1914
Born July 26, 1914
Atkins, AR, USA
Ellis Kinder Notable
b. July 26, 1914 · St. Louis Browns 1946–1947, Boston Red Sox 1948–1955, St. Louis Cardinals 1956, Chicago White Sox 1956–1957
Ellis Kinder played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1946 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1957. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1948 to 1955.
He went 102 and 71 with a 3.43 earned run average, pitching 1,479 innings in 484 games. He struck out 749, completed 56 of his 122 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 484 games he batted .142, with 63 hits and 34 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He led the league in saves two times between 1951 and 1953, topping out at 27. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1949, with 6.
He was born in Atkins, AR, USA on July 26, 1914, and died on October 16, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1949 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1949 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | SLB | 33 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .053 |
| 1947 | SLB | 34 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .129 |
| 1948 | BOS | 28 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .097 |
| 1949 | BOS | 43 | 92 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .130 |
| 1950 | BOS | 48 | 71 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .183 |
| 1951 | BOS | 63 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .118 |
| 1952 | BOS | 23 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | BOS | 69 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .379 |
| 1954 | BOS | 48 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .185 |
| 1955 | BOS | 43 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1956 | CHW/STL | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 484 | 444 | 34 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 123 | 0 | .142 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | SLB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 86.2 | 78 | 32 | 36 | 59 | 3.32 |
| 1947 | SLB | 8 | 15 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 194.1 | 201 | 97 | 82 | 110 | 4.49 |
| 1948 | BOS | 10 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 178.0 | 183 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 3.74 |
| 1949 | BOS | 23 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 252.0 | 251 | 94 | 99 | 138 | 3.36 |
| 1950 | BOS | 14 | 12 | 48 | 23 | 9 | 207.0 | 212 | 98 | 78 | 95 | 4.26 |
| 1951 | BOS | 11 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 14 | 127.0 | 108 | 36 | 46 | 84 | 2.55 |
| 1952 | BOS | 5 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 97.2 | 85 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 2.58 |
| 1953 | BOS | 10 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 27 | 107.0 | 84 | 22 | 38 | 39 | 1.85 |
| 1954 | BOS | 8 | 8 | 48 | 2 | 15 | 107.0 | 106 | 43 | 36 | 67 | 3.62 |
| 1955 | BOS | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 66.2 | 57 | 21 | 15 | 31 | 2.83 |
| 1956 | CHW/STL | 5 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 9 | 55.1 | 56 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 3.09 |
| 1957 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 102 | 71 | 484 | 122 | 102 | 1479.2 | 1421 | 564 | 539 | 749 | 3.43 |
On this day & linked events
1968
Died October 16, 1968
1946
Major-league debut: Ellis Kinder
Ellis Kinder made a major-league debut on April 30, 1946.
1957
Final major-league game: Ellis Kinder
Ellis Kinder played a final major-league game on May 8, 1957.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain