Ken Sears

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: July 6, 1917 in Streator, IL us

Died: July 17, 1968 in Bridgeport, TX

Buried: Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, TX

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: May 2, 1943 (Age 25-300d, 9,450th in major league history)
vs. WSH 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1946 (Age 28-362d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Kenneth Eugene Sears

Nicknames: Ziggy

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1943 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

202

.282

RBI

OBP

.338

SLG

.347

OPS

.684

OPS+

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

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	May 2 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	11 (1)	May 4	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
3	12	May 5	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
4	18 (5)	May 9 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	36 (17)	Jun 5	NYY		SLB	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	6	0	1	7	0
6	38 (1)	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
7	39	Jun 10	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	40	Jun 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
9	41	Jun 12	NYY	@	PHA	W,14-5	GS	27	6.1	5	0	0	5	0
10	42	Jun 13 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	45 (2)	Jun 15	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
12	46	Jun 16	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
13	47	Jun 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-8	GS	37	8.0	4	3	0	7	0
14	48	Jun 18	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
15	50 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
16	51	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	52	Jun 22	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
18	53	Jun 23 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
19	56 (2)	Jun 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	58 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	46	11.0	6	1	0	7	0
21	59	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	60	Jul 1	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	19	4.0	1	1	1	3	0
23	61	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-12	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
24	64 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	67 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	GS	31	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	69 (1)	Jul 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-0	GF	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	71 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
28	74 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
29	78 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	GS	0		8	2	0	10	1
30	85 (6)	Jul 25 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	GS	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
31	88 (2)	Jul 28	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	89	Jul 29	NYY		CLE	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	93 (3)	Aug 1 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
34	100 (6)	Aug 10	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-10	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	101	Aug 11	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-9	GF	23	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	102	Aug 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
37	103	Aug 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
38	104	Aug 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
39	109 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	47	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
40	111 (1)	Aug 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	51	13.0	9	0	1	10	0
41	115 (3)	Aug 22 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
42	118 (2)	Aug 24 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	120 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	123 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	128 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
46	135 (6)	Sep 12 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	147 (11)	Sep 26 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	8	0	0	8	0
48	148	Sep 27	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
49	154 (5)	Oct 2 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
50	155	Oct 3	NYY		SLB	W,5-2	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
							50gm		404.0	233	31	7	271	5