Ken Boswell

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: February 23, 1946 in Austin, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: William B. Travis HS (Austin, TX)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: September 18, 1967 (Age 21-207d, 12,647th in major league history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1977 (Age 31-220d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Kenneth George Boswell

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1969 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

2517

625

.248

266

RBI

244

OBP

.313

SLG

.337

OPS

.650

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	34-40 / in Starts: 32-34
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	40 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 306 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	133 (74-41-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 306 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	176 (90-56-29)

Most Driven In
Self	4
B Harrelson	3
D Selma	2
D Bosch	1
J Grote	1
T Agee	0

Most Driven In By
C Jones	8
R Swoboda	6
A Shamsky	5
J Martin	5
Self	4
L Stahl	2
E Charles	2
E Kranepool	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	12	1	Apr 10	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	.32	-0.005	.71	-0.01%	-0.03	2B
2	13	2	Apr 11	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.444	.750	1.194	2	.63	0.173	1.21	0.20%	0.98	2B
3	14	3	Apr 13	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.385	.583	.968	2	.72	-0.041	1.50	-0.05%	-0.19	2B
4	15	4	Apr 14	NYM	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.333	.471	.804	2	.57	-0.045	1.17	-0.06%	-0.38	2B
5	16	5	Apr 15	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG(24)	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.250	.333	.583	2	1.73	-0.203	3.98	-0.28%	-0.67	2B
6	17	6	Apr 17	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.281	.355	.636	2	.57	0.008	1.13	0.01%	0.89	2B
7	18	7	Apr 18	NYM		SFG	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.250	.314	.564	2	1.26	-0.099	2.73	-0.13%	-0.81	2B
8	19	8	Apr 19	NYM		LAD	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.275	.316	.591	2	.73	-0.051	1.34	-0.06%	-0.57	2B
9	20	13 (4)	Apr 26	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.268	.308	.576	2	.43	0.019	.74	0.02%	0.11	PH
10	21	14	Apr 27	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.289	.381	.670	2	.81	0.060	1.30	0.06%	0.48	2B
11	22	15	Apr 28	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.280	.426	.706	2	.73	0.009	1.05	0.01%	-0.16	2B
12	23	16	Apr 30	NYM		PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.264	.400	.664	2	.86	-0.062	1.43	-0.06%	-0.61	2B
May		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	24	17	May 1	NYM		PHI	L,2-7	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.241	.364	.605	2	1.12	-0.109	1.96	-0.11%	-0.72	2B
14	25	18	May 2	NYM		PHI	W,3-0	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.237	.357	.594	9	.09	-0.002	.13	0.00%	-0.12	PH
15	26	19	May 4	NYM		CHC	W,7-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.357	.590	2	.00	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH 2B
16	27	20	May 5 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.234	.339	.573	2	.85	-0.051	1.54	-0.06%	-0.26	2B
17	28	21	May 5 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.349	.599	1	1.14	0.011	1.88	0.01%	0.09	2B
18	29	22	May 6	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.250	.343	.593	2	1.51	0.145	2.56	0.15%	1.17	2B
19	30	23	May 7	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.375	.648	2	1.07	0.082	1.53	0.07%	0.45	2B
20	31	25 (1)	May 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.253	.293	.373	.666	2	1.45	0.098	2.06	0.08%	0.90	2B
21	32	26	May 11	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.279	.354	.634	3	.82	-0.078	1.20	-0.07%	-0.60	2B
22	33	27	May 12 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.289	.398	.686	2	.68	0.117	.91	0.09%	0.90	2B
23	34	28	May 12 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.264	.298	.402	.700	2	.43	-0.037	.51	-0.03%	0.63	2B
24	35	29	May 14	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.286	.385	.670	2	.88	-0.076	1.26	-0.07%	-0.77	2B
25	36	30	May 15	NYM		CIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.275	.368	.643	2	1.59	-0.234	2.44	-0.22%	-1.60	2B
26	37	31	May 16	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.264	.354	.618	2	.87	-0.081	1.12	-0.06%	-0.50	2B
27	38	37 (5)	May 21	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	CG(17)	8	8	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.243	.272	.364	.636	2	1.97	0.790	2.41	0.58%	3.31	2B
28	39	38	May 22	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.263	.351	.614	3	.27	-0.023	.40	-0.02%	-0.69	2B
29	40	39	May 24	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.254	.339	.593	1	.92	-0.082	1.25	-0.07%	-0.77	2B
30	41	41 (1)	May 26	NYM	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG(6)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.256	.333	.589	3	1.40	-0.047	1.93	-0.04%	-0.30	2B
31	42	42	May 30 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.262	.336	.598	2	.81	-0.061	.97	-0.04%	-0.37	2B
Jun		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
32	43	45 (2)	Jun 1	NYM		STL	L,5-6	GS-10	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.230	.261	.333	.595	2	.70	-0.030	1.01	-0.03%	-0.18	2B
33	44	46	Jun 2 (1)	NYM		STL	L,3-6	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.268	.338	.607	2	.70	0.069	.81	0.05%	0.51	2B
34	45	47	Jun 2 (2)	NYM		STL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.268	.358	.626	2	1.53	0.005	1.62	0.00%	0.49	2B
35	46	48	Jun 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.281	.372	.653	2	.35	0.045	.28	0.02%	0.74	2B
36	47	49	Jun 5	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.272	.359	.631	2	.96	-0.140	.93	-0.08%	-1.34	2B
37	48	54 (4)	Jun 10	NYM	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.263	.347	.610	2	1.31	-0.148	1.34	-0.09%	-1.08	2B
38	49	56 (1)	Jun 12	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.256	.338	.594	2	1.22	-0.111	1.68	-0.09%	-0.52	2B
39	50	58 (1)	Jun 15	NYM		SFG	L,5-9	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.261	.340	.600	2	1.37	-0.109	2.63	-0.13%	-0.12	2B
40	51	60 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	NYM		SFG	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.260	.338	.598	2	.56	-0.031	.73	-0.03%	-0.58	2B
41	52	62 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	NYM		HOU	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.259	.335	.594	9	1.65	-0.038	1.92	-0.03%	-0.12	PH
42	53	63	Jun 19	NYM		HOU	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.264	.341	.606	2	.38	0.064	.36	0.04%	0.76	2B
43	54	64	Jun 20	NYM		HOU	W,5-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.229	.266	.337	.603	2	1.08	0.035	1.16	0.02%	0.22	2B
44	55	66 (1)	Jun 22	NYM		LAD	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.276	.355	.631	2	.64	0.063	.78	0.05%	0.45	2B
45	56	67	Jun 23	NYM		LAD	W,5-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.281	.358	.639	2	.58	0.050	.63	0.03%	0.48	2B
46	57	68	Jun 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-11	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.283	.358	.640	2	2.04	-0.022	2.33	-0.02%	-0.59	2B
Aug		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
47	58	129 (60)	Aug 21	NYM		SFG	L,3-13	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.285	.359	.644	8	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.15	PH 2B
48	59	130	Aug 23	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.289	.368	.657	2	1.02	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.68	2B
49	60	131	Aug 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,7-10	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.288	.366	.653	9	1.07	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
50	61	132	Aug 25	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.286	.358	.644	1	.42	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.67	2B
51	62	136 (3)	Aug 28 (2)	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.295	.371	.666	2	.68	0.162	.00	0.00%	1.38	2B
52	63	137	Aug 29	NYM		CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.294	.369	.663	2	1.05	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.48	2B
53	64	138	Aug 30	NYM		STL	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.290	.363	.653	2	.55	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.49	2B
Sept		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
54	65	140 (1)	Sep 1	NYM		STL	L,2-3	CG(11)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.291	.359	.650	2	1.51	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.61	2B
55	66	142 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	NYM		ATL	T,2-2	CG(7)	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.296	.364	.660	2	.88	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.33	2B
56	67	143	Sep 3 (1)	NYM		ATL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.295	.362	.657	2	.94	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.69	2B
57	68	144	Sep 3 (2)	NYM		ATL	L,6-7	CG(12)	6	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.296	.358	.654	2	1.63	-0.064	.00	0.00%	0.20	2B
58	69	145	Sep 6	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258	.300	.357	.657	1	.98	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.27	2B
59	70	146	Sep 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262	.303	.360	.663	2	.75	-0.030	.00	0.00%	0.22	2B
60	71	147	Sep 8	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.302	.355	.657	2	1.26	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.40	2B
61	72	148	Sep 10	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.301	.353	.655	2	1.39	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.42	2B
62	73	149	Sep 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.300	.352	.652	2	.84	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.21	2B
63	74	150	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.296	.346	.642	1	.43	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.57	2B
64	75	151	Sep 14	NYM		PIT	L,0-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.295	.344	.639	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
65	76	152	Sep 15	NYM		PIT	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.294	.343	.637	1	.77	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.13	2B
66	77	153	Sep 17	NYM		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.297	.345	.642	2	.69	0.107	.00	0.00%	0.99	2B
67	78	154	Sep 18	NYM		CHC	L,2-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256	.295	.343	.638	1	.96	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.69	2B
68	79	156 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.298	.345	.643	2	1.29	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.24	2B
69	80	157	Sep 21	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.301	.345	.646	8	2.69	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.32	PH
70	81	158	Sep 22	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.302	.346	.648	1	.65	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.10	2B
71	82	159	Sep 24	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.305	.348	.654	1	1.20	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.62	2B
72	83	160	Sep 25	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.301	.343	.644	1	.80	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.82	2B
73	84	161	Sep 27	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.299	.344	.644	1	1.61	-0.184	.00	0.00%	-0.65	2B
74	85	162	Sep 28	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.302	.344	.646	1	.50	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.41	2B
75	86	163	Sep 29	NYM		PHI	L,3-10	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.300	.342	.642	1	1.20	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.44	2B
							34-40		306	284	37	74	7	2	4	11	16	0	27	1	3	2	4	6	7	2	.261	.300	.342	.642		.99	-0.637	.95	-0.41%	-3.71

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