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Ken Hamlin
Kenneth Lee Hamlin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.
School Western Michigan

MLB Debut June 17, 1957
Final Game September 26, 1966
Born May 18, 1935 in Detroit, MI (age 88)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 25 NYA AL   55  163   18   33   5   0   0   11   0   2   11   11  .202  .253  .233  .486    70    38   3   0   0   0   5  
 1961 26 CIN NL   13   11    2    3   1   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .273  .333  .909 1.242   171    10   0   0   0   0   1  
 1962 27 KCA AL   82  226   29   70   5   1   3   24   3   1   17   25  .310  .355  .381  .736    98    86   0   2   0   0   3  
 1963           [Did not play]
 1964           [Did not play]
 1965 30 WAA AL  133  396   52  107  26   2   3   28   3   0   33   43  .270  .329  .369  .697    99   146   8   3   0   3  10  
 1966 31 WAA AL   73  158   10   32   3   0   1    4   1   0    9   30  .203  .246  .241  .486    71    38   3   0   1   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      356  954  111  245  40   3   9   69   7   3   71  111  .257  .309  .333  .642         318  14   5   1   3  21
 Per 600 PA           547   64  140  23   2   5   40   4   2   41   64                                 182   8   3   1   2  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      206  554   62  139  29   2   4   32   4   0   42   73  .251  .306  .332  .638         184  11   3   1   3  12
   With KCA       82  226   29   70   5   1   3   24   3   1   17   25  .310  .355  .381  .736          86   0   2   0   0   3
   With NYA       55  163   18   33   5   0   0   11   0   2   11   11  .202  .253  .233  .486          38   3   0   0   0   5
   With CIN       13   11    2    3   1   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .273  .333  .909 1.242          10   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      468 1340  143  323  53   4  11   89  17  11  125  146  .241  .304  .311  .616         417  20  14   5   3  38
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1960 25 NYA AL  19    8   1.7   8   4   0  .500  11   50   23  .460    0    0  .000  SS   4e36      -82   
 1961 26 CIN NL  83    2   7.7  10   3   2  .300   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             670   
 1962 27 KCA AL  79   31   5.3  13   3   0  .231   5   53   39  .736    0    0  .000  SS   3e26      107   
 1963           [Did not play]
 1964           [Did not play]
 1965 30 WAA AL  27   48   4.3  27   8   0  .296  13   97   64  .660    0    0  .000  2B   3e22       -6   
 1966 31 WAA AL  47    9   2.0  21   4   0  .190   6   34   21  .618    0    0  .000  2B   3e34      -72   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons          101   3.6  79  22   2  .278  35  234  147  .628    0    0  .000                   5   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1960 25 NYA AL  SS    44    79   127   11   30   .949    42   371.0   5.00
 1961 26 CIN NL  SS     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   3.00
 1962 27 KCA AL  SS    68    80   193    5   36   .982    50   472.1   5.20
                 2B     3     2     1    0    0  1.000     0     6.1   4.26
 1963           [Did not play]
 1964           [Did not play]
 1965 30 WAA AL  2B    99   204   229   12   52   .973    88   760.2   5.12
                 SS    21    18    46    1   10   .985     8    91.2   6.28
                 3B     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.2   0.00
 1966 31 WAA AL  2B    44    90   114    4   22   .981    35   316.1   5.80
                 3B     6     5     7    1    1   .923     3    31.0   3.48
                 SS     2     1     0    1    0   .500     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   146   296   344   16   74   .976   123  1083.1   5.32
                 SS   138   180   366   18   76   .968   100   943.0   5.21
                 3B     8     5     7    1    1   .923     3    34.2   3.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1960  NYA   81-73   Billy Vanson
 1961  CIN   81-73   Larry Cupp
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 1965  WAA   81-81   Steve Bivens
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