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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	4-33 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 16 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	3 (3-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 16 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
R Lamanno	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
E Dusak	1
T Moore	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	102	5 (4)	Apr 24	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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
2	103	16 (10)	May 10	STL		BSN	L,0-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	104	26 (9)	May 23 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,18-3	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
4	105	29 (2)	May 26	STL	@	NYG	L,7-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	106	33 (3)	May 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	4-6	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9	.67	0.077	3.66	0.25%	1.23	P
6	107	36 (2)	May 31 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	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
7	108	43 (6)	Jun 7	STL		PHI	L,1-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9						P
8	109	45 (1)	Jun 9	STL		BSN	L,5-11	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	.23	-0.006	1.04	-0.02%	-0.11	P
9	110	46	Jun 10	STL		BSN	L,2-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
10	111	49 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	STL		NYG	L,7-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
11	112	53 (3)	Jun 18	STL	@	NYG	W,12-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
12	113	56 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
13	114	60 (3)	Jun 25	STL	@	BRO	L,2-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
14	115	64 (3)	Jun 30	STL	@	CHC	L,1-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	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	116	66 (1)	Jul 2	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
16	117	67	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,6-8	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
17	118	69 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	7						PR
18	119	71 (1)	Jul 6	STL		CHC	L,10-12	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9	.25	-0.007	1.09	-0.02%	-0.25	P
19	120	74 (2)	Jul 9	STL		CIN	W,6-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
20	121	79 (4)	Jul 17	STL		PHI	L,10-11	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
21	122	81 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	STL		BRO	L,4-13	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9						P
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds
22	123	93	Jul 29	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	9	.34	-0.017	.03	0.00%	-0.34	P
23	124	95 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	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
24	125	100 (4)	Aug 5	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	1.85	-0.047	.12	0.00%	-0.23	P
25	126	101	Aug 6	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9						P
26	127	104 (2)	Aug 9	CIN		STL	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9						P
27	128	105	Aug 11	CIN		STL	L,4-9	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9	.36	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
28	129	106	Aug 13	CIN		CHC	L,4-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
29	130	112 (5)	Aug 19	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
30	131	115 (2)	Aug 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-10	2-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	9	.29	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.25	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
31	132	125 (9)	Sep 1 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,1-11	6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	9	.05	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
32	133	127 (1)	Sep 5	CIN		STL	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	9						P
33	134	129 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,2-6	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.300	.633	9	1.24	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
34	135	130	Sep 8	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.300	.633	9						P
35	136	137 (6)	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-12	1-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.583	.940	9	.52	0.099	.00	0.00%	0.83	P
36	137	139 (1)	Sep 18	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-12	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.357	.583	.940	9						P
37	138	146 (6)	Sep 25	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-16	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946	9	.25	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.89	P
							4-33		16	14	3	4	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	0	0		1	0	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946		.49	0.121	.60	0.22%	2.26

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