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Ken Keltner
Kenneth Frederick Keltner (Butch)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut October 2, 1937
Final Game May 25, 1950
Born October 31, 1916 in Milwaukee, WI
Died December 12, 1991 (age 75)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 21 SLN NL  154  605   88  181  29  10  41  117   4   4   38   70  .299  .343  .583  .927   124   353   4   3   2   4  14  MVP-2
 1939 22 SLN NL  152  649  105  209  45  20  10   81   8  11   36   55  .322  .355  .499  .855   113   324   0   6   1   1  19  MVP-5
 1940 23 SLN NL  147  558   80  127  22   7  22   57  15   5   42   73  .228  .285  .410  .695    97   229  13   1   0   3  14  
 1941 24 SLN NL  154  638   95  174  28  19  27  109   3   2   47   49  .273  .322  .503  .825   119   321   0   9   1   4  11  MVP-4
 1942 25 SLN NL  154  572   47  154  31   2   3   70   6   3   31   48  .269  .307  .346  .653    94   198   3   5   8   2  11  
 1943 26 SLN NL  121  441   46  113  40   5   3   46   6   0   28   22  .256  .303  .390  .693    99   172   8   6   1   4  13  
 1944 27 SLN NL  154  593   72  183  44   9  15  111   9   5   48   35  .309  .358  .489  .848   118   290   6   7   5   2  17  
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 29 SLN NL   77  107    7   21   4   0   3   15   0   0    6   11  .196  .243  .318  .561    81    34   1   1   0   1   4  
 1947 30 SLN NL   72   79   13   26   6   0   2   23   3   0    8    9  .329  .385  .481  .866   121    38   0   3   1   1   2  
 1948 31 SLN NL  150  599   97  172  29   9  31  126   1   0   69   59  .287  .356  .521  .877   115   312   2   9   1   0  27  MVP-3
 1949 32 SLN NL   86  266   32   71  10   3   9   36   2   1   33   29  .267  .343  .429  .772   103   114   6   4   1   0   3  
 1950 33 BOA AL    8   31    5   11   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .355  .412  .419  .831   111    13   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1429 5138  687 1442 290  84 166  793  57  31  389  467  .281  .331  .467  .797        2398  43  54  21  22 135
 Per 600 PA           546   73  153  31   9  18   84   6   3   41   50                                 255   5   6   2   2  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN     1421 5107  682 1431 288  84 166  791  57  31  386  460  .280  .330  .467  .797        2385  43  54  21  22 135
   With BOA        8   31    5   11   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .355  .412  .419  .831          13   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1526 5683  737 1570 308  69 163  852  39  33  514  480  .276  .338  .441  .778        2505 102          13 144
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1938 21 SLN NL  21  115   7.0   0   0   0  .000  23   77   53  .688    0    0  .000  3B   1e20      111   
 1939 22 SLN NL  26  106   6.0   2   1   0  .500  14   79   56  .709    0    0  .000  3B   3e13      -14   
 1940 23 SLN NL  11   63   3.7  14   4   0  .286  13   62   39  .629    0    0  .000  3B   3e22      -44   
 1941 24 SLN NL  25  103   5.7   0   0   0  .000  17   83   64  .771    0    0  .000  3B   1e17       10   
 1942 25 SLN NL  16   59   3.7   0   0   0  .000  27   83   42  .506    0    0  .000  3B   3e30      -43   
 1943 26 SLN NL  11   51   3.9   3   1   0  .333   6   57   44  .772    0    0  .000  3B   3e15        1   
 1944 27 SLN NL  16  100   6.1   0   0   0  .000  10   75   48  .640    0    0  .000  3B   3e18       27   
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 29 SLN NL  38    7   2.2  59  12   2  .203   0    7    6  .857    0    0  .000  3B   3e15     -120   
 1947 30 SLN NL  17   15   7.3  56  16   2  .286   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  3B   3e12      152   
 1948 31 SLN NL  33  105   6.1   1   0   0  .000  11   78   61  .782    0    0  .000  3B   2e14      -40   
 1949 32 SLN NL  70   41   5.4  14   4   0  .286   7   37   18  .486    0    0  .000  3B   3e20       55   
 1950 33 BOA AL   0    5   7.7   0   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  3B   4e23       51   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          777   5.3 149  38   4  .255 128  640  433  .677    0    0  .000                   4   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 27.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 50.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1938 21 SLN NL  3B   154    57   339   23   17   .945   154  1379.1   2.58
 1939 22 SLN NL  3B   150   168   355   14   49   .974   150  1361.0   3.46
 1940 23 SLN NL  3B   132   155   312   13   32   .973   132  1180.1   3.56
 1941 24 SLN NL  3B   154   113   348   17   24   .964   154  1395.0   2.97
 1942 25 SLN NL  3B   154   179   331   27   41   .950   154  1382.1   3.32
 1943 26 SLN NL  3B   117   153   255    6   25   .986   116  1062.0   3.46  GG
 1944 27 SLN NL  3B   154   232   370   10   31   .984   154  1388.2   3.90
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 29 SLN NL  3B    12     8    30    0    2  1.000    12   103.0   3.32
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1947 30 SLN NL  3B     5     5    17    0    2  1.000     5    45.2   4.34
 1948 31 SLN NL  3B   149    98   355   11   31   .976   148  1350.1   3.02  GG
 1949 32 SLN NL  3B    70    59   155    7   20   .968    69   616.0   3.13
 1950 33 BOA AL  3B     7    10    16    0    3  1.000     7    61.0   3.84
                 1B     1     4     0    0    0  1.000     1     2.0  18.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B  1258  1237  2883  128  277   .970  1255 11324.2   3.27
                 1B     2     5     0    0    0  1.000     1     3.0  15.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1943 WS    SLN NYA   W    4  15  1  1  1  0  0   1  0  3  .067  .067  .133  0
 1944 WS    SLN WAA   W    5  16  3  3  0  0  2   4  2  2  .188  .278  .562  0
 1947 WS    SLN BOA   L    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000 1.000  .000  0
 1948 WS    SLN BOA   L    5  20  2  4  0  0  2   3  1  0  .200  .238  .500  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1938  SLN   65-89   Mike Rescigno
 1939  SLN   79-75   Mike Rescigno
 1940  SLN   51-103  Mike Rescigno
 1941  SLN   68-86   Mike Rescigno
 1942  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno
 1943  SLN  102-52   Mike Rescigno
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 1950  BOA   82-72   Steve Bivens

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