Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 14, 2024 in St. Louis, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL).

High School: University City HS (University City, MO)

Schools: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1965 (Age 19-305d, 12,398th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1979 (Age 33-320d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth Dale Holtzman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

174

150

ERA

3.49

451

410

2867.1

1601

WHIP

1.289

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-14 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (2-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
D Rader	0

Most Driven In By
B Murcer	1
B Buckner	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	237	55 (54)	Jun 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.006	.61	-0.01%	-0.21	P
2	238	58 (2)	Jun 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,7-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	239	60 (1)	Jun 18	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	240	62 (1)	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.012	1.36	-0.02%	-0.10	P
5	241	66 (3)	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	242	70 (3)	Jun 28	CHC		NYM	W,9-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.019	1.79	-0.03%	-0.16	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
7	243	75 (4)	Jul 2	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.21	0.040	3.77	0.08%	0.39	P
8	244	80 (4)	Jul 7	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
9	245	81	Jul 8	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
10	246	84 (2)	Jul 14	CHC		SDP	L,5-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7						P
11	247	90 (5)	Jul 19 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,4-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
12	248	92 (1)	Jul 20 susp	CHC		SFG	L,8-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
13	249	93	Jul 21	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
14	250	98 (4)	Jul 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7						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
15	251	105 (6)	Aug 3	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.82	0.060	1.96	0.09%	0.52	P
16	252	123 (17)	Aug 21	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-8	6-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
17	253	131 (7)	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9						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
18	254	135 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,4-2	2-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	9	1.47	-0.053	2.34	-0.05%	-0.44	P
19	255	147 (11)	Sep 15	CHC		STL	L,2-6	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	8						P
20	256	150 (2)	Sep 19	CHC		PIT	L,11-12	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	.91	-0.023	.02	0.00%	-0.23	P
21	257	155 (4)	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	.92	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
22	258	157 (1)	Sep 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9						P
23	259	161 (3)	Sep 30	CHC		NYM	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	6						P
							9-14		12	10	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573		.83	-0.058	1.35	0.05%	-0.47

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