Ken Holcombe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 169lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, NC us

Died: March 15, 2010 in Weaverville, NC

Buried: Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Asheville, NC

Debut: April 27, 1945 (Age 26-247d, 9,933rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 10, 1953 (Age 34-260d)
vs. NYY 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Kenneth Edward Holcombe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

ERA

3.98

375.0

118

WHIP

1.459

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-20 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	5 (4-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (5-3-1)

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	8 (7)	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.017	2.21	-0.03%	-0.22	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	42 (33)	Jun 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	3	59 (16)	Jun 28	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	61 (1)	Jul 1 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-11	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.20	P
5	5	66 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	73 (6)	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	L,4-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.036	4.92	-0.08%	-0.21	P
7	7	76 (2)	Jul 15	NYY		DET	W,5-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	78 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.38	-0.033	5.42	-0.08%	-0.15	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	9	88 (9)	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	10	92 (3)	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	11	97 (4)	Aug 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	12	98	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,6-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	13	101 (2)	Aug 13 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,9-11	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.61	-0.077	6.86	-0.20%	-0.50	P
14	14	104 (2)	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.060	1.22	-0.06%	-0.65	P
15	15	111 (6)	Aug 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.50	0.016	.88	0.02%	0.41	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	16	123 (11)	Sep 2 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
17	17	125 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	7-GF(11)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.80	-0.019	4.47	-0.06%	0.03	P
18	18	127 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		DET	L,7-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	6						P
19	19	130 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
20	20	132 (1)	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,4-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
21	21	137 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	8						P
22	22	140 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
23	23	148 (7)	Sep 23 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF(14)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.46	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							3-20		15	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267		.96	-0.298	2.72	-0.50%	-1.72

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