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.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 12	WSA		NYY	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
2	3	Apr 15	WSA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	39	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
3	5 (1)	Apr 16 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	60	15.1	25	1	0	26	2	1B
4	7 (1)	Apr 21	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
5	10 (2)	Apr 24	WSA		BOS	L,4-7	GS	37	8.0	4	1	1	6	2	1B
6	13 (2)	Apr 29	WSA		MIN	W,9-6	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
7	14	Apr 30 (1)	WSA		MIN	W,7-3	GF	16	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	PH 1B
8	15	Apr 30 (2)	WSA		MIN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	19 (3)	May 5	WSA	@	CAL	W,4-1	GS	28	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
10	22 (2)	May 8	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-4	GS	27	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
11	30 (7)	May 18	WSA		BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
12	31	May 19	WSA		BAL	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
13	32	May 20	WSA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
14	35 (2)	May 24	WSA	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
15	36	May 25	WSA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
16	37	May 26	WSA	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
17	38	May 27	WSA	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
18	39	May 28	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
19	40	May 30 (1)	WSA		KCA	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
20	41	May 30 (2)	WSA		KCA	W,4-3	GS	32	7.2	12	1	0	13	0	1B
21	42	May 31	WSA		CAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	45 (2)	Jun 3	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	48	10.2	11	2	0	13	2	1B
23	46	Jun 4	WSA	@	BAL	L,5-7	GS	20	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
				Player went from Washington Senators to Kansas City Athletics
24	56	Jun 11 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	57	Jun 12	KCA		BAL	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
26	58	Jun 13	KCA		BAL	W,1-0	GS	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
27	67 (8)	Jun 21	KCA	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS	29	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
28	74 (6)	Jun 28	KCA		NYY	W,2-0	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	78 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	KCA		WSA	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
30	80 (1)	Jul 5	KCA		WSA	L,3-5	GS	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
31	82 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	KCA	@	CAL	L,2-8	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
32	84 (1)	Jul 9	KCA	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
33	85	Jul 13	KCA	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
34	86	Jul 14	KCA	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
35	87	Jul 15	KCA	@	MIN	L,2-3	GF	23	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
36	88	Jul 16 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
37	89	Jul 16 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
38	90	Jul 18	KCA		MIN	W,5-2	CG	29	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
39	92 (1)	Jul 21	KCA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
40	93	Jul 22	KCA		CHW	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
41	94	Jul 23 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
42	95	Jul 23 (2)	KCA		CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
43	96	Jul 25 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
44	97	Jul 25 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
45	98	Jul 26	KCA	@	WSA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
46	99	Jul 27	KCA	@	WSA	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
47	100	Jul 29	KCA	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
48	101	Jul 30 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
49	102	Jul 30 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
50	103	Jul 31	KCA	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	104	Aug 1 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
52	105	Aug 1 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	44	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
53	106	Aug 2	KCA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
54	107	Aug 3	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
55	108	Aug 4	KCA		NYY	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	5	3	1	9	1	1B
56	109	Aug 5	KCA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
57	110	Aug 6	KCA		NYY	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
58	111	Aug 8 (1)	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	1B
59	112	Aug 8 (2)	KCA		BOS	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
60	113	Aug 9	KCA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
61	114	Aug 11	KCA		WSA	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
62	115	Aug 12	KCA		WSA	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
63	116	Aug 13	KCA		WSA	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
64	117	Aug 15 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
65	118	Aug 15 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
66	119	Aug 16	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-14	CG	45	8.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
67	120	Aug 18	KCA	@	WSA	L,6-7	CG	35	8.1	6	1	0	7	0	1B
68	121	Aug 19	KCA	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	29	8.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
				Player went from Kansas City Athletics to Boston Red Sox
69	133	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	134	Aug 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS	34	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	135	Aug 31	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	136	Sep 1	BOS		CHW	W,10-2	GS	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	RF 1B
73	137	Sep 2	BOS		CHW	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
74	138	Sep 3	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	139	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	140	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	W,6-4	GF	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH RF
77	141	Sep 5	BOS	@	WSA	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
78	142	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	143	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	144	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	W,7-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	145	Sep 10	BOS		NYY	W,9-1	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	146	Sep 12	BOS		KCA	W,3-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	147	Sep 13	BOS		KCA	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
84	148	Sep 15	BOS		BAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
85	149	Sep 16	BOS		BAL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	150	Sep 17	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	152 (1)	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	156 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	157	Sep 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,5-7	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	161 (3)	Sep 30	BOS		MIN	W,6-4	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	162	Oct 1	BOS		MIN	W,5-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							92gm		737.2	577	42	6	625	38