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Ken Suarez
Kenneth Raymond Suarez
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 12, 1943 in Tampa, FL
Schools: Florida State University
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1966
Final Game: September 22, 1973
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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
1966 23 KCA AL 35 85 69 5 10 0 1 0 2 2 0 15 26 .145 .298 .174 .472 42 12 1 0 1 0 0 2
1967 24 KCA AL 39 82 63 7 15 5 0 2 9 1 0 16 21 .238 .388 .413 .800 140 26 1 0 2 1 1 2
1968 25 CLE AL 17 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 -12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2/457
1969 26 CLE AL 36 102 85 7 25 5 0 1 9 1 0 15 12 .294 .400 .388 .788 119 33 5 0 2 0 5 2
1971 28 CLE AL 50 146 123 10 25 7 0 1 9 0 1 18 15 .203 .310 .285 .595 64 35 2 2 1 2 3 2
1972 29 TEX AL 25 36 33 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 .152 .167 .182 .348 6 6 1 0 0 2 0 2
1973 30 TEX AL 93 323 278 25 69 11 0 1 27 1 2 33 16 .248 .334 .299 .633 84 83 10 5 3 4 0 2
7 Seasons 295 785 661 57 150 29 1 5 60 5 3 99 97 .227 .330 .297 .626 81 196 21 7 9 9 9
162 Game Avg. 162 431 363 31 82 16 1 3 33 3 2 54 53 .227 .330 .297 .626 81 108 12 4 5 5 5
CLE (3 yrs) 103 259 218 18 51 12 0 2 18 1 1 34 30 .234 .340 .317 .656 82 69 8 2 3 2 8
KCA (2 yrs) 74 167 132 12 25 5 1 2 11 3 0 31 47 .189 .341 .288 .629 88 38 2 0 3 1 1
TEX (2 yrs) 118 359 311 27 74 12 0 1 31 1 2 34 20 .238 .317 .286 .604 76 89 11 5 3 6 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 Rof Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1966 KCA AL 23 C 34 26 233.0 173 145 20 8 7 .954 -1.0 -5.2 -1 6.37 4.85 .988 6.86 5.86 4 7 18 12 40%
1967 KCA AL 24 C 36 22 201.0 194 170 20 4 2 .979 3.0 17.9 3 8.51 5.28 .989 7.22 6.15 2 5 9 11 55%
1968 CLE AL 25 C 12 1 26.1 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.86 1.92 .991 6.97 6.01 0 1 0 0
1968 CLE AL 25 2B 1 0 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.30
1968 CLE AL 25 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1968 CLE AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1968 CLE AL 25 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1969 CLE AL 26 C 36 29 267.2 213 191 20 2 3 .991 2.0 9.0 2 7.09 5.86 .987 6.65 5.59 4 11 9 11 55%
1971 CLE AL 28 C 48 39 357.0 284 268 14 2 3 .993 1.0 3.4 1 7.11 5.88 .988 6.37 5.63 1 15 15 13 46%
1972 TEX AL 29 C 17 6 67.1 57 53 2 2 0 .965 1.0 17.8 1 7.35 3.24 .986 6.48 5.66 0 0 1 3 75%
1973 TEX AL 30 C 90 88 755.1 551 501 44 6 4 .989 2.0 3.2 2 6.49 6.06 .985 6.05 5.29 3 27 50 32 39%
7 Seasons C 273 211 1907.2 1495 1350 121 24 19 .984 8.0 5.0 8 6.94 5.39 .987 6.44 5.63 14 66 102 82 45%
1 Season 2B 1 0 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.30
1 Season 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
7 Seasons TOT 276 211 1909.2 1496 1350 122 24 19 .984 7.8 4.9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 8 6.94 5.33 .971 6.44 5.60 14 66 102 82 45%

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3488), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1965 Season: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians from the Oakland Athletics in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

December 2, 1971: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Roy Foster, Rich Hand and Mike Paul to the Texas Rangers for Gary Jones, Terry Ley, Denny Riddleberger and Del Unser.

February 12, 1974: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Leo Cardenas.

September 12, 1974: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Rusty Torres and cash to the California Angels for Frank Robinson.

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