Ken Macha

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: September 29, 1950 in Monroeville, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA).

School: University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: September 14, 1974 (Age 23-350d, 11,192nd in MLB history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1981 (Age 31-001d)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Kenneth Edward Macha

Pronunciation: \MAH-kuh\

Relatives: Cousin of Hal Newhouser

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

AB

380

H

HR

BA

.258

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.329

SLG

.324

OPS

.652

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1972	21	PIT-min	A	62	233	197	20	50	7	2	8	33	2	2	30	41	.254	.361	.431	.792		85		4	0	2			SAL · CARL
1973	22	PIT-min	AA	106	371	322	40	86	15	0	12	52	6	4	42	58	.267	.351	.425	.777		137		2	1	4			SBK · EL
1974	23	PIT-min	AA,AAA	138	545	451	93	145	25	2	23	110	23	5	82	86	.322	.426	.539	.964		243		5	0	7			TMI,CHL · EL,IL
1974	23	PIT	NL	5	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	297	4	0	0	0	0	0	/H2

1975	24	PIT-min	AAA	138	551	478	63	128	21	1	14	63	11	7	65	76	.268	.357	.404	.761		193		3	2	3			CHL · IL
1976	25	PIT-min	AAA	126	519	458	68	138	29	1	14	77	14	3	55	73	.301	.380	.461	.840		211		4	0	2			CHL · IL
1977	26	PIT-min	AAA	76	306	254	51	85	18	2	11	64	4	1	41	33	.335	.424	.551	.976		140		3	2	6			CLB · IL
1977	26	PIT	NL	35	101	95	2	26	4	0	0	11	1	1	6	17	.274	.317	.316	.633	70	30	6	0	0	0	0	53/H79
1978	27	PIT-min	AAA	65	272	233	34	61	10	1	6	34	3	0	36	33	.262	.362	.391	.752		91		1	1	1			CLB · IL
1978	27	PIT	NL	29	65	52	5	11	1	1	0	5	2	0	12	10	.212	.354	.269	.623	74	14	3	0	0	1	1	5H
1979	28	MON-min	AAA	31	123	102	12	27	1	0	1	10	5	0	14	9	.265	.344	.304	.648		31		1	1	5			DEN · AA
1979	28	MON	NL	25	40	36	8	10	3	1	0	4	0	0	2	9	.278	.333	.417	.750	105	15	3	1	1	0	1	5H/392
1980	29	MON	NL	49	120	107	10	31	5	1	1	8	0	2	11	17	.290	.361	.383	.745	109	41	5	1	1	0	1	5H/329
1981	30	TOR	AL	37	94	85	4	17	2	0	0	6	1	1	8	15	.200	.266	.224	.489	39	19	2	0	0	1	0	53/HD2
6 Yrs				180	425	380	30	98	16	3	1	35	4	4	39	68	.258	.329	.324	.652	81	123	19	2	2	2	3
162 Game Avg.				162	383	342	27	88	14	3	1	32	4	4	35	61	.258	.329	.324	.652	81	111	17	2	2	2	3

PIT (3 yrs)				69	171	152	8	40	6	1	0	17	3	1	18	27	.263	.339	.316	.655	78	48	9	0	0	1	1
MON (2 yrs)				74	160	143	18	41	8	2	1	12	0	2	13	26	.287	.354	.392	.746	108	56	8	2	2	0	2
TOR (1 yr)				37	94	85	4	17	2	0	0	6	1	1	8	15	.200	.266	.224	.489	39	19	2	0	0	1	0

NL (5 yrs)				143	331	295	26	81	14	3	1	29	3	3	31	53	.275	.347	.353	.699	92	104	17	2	2	1	3
AL (1 yr)				37	94	85	4	17	2	0	0	6	1	1	8	15	.200	.266	.224	.489	39	19	2	0	0	1	0

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