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Mike Kekich
Michael Dennis Kekich
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 2, 1945 in San Diego, CA
High School: Lynwood (Lynwood, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1965
Final Game: October 1, 1977
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 20 LAD NL 0 1 .000 9.58 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.1 10 12 11 2 13 0 9 0 0 1 51 34 2.226 8.7 1.7 11.3 7.8 0.69
1968 23 LAD NL 2 10 .167 3.91 25 20 1 1 1 0 115.0 116 54 50 9 46 0 84 1 3 0 493 70 1.409 9.1 0.7 3.6 6.6 1.83
1969 24 NYY AL 4 6 .400 4.54 28 13 6 1 0 1 105.0 91 58 53 11 49 5 66 2 0 8 446 77 1.333 7.8 0.9 4.2 5.7 1.35
1970 25 NYY AL 6 3 .667 4.83 26 14 4 1 0 0 98.2 103 59 53 12 55 3 63 1 0 4 446 73 1.601 9.4 1.1 5.0 5.7 1.15
1971 26 NYY AL 10 9 .526 4.07 37 24 5 3 0 0 170.1 167 89 77 13 82 11 93 4 0 8 748 80 1.462 8.8 0.7 4.3 4.9 1.13
1972 27 NYY AL 10 13 .435 3.70 29 28 0 2 0 0 175.1 172 77 72 13 76 5 78 4 0 9 748 80 1.414 8.8 0.7 3.9 4.0 1.03
1973 28 TOT AL 2 5 .286 7.52 21 10 4 0 0 0 64.2 93 62 54 7 49 0 30 2 0 8 321 52 2.196 12.9 1.0 6.8 4.2 0.61
1973 28 NYY AL 1 1 .500 9.20 5 4 0 0 0 0 14.2 20 15 15 1 14 0 4 2 0 0 74 40 2.318 12.3 0.6 8.6 2.5 0.29
1973 28 CLE AL 1 4 .200 7.02 16 6 4 0 0 0 50.0 73 47 39 6 35 0 26 0 0 8 247 57 2.160 13.1 1.1 6.3 4.7 0.74
1975 30 TEX AL 0 0 3.73 23 0 8 0 0 2 31.1 33 16 13 2 21 2 19 0 0 2 142 100 1.723 9.5 0.6 6.0 5.5 0.90
1977 32 SEA AL 5 4 .556 5.60 41 2 19 0 0 3 90.0 90 58 56 11 51 3 55 3 0 4 401 73 1.567 9.0 1.1 5.1 5.5 1.08
9 Seasons 39 51 .433 4.59 235 112 48 8 1 6 860.2 875 485 439 80 442 29 497 17 3 44 3796 73 1.530 9.1 0.8 4.6 5.2 1.12
162 Game Avg. 8 10 .433 4.59 46 22 9 2 0 1 169 171 95 86 16 87 6 97 3 1 9 744 73 1.530 9.1 0.8 4.6 5.2 1.12
NYY (5 yrs) 31 32 .492 4.31 125 83 15 7 0 1 564.0 553 298 270 50 276 24 304 13 0 29 2462 76 1.470 8.8 0.8 4.4 4.9 1.10
LAD (2 yrs) 2 11 .154 4.38 30 21 2 1 1 0 125.1 126 66 61 11 59 0 93 1 3 1 544 64 1.476 9.0 0.8 4.2 6.7 1.58
TEX (1 yr) 0 0 3.73 23 0 8 0 0 2 31.1 33 16 13 2 21 2 19 0 0 2 142 100 1.723 9.5 0.6 6.0 5.5 0.90
CLE (1 yr) 1 4 .200 7.02 16 6 4 0 0 0 50.0 73 47 39 6 35 0 26 0 0 8 247 57 2.160 13.1 1.1 6.3 4.7 0.74
SEA (1 yr) 5 4 .556 5.60 41 2 19 0 0 3 90.0 90 58 56 11 51 3 55 3 0 4 401 73 1.567 9.0 1.1 5.1 5.5 1.08
AL (7 yrs) 37 40 .481 4.63 205 91 46 7 0 6 735.1 749 419 378 69 383 29 404 16 0 43 3252 74 1.539 9.2 0.8 4.7 4.9 1.05
NL (2 yrs) 2 11 .154 4.38 30 21 2 1 1 0 125.1 126 66 61 11 59 0 93 1 3 1 544 64 1.476 9.0 0.8 4.2 6.7 1.58

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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
1965 20 LAD NL 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1968 23 LAD NL 25 40 37 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .081 .105 .081 .186 -41 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1969 24 NYY AL 28 30 27 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .111 .111 .148 .259 -27 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 25 NYY AL 26 36 32 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .094 .147 .094 .241 -30 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1971 26 NYY AL 37 62 52 2 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .154 .185 .154 .339 -0 8 0 0 8 0 0 1
1972 27 NYY AL 29 65 59 3 8 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 14 .136 .136 .169 .305 -8 10 0 0 6 0 0 1
1973 28 CLE AL 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 153 236 209 11 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 250 221 12 26 1 1 0 13 0 0 5 54 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 30 0 0 23 0 0
NYY (5 yrs) 120 193 170 7 22 1 1 0 11 0 0 4 42 .129 .149 .147 .296 -13 25 0 0 19 0 0
LAD (2 yrs) 30 43 39 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .077 .100 .077 .177 -44 3 0 0 3 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 123 193 170 8 22 1 1 0 11 0 0 4 42 .129 .149 .147 .296 -13 25 0 0 19 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 30 43 39 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .077 .100 .077 .177 -44 3 0 0 3 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 LAD NL 20 P 5 1 10.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.09 0.82
1968 LAD NL 23 P 25 20 115.0 19 1 17 1 0 .947 1.41 0.72 .958 2.01 0.85
1969 NYY AL 24 P 28 13 105.0 16 5 10 1 0 .938 1.29 0.54 .950 1.88 0.69
1970 NYY AL 25 P 26 14 98.2 17 5 10 2 0 .882 1.37 0.58 .953 1.86 0.67
1971 NYY AL 26 P 37 24 170.0 42 5 37 0 1 1.000 2.22 1.14 .957 1.98 0.77
1972 NYY AL 27 P 29 28 175.1 30 4 26 0 3 1.000 1.54 1.03 .947 1.86 0.75
1973 TOT AL 28 P 21 10 64.2 6 1 4 1 1 .833 0.70 0.24 .950 1.85 0.86
1973 NYY AL 28 P 5 4 14.2 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.23 0.40 .950 1.84 0.86
1973 CLE AL 28 P 16 6 50.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0.54 0.19 .950 1.85 0.86
1975 TEX AL 30 P 23 0 31.1 9 0 9 0 0 1.000 2.59 0.39 .933 1.87 0.85
1977 SEA AL 32 P 41 2 90.0 15 1 14 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.37 .947 1.95 0.84
9 Seasons P 235 112 860.1 154 22 127 5 5 .968 1.56 0.63 .951 1.92 0.78
9 Seasons TOT 235 112 860.1 154 22 127 5 5 .968 1.56 0.63 .919 1.92 0.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Wild Pitches s c a p y
1971 AL  8 (10th)
1972 AL  9 (5th)

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1964 Season: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1968: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Andy Kosco.

June 12, 1973: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Lowell Palmer.

March 28, 1974: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 25, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

March 12, 1976: Released by the Texas Rangers.

April 1, 1977: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from Nuevo Laredo (Mexican).

March 27, 1978: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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