Ken Harrelson

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: September 4, 1941 in Woodruff, SC us

High School: Benedictine HS (Savannah, GA)

Debut: June 9, 1963 (Age 21-278d, 12,117th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1971 (Age 29-289d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Kenneth Smith Harrelson

Nicknames: Hawk

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.6

2941

703

131

.239

374

RBI

421

OBP

.326

SLG

.414

OPS

.740

OPS+

110

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	KCA		DET	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 13	KCA		DET	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	14 (11)	May 2 (2)	KCA		CAL	W,9-5	GS	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
4	15	May 3	KCA		WSA	W,5-3	GS	31	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
5	16	May 4	KCA		WSA	L,2-4	GS	35	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
6	22 (5)	May 12 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
7	24 (1)	May 13	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
8	25	May 14	KCA		MIN	L,3-5	GS	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
9	28 (2)	May 16 (2)	KCA		MIN	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
10	29	May 17	KCA		CHW	L,2-13	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
11	33 (3)	May 22	KCA	@	MIN	W,6-2	GS	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
12	36 (2)	May 28	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	37	May 30	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	39 (1)	May 31 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	40	Jun 2	KCA		BAL	L,4-6	GS	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B LF
16	41	Jun 5	KCA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	48	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
17	42	Jun 6 (1)	KCA		BOS	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
18	43	Jun 6 (2)	KCA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
19	44	Jun 7	KCA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
20	45	Jun 8	KCA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
21	46	Jun 9	KCA		NYY	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
22	47	Jun 11	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
23	48	Jun 12	KCA		CLE	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
24	49	Jun 13 (1)	KCA		CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
25	50	Jun 13 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
26	51	Jun 15	KCA		CAL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
27	52	Jun 16 (1)	KCA		CAL	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
28	53	Jun 16 (2)	KCA		CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
29	54	Jun 18	KCA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
30	55	Jun 19	KCA	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
31	56	Jun 20 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
32	57	Jun 20 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
33	58	Jun 22 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
34	59	Jun 22 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
35	60	Jun 23	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
36	61	Jun 24	KCA	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
37	62	Jun 25	KCA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
38	63	Jun 26	KCA	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
39	64	Jun 27 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,7-10	CG	68	14.1	12	1	1	14	4	1B
40	65	Jun 27 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
41	66	Jun 30 (1)	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
42	67	Jun 30 (2)	KCA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	68	Jul 2	KCA		MIN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
44	69	Jul 3	KCA		MIN	L,2-3	CG	47	11.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
45	70	Jul 4	KCA		MIN	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
46	71	Jul 5	KCA		BAL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
47	72	Jul 6	KCA		BAL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
48	73	Jul 7	KCA		BAL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
49	74	Jul 8	KCA		BAL	L,6-10	GS	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
50	75	Jul 9	KCA		DET	L,5-7	CG	45	10.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
51	76	Jul 10	KCA		DET	W,4-3	GS	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
52	77	Jul 11	KCA		DET	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
53	78	Jul 15 (1)	KCA	@	MIN	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
54	79	Jul 15 (2)	KCA	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
55	80	Jul 16	KCA	@	MIN	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
56	81	Jul 17	KCA	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
57	82	Jul 18 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	44	9.1	10	1	0	11	1	1B
58	83	Jul 18 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
59	84	Jul 19	KCA	@	CHW	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
60	85	Jul 21 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
61	86	Jul 21 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
62	87	Jul 22	KCA	@	BAL	W,9-2	GS	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
63	88	Jul 23	KCA	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
64	89	Jul 24	KCA	@	WSA	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
65	90	Jul 25 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	1B
66	91	Jul 25 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	3	1	0	4	1	PH 1B
67	92	Jul 27 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-3	GS	37	8.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B
68	93	Jul 27 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,10-8	GS	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
69	94	Jul 28	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
70	95	Jul 29	KCA	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
71	96	Jul 30	KCA		WSA	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
72	97	Jul 31	KCA		WSA	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	98	Aug 1 (1)	KCA		WSA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
74	99	Aug 1 (2)	KCA		WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
75	100	Aug 3	KCA		BOS	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
76	101	Aug 4	KCA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
77	102	Aug 5	KCA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
78	103	Aug 6	KCA		BAL	W,9-4	GS	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
79	104	Aug 7	KCA		BAL	W,7-4	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
80	105	Aug 8 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
81	106	Aug 8 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
82	107	Aug 10	KCA	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
83	108	Aug 11 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	109	Aug 11 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	46	9.1	13	0	0	13	1	1B
85	110	Aug 12	KCA	@	DET	L,1-11	CG	40	8.0	8	4	0	12	1	1B
86	111	Aug 13	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
87	112	Aug 14	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
88	113	Aug 15 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,4-1	GS	24	6.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
89	115 (1)	Aug 17	KCA	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
90	116	Aug 18 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
91	117	Aug 18 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
92	118	Aug 20	KCA		CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
93	119	Aug 21	KCA		CHW	L,6-7	CG	51	11.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
94	120	Aug 22 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
95	122 (1)	Aug 23	KCA		DET	W,4-3	GS	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
96	123	Aug 24	KCA		DET	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
97	124	Aug 25	KCA		DET	W,5-0	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
98	125	Aug 26	KCA		DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
99	126	Aug 27	KCA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
100	127	Aug 28	KCA		NYY	W,4-0	GS	26	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
101	128	Aug 29	KCA		NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
102	129	Aug 31 (1)	KCA		CLE	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	133 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	KCA	@	CAL	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
104	134	Sep 3 (2)	KCA	@	CAL	W,1-0	GS	22	6.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
105	135	Sep 4	KCA	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
106	136	Sep 5	KCA	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS	33	7.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
107	137	Sep 6 (1)	KCA		MIN	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
108	138	Sep 6 (2)	KCA		MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
109	141 (2)	Sep 10 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
110	142	Sep 10 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
111	143	Sep 11	KCA	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
112	144	Sep 14	KCA	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
113	145	Sep 15	KCA	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
114	146	Sep 17	KCA	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
115	147	Sep 18	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
116	148	Sep 19	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
117	149	Sep 20	KCA	@	MIN	W,8-2	GS	25	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
118	150	Sep 21	KCA		WSA	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
119	151	Sep 22	KCA		WSA	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
120	152	Sep 23	KCA		WSA	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
121	153	Sep 24	KCA		BOS	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
122	155 (1)	Sep 26	KCA		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
123	156	Sep 27	KCA	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
124	157	Sep 28 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
125	158	Sep 28 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
126	159	Sep 29	KCA	@	WSA	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
127	160	Oct 1	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
128	162 (1)	Oct 3	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
							129gm		1076.0	1049	71	10	1130	93