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Ken Hamlin
Kenneth Lee Hamlin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 18, 1935 in Detroit, MI
Schools: Western Michigan University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 1957
Final Game: September 26, 1966
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1957 22 PIT NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1959 24 PIT NL 3 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .125 .300 .125 .425 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1960 25 KCA AL 140 483 428 51 96 10 2 2 24 1 1 44 48 .224 .297 .271 .568 55 116 13 1 8 2 1 *6
1961 26 LAA AL 42 105 91 4 19 3 0 1 5 0 1 11 9 .209 .298 .275 .573 48 25 6 1 1 1 2 6
1962 27 WSA AL 98 318 292 29 74 12 0 3 22 7 7 22 22 .253 .303 .325 .628 70 95 6 0 1 3 0 6/4
1965 30 WSA AL 117 405 362 45 99 21 1 4 22 8 2 33 45 .273 .333 .370 .703 102 134 6 1 6 3 1 46/5
1966 31 WSA AL 66 180 158 13 34 7 1 1 16 1 0 13 21 .215 .267 .291 .558 62 46 7 0 4 5 1 4/5
7 Seasons 468 1502 1340 143 323 53 4 11 89 17 11 125 146 .241 .304 .311 .616 70 417 38 3 20 14 5
162 Game Avg. 162 520 464 50 112 18 1 4 31 6 4 43 51 .241 .304 .311 .616 70 144 13 1 7 5 2
WSA (3 yrs) 281 903 812 87 207 40 2 8 60 16 9 68 88 .255 .309 .339 .648 82 275 19 1 11 11 2
PIT (2 yrs) 5 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 .273 .111 .384 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 140 483 428 51 96 10 2 2 24 1 1 44 48 .224 .297 .271 .568 55 116 13 1 8 2 1
LAA (1 yr) 42 105 91 4 19 3 0 1 5 0 1 11 9 .209 .298 .275 .573 48 25 6 1 1 1 2
AL (5 yrs) 463 1491 1331 142 322 53 4 11 89 17 11 123 145 .242 .305 .313 .617 71 416 38 3 20 14 5
NL (2 yrs) 5 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 .273 .111 .384 8 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 PIT NL 22 SS 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 .950 4.50 4.30
1959 PIT NL 24 SS 3 2 16.2 10 4 6 0 2 1.000 0.1 7.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 5.40 3.33 .960 5.13 4.53
1960 KCA AL 25 SS 139 127 1129.2 561 195 341 25 61 .955 -15.9 -16.9 -12.9 -17.2 4.3 -3 4.27 3.86 .960 5.11 4.37
1961 LAA AL 26 SS 39 30 257.2 162 63 93 6 25 .963 4.5 21.0 4.5 5.1 -0.6 0 5.45 4.00 .956 4.84 4.37
1962 WSA AL 27 SS 87 74 666.2 349 126 210 13 47 .963 3.9 7.0 1.9 3.2 -1.3 2 4.54 3.86 .962 4.84 4.47
1962 WSA AL 27 2B 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.18 4.85
1965 WSA AL 30 2B 77 62 540.1 290 145 138 7 31 .976 -9.9 -22.0 -8.9 -3.9 -5.0 -1 4.71 3.68 .978 5.07 4.38
1965 WSA AL 30 SS 47 31 256.1 117 40 72 5 14 .957 -1.6 -7.5 -1.6 -0.7 -0.9 0 3.93 2.38 .962 4.74 4.38
1965 WSA AL 30 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90
1966 WSA AL 31 2B 50 40 356.0 216 90 118 8 28 .963 4.8 16.2 2.8 -0.9 3.7 2 5.26 4.16 .975 5.09 4.38
1966 WSA AL 31 3B 1 0 5.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.1 24.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 5.40 3.00 .967 3.06 2.80
6 Seasons SS 316 264 2328.0 1201 430 722 49 149 .959 -9.0 -4.6 -8.0 -9.5 1.5 -1 4.45 3.65 .960 4.96 4.40
3 Seasons 2B 129 102 900.1 506 235 256 15 59 .970 -5.4 -7.2 -6.4 -5.1 -1.3 1 4.91 3.81 .977 5.08 4.39
2 Seasons 3B 2 0 6.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.1 20.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.50 .967 3.00 2.85
7 Seasons TOT 447 366 3234.1 1710 666 980 64 208 .963 -14.3 -5.3 -14.3 -14.6 0.3 0 4.58 3.68 .928 4.99 4.39

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Caught Stealing s c a p y
1962 AL--7--8th

                                         

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Transactions

June 3, 1957: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 9, 1959: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with a player to be named later and Dick Hall to the Kansas City Athletics for a player to be named later and Hal Smith. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Hank Foiles (December 15, 1959) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1960 expansion draft.

June 22, 1961: Traded by the Los Angeles Angels with Russ Heman to Toronto (International) for Billy Moran.

November 27, 1961: Drafted by the Washington Senators from Toronto (International) in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

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