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Ken Burkhart

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: November 18, 1916 in Knoxville, TN us

Died: December 29, 2004 in Knoxville, TN

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, TN

High School: Central HS (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: April 21, 1945 (Age 28-154d, 9,924th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 25, 1949 (Age 32-311d)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Kenneth William Burkhart

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1946 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

3.84

148

519.2

181

WHIP

1.368

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-26 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	24 (16-6-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
M Marion	1
W Kurowski	0
J Garagiola	0

Most Driven In By
R Schoendienst	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	68	5 (4)	Apr 19	STL		CHC	L,1-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	69	7 (1)	Apr 23	STL		PIT	L,5-8	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.83	-0.048	4.09	-0.07%	-0.46	P
3	70	10 (2)	Apr 29	STL	@	NYG	L,2-7	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
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
4	71	12 (1)	May 1	STL	@	NYG	L,5-6	2-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.033	1.03	-0.02%	-0.38	P
5	72	20 (7)	May 11 (2)	STL	@	PIT	T,3-3	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.57	-0.117	2.04	-0.09%	-1.28	P
6	73	22 (1)	May 14	STL		NYG	L,4-6	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	74	26 (3)	May 18 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	75	35 (8)	May 27	STL		CHC	L,3-10	3-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.01	0.026	1.13	0.02%	0.21	P
9	76	37 (1)	May 30 (1)	STL		CIN	L,8-12	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
Jun		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
10	77	44 (6)	Jun 6	STL	@	NYG	L,4-7	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
11	78	48 (3)	Jun 11	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
12	79	62 (13)	Jun 26	STL		CIN	L,3-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
13	80	63	Jun 27	STL		CIN	W,6-5	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
14	81	65 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	STL		CIN	L,7-9	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						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
15	82	70 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
16	83	75 (4)	Jul 11 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,4-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.37	-0.067	3.89	-0.11%	-0.72	P
17	84	79 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.40	-0.028	3.95	-0.05%	-0.06	P
18	85	83 (3)	Jul 16	STL	@	BSN	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
19	86	89 (5)	Jul 23	STL		NYG	W,6-5	3-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.26	-0.093	4.83	-0.22%	-0.74	P
20	87	92 (2)	Jul 26	STL		BSN	W,9-5	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.03	0.001	.13	0.00%	0.27	P
21	88	94 (1)	Jul 28	STL		BSN	W,8-7	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
22	89	96 (1)	Jul 30	STL		BRO	L,10-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						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
23	90	100 (3)	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,10-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.41	0.009	.72	0.01%	1.12	P
24	91	108 (7)	Aug 10 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-5	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	9	.58	0.026	2.73	0.07%	1.44	P
25	92	113 (4)	Aug 16	STL	@	PIT	L,7-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.66	-0.017	2.76	-0.04%	-0.17	P
26	93	115 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
27	94	116	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,3-12	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
28	95	126 (9)	Aug 27	STL	@	NYG	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	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
29	96	135 (8)	Sep 7 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
30	97	140 (4)	Sep 13	STL		BRO	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
31	98	142 (1)	Sep 15	STL		NYG	L,5-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
32	99	144 (1)	Sep 17	STL		BSN	L,8-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
33	100	149 (4)	Sep 22 (2)	STL		CHC	L,3-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
34	101	156 (6)	Sep 28	STL	@	CHC	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.73	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
							7-26		26	24	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	2		1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250		1.00	-0.359	2.54	-0.50%	-0.93

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