Harvey Kuenn

Positions: Outfielder, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 187lb (188cm, 84kg)

Born: December 4, 1930 in West Allis, WI us

Died: February 28, 1988 in Peoria, AZ

Buried: Sun Land Memorial Park, Sun City, AZ

Schools: Luther College (Decorah, IA), University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)

Debut: September 6, 1952 (Age 21-277d, 10,957th in major league history)
vs. CHW 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1966 (Age 35-302d)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Harvey Edward Kuenn

Pronunciation: \KEEN\

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Rookie of the Year
10x All-Star
Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.0

6913

2092

.303

950

RBI

671

OBP

.357

SLG

.408

OPS

.765

OPS+

108

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	DET		CHW	L,7-9	CG	66	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 11	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 12	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	4	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 21	DET		CLE	L,1-14	CG	52	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 22	DET		CLE	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 23	DET		CLE	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	L,1-10	CG	37	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
12	12	Apr 25	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	13	Apr 26	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 29	DET		BAL	W,7-1	CG	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 30	DET		WSH	L,1-9	GS	37	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	23 (7)	May 8	DET		KCA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
17	24	May 9	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
18	25	May 10	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	26	May 12	DET	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	27	May 14	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	28	May 15	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	29	May 16	DET	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
23	30	May 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-10	GS	31	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	32 (1)	May 19	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	33	May 20	DET	@	NYY	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	34	May 22	DET	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
27	35	May 23	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	36	May 24 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	37	May 24 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	38	May 25	DET	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	39	May 26	DET	@	KCA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	40	May 29	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	41	May 30 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	42	May 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	43	May 31	DET		CLE	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	44	Jun 1	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
37	45	Jun 2	DET		NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	46	Jun 3	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	47	Jun 4	DET		NYY	L,3-14	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	48	Jun 5	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	49	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	50	Jun 7	DET		WSH	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	51	Jun 8	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
44	52	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
45	53	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	54	Jun 11	DET	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	55	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	56	Jun 13	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	57	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	58	Jun 14 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	59	Jun 15	DET	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	60	Jun 17	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	61	Jun 18	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	62	Jun 19	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
55	63	Jun 20	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	64	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	65	Jun 21 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	66	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	67	Jun 24	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	68	Jun 25	DET		BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
61	69	Jun 26 (1)	DET		BAL	L,7-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	70	Jun 26 (2)	DET		BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	71	Jun 27	DET		BAL	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	72	Jun 28	DET		BAL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	73	Jun 29	DET		KCA	L,3-10	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	74	Jun 30	DET		KCA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75	Jul 1	DET		KCA	W,5-4	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
68	76	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
69	77	Jul 3	DET		CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	78	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CLE	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	79	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,9-12	CG	54	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
72	80	Jul 5	DET		CLE	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	81	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	82	Jul 9 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
75	83	Jul 10	DET	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	84	Jul 11	DET	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	85	Jul 12 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	86	Jul 12 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
79	87	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	88	Jul 15	DET	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
81	89	Jul 16	DET	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	90	Jul 17	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	91	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
84	92	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	93	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	94	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	95	Jul 22	DET		WSH	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	96	Jul 23	DET		WSH	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	97	Jul 24	DET		NYY	W,4-2	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
90	98	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	99	Jul 26	DET		NYY	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
92	100	Jul 27	DET		BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	110 (9)	Aug 7	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
94	111	Aug 8	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	112	Aug 9	DET	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	113	Aug 11	DET		CHW	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	114	Aug 12	DET		CHW	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	115	Aug 13	DET		CHW	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	116	Aug 14	DET		CLE	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	117	Aug 15	DET		CLE	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	118	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	119	Aug 18	DET		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	120	Aug 19	DET		NYY	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
104	121	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,14-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	122	Aug 21	DET		BOS	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
106	123	Aug 22	DET		BOS	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
107	124	Aug 23	DET		BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
108	125	Aug 24	DET		BAL	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
109	126	Aug 25	DET		WSH	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	127	Aug 26	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
111	128	Aug 28	DET	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	129	Aug 29	DET	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	130	Aug 30	DET	@	KCA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	131	Sep 1	DET	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
115	132	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
116	133	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
117	134	Sep 4	DET		KCA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	135	Sep 5	DET		KCA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	136	Sep 6	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
120	137	Sep 7 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,14-15	CG	46	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	138	Sep 7 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
122	139	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	140	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	141	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
125	142	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	143	Sep 13	DET	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
127	144	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	145	Sep 15	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	146	Sep 16	DET	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	147	Sep 18	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
131	148	Sep 19	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
132	149	Sep 20	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
133	150	Sep 22	DET		KCA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	151	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
135	152	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
136	153	Sep 26	DET		CHW	L,5-10	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
137	154	Sep 27	DET		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							139gm		1199.0	245	6	3	254	0