84 (1)	Jul 15	PIT		SFG	L,5-6	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.340	.275	.615	9	2.52	-0.061	3.43	-0.05%	-0.15	PH
22	62	86 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	PIT		SDP	W,10-6	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.370	.302	.673	8	1.39	0.069	1.85	0.06%	1.48	3B
23	63	87	Jul 17	PIT		SDP	W,8-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.370	.302	.673	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	64	88	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.368	.304	.673	8	.61	-0.001	1.00	0.00%	-0.12	3B
25	65	93 (4)	Jul 23	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.362	.298	.660	9	.84	-0.021	1.41	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
26	66	95 (1)	Jul 26	PIT	@	SDP	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.356	.292	.648	9	1.19	-0.028	1.74	-0.02%	-0.13	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
27	67	142 (46)	Sep 10	PIT	@	NYM	L,9-11	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.350	.286	.636	9	1.79	-0.053	4.57	-0.08%	-0.64	PH
28	68	143	Sep 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-10	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.344	.280	.624	9	.07	-0.002	.36	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
29	69	161 (17)	Oct 1	PIT		PHI	W,5-3	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.354	.269	.623	6	.61	-0.028	.00	0.00%	0.13	3B
							10-19		65	52	5	11	1	1	0	5	12	1	10	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	.212	.354	.269	.623		1.33	-0.267	1.74	-0.28%	-0.53

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