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Mike Kilkenny
Michael David Kilkenny
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 11, 1945 in Bradford, ON, CAN
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1969
Final Game: May 6, 1973
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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
1969 24 DET AL 8 6 .571 3.37 39 15 11 6 4 2 128.1 99 54 48 13 63 1 97 4 1 1 544 112 1.262 6.9 0.9 4.4 6.8 1.54
1970 25 DET AL 7 6 .538 5.16 36 21 5 3 0 0 129.0 141 77 74 10 70 0 105 2 1 3 588 73 1.636 9.8 0.7 4.9 7.3 1.50
1971 26 DET AL 4 5 .444 5.00 30 11 5 2 0 1 86.1 83 52 48 8 44 3 47 2 0 4 387 73 1.471 8.7 0.8 4.6 4.9 1.07
1972 27 TOT 4 1 .800 3.78 29 7 10 1 0 1 64.1 59 28 27 7 42 4 49 0 0 4 285 86 1.570 8.3 1.0 5.9 6.9 1.17
1972 27 TOT AL 4 1 .800 3.45 24 7 7 1 0 1 60.0 52 24 23 6 39 4 44 0 0 3 262 94 1.517 7.8 0.9 5.9 6.6 1.13
1972 27 DET AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 35 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
1972 27 OAK AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1972 27 SDP NL 0 0 8.31 5 0 3 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 4 1 3 0 5 0 0 1 23 40 2.308 14.5 2.1 6.2 10.4 1.67
1972 27 CLE AL 4 1 .800 3.41 22 7 6 1 0 1 58.0 51 23 22 5 39 4 44 0 0 3 255 95 1.552 7.9 0.8 6.1 6.8 1.13
1973 28 CLE AL 0 0 22.50 5 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 5 1 5 0 3 1 0 0 17 18 5.000 22.5 4.5 22.5 13.5 0.60
5 Seasons 23 18 .561 4.43 139 54 32 12 4 4 410.0 387 216 202 39 224 8 301 9 2 12 1821 83 1.490 8.5 0.9 4.9 6.6 1.34
162 Game Avg. 8 6 .561 4.43 49 19 11 4 1 1 144 136 76 71 14 79 3 106 3 1 4 642 83 1.490 8.5 0.9 4.9 6.6 1.34
DET (4 yrs) 19 17 .528 4.47 106 47 22 11 4 3 344.2 324 184 171 32 177 4 249 8 2 8 1523 84 1.454 8.5 0.8 4.6 6.5 1.41
CLE (2 yrs) 4 1 .800 4.05 27 7 7 1 0 1 60.0 56 28 27 6 44 4 47 1 0 3 272 81 1.667 8.4 0.9 6.6 7.1 1.07
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SDP (1 yr) 0 0 8.31 5 0 3 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 4 1 3 0 5 0 0 1 23 40 2.308 14.5 2.1 6.2 10.4 1.67
AL (5 yrs) 23 18 .561 4.39 134 54 29 12 4 4 405.2 380 212 198 38 221 8 296 9 2 11 1798 83 1.482 8.4 0.8 4.9 6.6 1.34
NL (1 yr) 0 0 8.31 5 0 3 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 4 1 3 0 5 0 0 1 23 40 2.308 14.5 2.1 6.2 10.4 1.67
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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
1969 24 DET AL 39 42 37 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 21 .054 .103 .054 .157 -56 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 25 DET AL 37 44 39 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .077 .075 .077 .152 -58 3 0 0 4 1 0 1
1971 26 DET AL 30 25 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .083 .083 .083 .167 -53 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 27 TOT 29 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .071 .071 .071 .143 -58 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1972 27 TOT AL 24 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .071 .071 .071 .143 -58 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1972 27 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 27 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 27 SDP NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 27 CLE AL 22 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .071 .071 .071 .143 -58 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
5 Seasons 135 127 114 1 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 64 .070 .085 .070 .156 -56 8 0 0 10 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 152 137 1 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 77 .070 .085 .070 .156 -56 10 0 0 12 1 0
DET (4 yrs) 107 111 100 1 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 54 .070 .087 .070 .157 -56 7 0 0 8 1 0
OAK (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 22 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .071 .071 .071 .143 -58 1 0 0 2 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 130 127 114 1 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 64 .070 .085 .070 .156 -56 8 0 0 10 1 0
NL (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 DET AL 24 P 39 15 128.1 25 5 19 1 0 .960 0.0 0.0 1.68 0.62 .952 1.88 0.69
1970 DET AL 25 P 36 21 129.0 27 6 20 1 1 .963 0.0 0.0 1.81 0.72 .952 1.86 0.67
1971 DET AL 26 P 30 11 86.1 20 4 14 2 0 .900 0.0 0.0 1.88 0.60 .960 1.98 0.77
1972 TOT 27 P 29 7 64.1 15 4 11 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.52 .947 1.86 0.75
1972 TOT AL 27 P 24 7 60.0 14 4 10 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.58 .950 1.86 0.75
1972 DET AL 27 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.80
1972 OAK AL 27 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.80
1972 SDP NL 27 P 5 0 4.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.08 0.20 .900 1.87 0.72
1972 CLE AL 27 P 22 7 58.0 14 4 10 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.17 0.64 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 CLE AL 28 P 5 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 4.50 0.20 .900 1.80 0.86
5 Seasons P 139 54 410.0 88 19 65 4 3 .955 0.0 0.0 1.84 0.60 .952 1.89 0.72
5 Seasons TOT 139 54 410.0 88 19 65 4 3 .955 0.0 0.0 1.84 0.60 .907 1.89 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1969 AL--4--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1964 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

May 9, 1972: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Sanders.

May 17, 1972: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named later and Curt Blefary to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Ollie Brown. The Oakland Athletics sent Greg Schubert (minors) (September 11, 1972) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

June 11, 1972: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Fred Stanley.

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