1916
Born November 18, 1916
Knoxville, TN, USA
Ken Burkhart Notable
Ken Burkhart divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1945, then the Cincinnati Reds through 1949.
He went 27 and 20 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 519.7 innings in 148 games. He struck out 181 and threw 6 shutouts. Across 149 games he batted .180, with 27 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Knoxville, TN, USA on November 18, 1916, and died on December 29, 2004. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | STL | 42 | 72 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .181 |
| 1946 | STL | 25 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .147 |
| 1947 | STL | 34 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .125 |
| 1948 | CIN/STL | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .308 |
| 1949 | CIN | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Career | — | 149 | 150 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | STL | 18 | 8 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 217.1 | 206 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 2.90 |
| 1946 | STL | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 100.0 | 111 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 2.88 |
| 1947 | STL | 3 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 95.0 | 108 | 55 | 23 | 44 | 5.21 |
| 1948 | CIN/STL | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 79.0 | 92 | 55 | 30 | 30 | 6.27 |
| 1949 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28.1 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3.18 |
| Career | — | 27 | 20 | 148 | 41 | 7 | 519.2 | 546 | 222 | 165 | 181 | 3.84 |
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