Ken Burkhart

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: November 18, 1916 in Knoxville, TN us

Died: December 29, 2004 in Knoxville, TN

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, TN

High School: Central HS (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: April 21, 1945 (Age 28-154d, 9,924th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 25, 1949 (Age 32-311d)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Kenneth William Burkhart

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1946 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

3.84

148

519.2

181

WHIP

1.368

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-18 / in Starts: 13-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	45 (25-13-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-8)

Most Driven In
E Verban	2
M Marion	2

Most Driven In By
J Hopp	2
B Adams	1
A Bergamo	0

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	1	3 (2)	Apr 21	STL		CIN	W,3-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0					9	3.23	0.028	8.75	0.05%	-0.09	P
2	2	5 (1)	Apr 22 (2)	STL		CIN	L,7-9	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	3	9 (3)	Apr 29 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,8-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.030	1.35	-0.05%	-1.26	P
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
4	4	16 (6)	May 11	STL	@	BRO	L,0-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	20 (3)	May 15	STL	@	BSN	W,8-7	5-7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	0.052	2.53	0.06%	0.38	P
6	6	23 (2)	May 17	STL	@	BSN	W,7-4	1-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.53	-0.009	.87	-0.01%	-0.16	P
7	7	24	May 18	STL	@	PHI	W,11-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
8	8	30 (5)	May 25	STL		BRO	W,9-7	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.85	-0.034	2.39	-0.06%	-0.29	P
9	9	36 (5)	May 30 (2)	STL		BSN	L,2-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
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
10	10	39 (2)	Jun 2	STL		NYG	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.85	-0.042	3.16	-0.10%	-0.33	P
11	11	43 (3)	Jun 8	STL		PIT	W,4-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
12	12	46 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	STL		PIT	L,1-4	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
13	13	48 (1)	Jun 13	STL		CIN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
14	14	51 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0	1	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	.46	-0.070	1.49	-0.14%	-1.93	P
15	15	55 (3)	Jun 22	STL	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	.54	-0.056	1.90	-0.12%	-0.68	P
16	16	61 (5)	Jun 28	STL	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.71	0.011	2.54	0.03%	-0.09	P
Jul		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
17	17	66 (4)	Jul 3	STL	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	1.32	-0.056	5.49	-0.14%	-0.44	P
18	18	73 (6)	Jul 8 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	9	1.48	0.043	9.24	0.16%	0.52	P
19	19	74	Jul 12	STL		NYG	L,7-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	9						P
20	20	77 (2)	Jul 15 (1)	STL		BSN	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.121	.147	.121	.268	9						P
21	21	84 (6)	Jul 19 (2)	STL		PHI	W,9-4	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.114	.184	.114	.298	9						P
22	22	85	Jul 21	STL		BRO	W,8-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.179	.111	.291	9	.30	-0.008	1.69	-0.03%	-0.11	P
23	23	89 (3)	Jul 26	STL		PIT	W,10-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.186	.125	.311	9						P
24	24	94 (4)	Jul 30	STL		CIN	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.200	.122	.322	9	.99	0.032	3.96	0.08%	0.15	P
25	25	96 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	STL		CIN	L,0-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.200	.122	.322	2						P
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
26	26	101 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.119	.196	.119	.315	9	.87	-0.022	4.28	-0.07%	-0.24	P
27	27	107 (5)	Aug 12 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.204	.133	.337	9	.76	0.028	3.55	0.08%	0.05	P
28	28	108	Aug 13	STL	@	BRO	W,11-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.204	.133	.337	9						P
29	29	112 (3)	Aug 16	STL	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9	.68	-0.048	2.71	-0.12%	-0.93	P
30	30	116 (3)	Aug 20	STL	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.196	.135	.331	9	.71	-0.027	1.99	-0.05%	-0.49	P
31	31	119 (2)	Aug 25	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.183	.125	.308	9	.95	-0.105	9.80	-0.65%	-1.42	P
32	32	122 (2)	Aug 29	STL	@	CIN	L,1-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.183	.125	.308	9						P
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
33	33	125 (2)	Sep 2 (1)	STL		CHC	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.177	.121	.298	9	.79	-0.041	11.91	-0.37%	-0.35	P
34	34	132 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	STL		BSN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.145	.197	.145	.342	9	.48	-0.058	2.13	-0.16%	-1.63	P
35	35	134 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	STL		NYG	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.141	.203	.141	.344	9	.61	-0.021	3.98	-0.08%	-0.27	P
36	36	139 (4)	Sep 14 (1)	STL		BRO	L,3-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.141	.203	.141	.344	9						P
37	37	142 (2)	Sep 16 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.164	.222	.164	.386	9	1.27	0.101	8.74	0.42%	0.78	P
38	38	146 (3)	Sep 19	STL		CHC	L,1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.222	.164	.386	9						P
39	39	149 (2)	Sep 23	STL		CIN	W,9-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.222	.164	.386	9						P
40	40	150	Sep 25	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.222	.164	.386	9						P
41	41	151	Sep 26	STL	@	CHC	W,11-6	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.159	.216	.159	.376	9	.25	-0.019	3.51	-0.16%	-0.86	P
42	42	153 (1)	Sep 29 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.181	.244	.208	.452	9	.44	0.055	.00	0.00%	1.34	P
							24-18		82	72	5	13	2	0	0	5	4	0	13	2	4		2	2	0	0	.181	.244	.208	.452		.77	-0.296	3.80	-1.42%	-8.36

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