Ken Polivka

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: January 21, 1921 in Chicago, IL us

Died: July 23, 1988 in Aurora, IL

Buried: St. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Naperville, IL

Debut: April 18, 1947 (Age 26-087d, 7,964th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 23, 1947 (Age 26-092d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Full Name: Kenneth Lyle Polivka

Nicknames: Soup

Career

0.1

3.00

3.0

2.000

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1940	19	CIN-min	C	11	14	.440	4.46	36						230.0	208	142	114		170									1.643	8.1		6.7			OGD PION
1941	20	CIN-min	C	13	11	.542	2.88	32						216.0	184	99	69		110									1.361	7.7		4.6			OGD PION
1942	21	CIN-min	B,A1	9	6	.600	2.47	24						146.0	103	54	40		79									1.247	6.3		4.9			CLM,BIR SALL,SOUA
1946	25	CIN-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.26	34	7		2	0		93.0	99	60	44		41		54	0	1	3				1.505	9.6		4.0	5.2	1.32	SYR IL
1947	26	CIN-min	A	3	5	.375	3.00	10			3	0		57.0	51	24	19		25		41	2	0	4				1.333	8.1		3.9	6.5	1.64	CLM SALL
1947	26	CIN	NL	0	0		3.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	15	155	4.83	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.33
1949	28	CIN-min	AA	7	4	.636	5.82	34	9		1	0		99.0	76	120	64		40		53	2	0	3				1.172	6.9		3.6	4.8	1.33	TUL TL
1950	29	CIN-min	AA	2	7	.222	2.97	34	10					103.0	103	43	34		35									1.340	9.0		3.1			TUL TL
1951	30	CIN-min	A,AA	16	12	.571	2.84	36	9					244.0	241	104	77	4	76									1.299	8.9	0.1	2.8			CHL,CLM,TUL CENL,SALL,TL
1952	31	CIN-min	A	13	9	.591	2.75	33	28					213.0	187	82	65	8	85									1.277	7.9	0.3	3.6			CLM SALL
1953	32	CIN-min	A	17	7	.708	3.36	30	26					222.0	202	96	83	16	85									1.293	8.2	0.6	3.4			CLM SALL
1954	33	CIN-min	A	1	2	.333		4																										CLM SALL
1955	34	CIN-min	D	15	4	.789	2.52	30	8		7	0		132.0	112	57	37	4	40		106	4	0	4				1.152	7.6	0.3	2.7	7.2	2.65	MOU GAFL
1 Yr				0	0		3.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	15	155	4.83	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.33
162 Game Avg.				0	0		3.00	68	0	68	0	0	0	102	102	34	34	0	102	0	34	0	0	0	510	155	4.83	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.33