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Joe Kuhel

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b. June 25, 1906 · Washington Senators 1930–1937, 1944–1946, Chicago White Sox 1938–1943, 1946–1947

Eighteen seasons gave him 2,212 hits, 412 doubles, 111 triples, 1,236 runs, 980 walks and a .277 average, and not one All-Star selection — the game existed for twelve of his seasons. He drove in 118 runs for the 1936 Senators and hit 27 home runs for the 1940 White Sox.

He was among the best fielding first basemen of the period, leading the league in assists and double plays repeatedly, and he stole 178 bases, which first basemen did not.

Washington sold him to Chicago in 1938 and bought him back in 1944, and he managed the Senators for two seasons after the war. Two committees and one writers' ballot have considered him. He died in 1984, at seventy-seven.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1930 WSH 1863918 330 17561 .286
1931 WSH 13952470141 3488 8547457 .269
1932 WSH 10134752101 2154 5232195 .291
1933 WSH 15360289194 341011 107594817 .322
1934 WSH 632634976 1233 2530142 .289
1935 WSH 15163399165 2592 7478445 .261
1936 WSH 149588107189 42816 118643015 .321
1937 WSH 13654773155 24116 6163396 .283
1938 CHW 11741267110 2748 5172359 .267
1939 CHW 139546107164 24915 56645118 .300
1940 CHW 155603111169 28827 94875912 .280
1941 CHW 15360099150 39512 63705520 .250
1942 CHW 11541360103 1444 52602222 .249
1943 CHW 15353155113 2115 46764514 .213
1944 WSH 13951890144 2674 51684011 .278
1945 WSH 14253373152 29132 75793110 .285
1946 CHW/WSH 782582668 934 2226264 .264
1947 CHW 3300 000 0030 .000
Career 2104798412362212 412111131 1049980612178 .277

On this day & linked events

1906

Born June 25, 1906

Cleveland, OH, USA

1984

Died February 26, 1984

1930

Major-league debut: Joe Kuhel

Joe Kuhel made a major-league debut on July 31, 1930.

1947

Final major-league game: Joe Kuhel

Joe Kuhel played a final major-league game on May 11, 1947.

Image: Goudey, public domain