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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Team Record in Appearances: 3-20 / in Starts: 0-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 15, Entered with runners on base: 9

1945 Pitching Game Log

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1945 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	8	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	5-6		99	1.2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.70	6	3	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	.30	0.013	.95	0.02%	0.59	5t 1-3 1 out d4	6t 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	2	42	Jun 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-4	7-7		39	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.70	2	0	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.004	.83	0.01%	0.44	7b 1-- 1 out d4	7b 3 out d4
3	3	59	Jun 28	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-9	8-GF(8)		21	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.70	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.07	0.003	.34	0.01%	1.36	8b -23 1 out d5	8b end d 5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	4	61	Jul 1(1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-11	5-GF(8)		2	3.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.33	13	4	5	0	1	2		2	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.66	5b 12- 2 out d9	8b end d 7
5	5	66	Jul 4(1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.94	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.013	.34	0.03%	0.83	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
6	6	73	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	L,4-7	7-GF		7	2.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.84	4.11	8	6	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.21	-0.036	.78	-0.08%	0.00	7t --- 2 out d2	9t end d 3
7	7	76	Jul 15	NYY		DET	W,5-4	5-6	W(1-0)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.71	3.96	7	1	4	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.068	2.25	0.19%	0.91	5t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
8	8	78	Jul 20(1)	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	7-GF		4	2.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.59	3.81	12	7	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.106	3.45	0.25%	1.14	7t --- 1 out d1	9t end d 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	9	88	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		11	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.55	3.92	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.28	0.012	1.31	0.03%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
10	10	92	Aug 5(1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	6-7		3	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.49	3.85	7	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.076	2.51	0.21%	0.85	6b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
11	11	97	Aug 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.44	3.73	8	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.028	1.45	0.09%	0.83	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
12	12	98	Aug 12(1)	NYY	@	DET	L,6-9			0	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.40	3.91	10												8					0
13	13	101	Aug 13(2)	NYY	@	DET	L,9-11	5-GF(8)	L(1-1)	0	4.0	3	4	1	3	1	0	0	0.68	3.99	18	5	6	3	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	.86	-0.441	3.68	-1.13%	-3.16	5b 12- 0 out a2	8b end d 2
14	14	104	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-4	GS-7	L(1-2)	3	6.0	8	4	4	3	2	0	0	1.67	3.91	28	11	4	0	0	8	39			0	1	0	23	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.04	-0.260	1.71	-0.26%	-2.20	1b start a 1	7b 12- 0 out d3
15	15	111	Aug 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-5		4	4.1	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	1.72	3.93	19	7	5	1	0	5	45			0	0	1	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.27	-0.107	2.25	-0.12%	-0.72	1b start a 1	5b 12- 1 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	16	123	Sep 2(2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		10	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	3.91	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.006	1.22	0.03%	0.60	8b -2- 1 out d3	8b end d 3
17	17	125	Sep 3(2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	7-GF(11)	BW(2-2)	0	5.0	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1.49	3.86	20	11	3	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.55	0.323	14.24	1.08%	1.09	7b 12- 0 out a2	11b end a 1
18	18	127	Sep 5(1)	NYY		DET	L,7-10	9-GF		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	3.85	2	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.035	1.60	-0.11%	-0.70	9t -2- 2 out d2	9t end d 3
19	19	130	Sep 6(2)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	8-GF		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.43	3.72	4	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.017	1.25	0.08%	0.86	8t 12- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
20	20	132	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,4-11	7-8		1	2.0	4	4	3	2	0	1	0	1.96	4.09	12	2	4	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	1	0	1	.61	-0.192	1.28	-0.24%	-3.09	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d5
21	21	137	Sep 12(2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-8		W(3-2)	3	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	1.88	4.12	9												6					0
22	22	140	Sep 15(2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-8			2	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	4.09	4												3					0
23	23	148	Sep 23(1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF(14)	L(3-3)	7	6.1	3	1	1	3	4	0	0	1.79	3.95	25	15	0	0	0	3		0	0	2	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	0.282	.00	0.00%	1.48	8b --- 0 out d1	14b end d 1
							3-20		W-L:3-3,BSv:1	2.6	55.1	42	19	11	27	19	2	0	1.79	3.95	228	1.95		5%	3%	37	42	15	27%	2	2	1	190	4	2	2	7	0	7	1.01	-0.119	2.80	0.11%	3.20

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