Ken Keltner

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: October 31, 1916 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: December 12, 1991 in New Berlin, WI

Buried: Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, WI

High School: Boys' Technical HS (Milwaukee, WI)

Debut: October 2, 1937 (Age 20-336d, 8,324th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 25, 1950 (Age 33-206d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Kenneth Frederick Keltner

Nicknames: Butch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.2

5683

1570

163

.276

737

RBI

852

OBP

.338

SLG

.441

OPS

.779

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-7 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	18 (13-5-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
B Doerr	2

Most Driven In By
T Williams	1
A Zarilla	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	1514	3 (2)	Apr 19 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,7-16	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.45	-0.044	3.80	-0.07%	-0.28	PH
2	1515	6 (2)	Apr 23 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-9	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.40	0.018	.99	0.03%	0.40	PH
3	1516	9 (2)	Apr 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-10	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.53	-0.012	1.15	-0.02%	-0.43	PH
4	1517	13 (3)	Apr 30 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7						PR 1B
May		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
5	1518	22 (8)	May 11 (1)	BOS		DET	L,4-13	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	2	.02	0.001	.09	0.00%	0.67	3B
6	1519	23	May 11 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	2	1.55	-0.132	6.57	-0.34%	-1.12	3B
7	1520	24	May 12	BOS		WSH	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	7	1.70	-0.013	5.90	-0.03%	0.16	3B
8	1521	25	May 13	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.364	.500	.455	.955	7	1.01	0.047	3.78	0.10%	0.33	3B
9	1522	26	May 14 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.467	.967	7	.22	0.006	.82	0.01%	0.95	3B
10	1523	27	May 14 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,5-10	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.421	.500	.526	1.026	7	.61	0.023	2.50	0.06%	0.23	3B
11	1524	28	May 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.391	.462	.478	.940	7	.44	-0.026	1.89	-0.07%	-0.58	3B
12	1525	29	May 17	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.407	.807	7	.61	-0.066	2.72	-0.18%	-0.71	3B
13	1526	37 (7)	May 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,15-12	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.387	.393	.780	9	.95	-0.023	2.94	-0.04%	-0.39	PH
							6-7		32	28	2	9	2	0	0	2	3	0	6	0	1		0	2	0	0	.321	.387	.393	.780		.82	-0.221	3.12	-0.53%	-0.78

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