Ken Chase Notable

b. October 6, 1913 · Washington Senators 1936–1941, Boston Red Sox 1942–1943, New York Giants 1943

Ken Chase played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1936 and closing with the New York Giants in 1943.

He went 53 and 84 with a 4.27 earned run average, pitching 1,165 innings in 188 games. He struck out 582, completed 62 of his 160 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 190 games he batted .165, with 69 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 9 doubles.

He was born in Oneonta, NY, USA on October 6, 1913, and died on January 16, 1985. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1936	WSH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1937	WSH	14	29	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	.034
1938	WSH	32	48	2	10	0	0	0	5	4	13	.208
1939	WSH	32	89	6	15	3	0	0	7	1	21	.169
1940	WSH	35	92	8	15	2	1	1	9	4	22	.163
1941	WSH	33	74	3	11	1	0	0	3	2	15	.149
1942	BOS	13	33	5	6	2	1	0	2	0	7	.182
1943	BOS/NYG	30	53	3	10	1	0	0	0	1	9	.189
Career	—	190	419	28	69	9	2	1	27	12	97	.165

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1936	WSH	0	0	1	0	0	2.1	2	3	4	1	11.57
1937	WSH	4	3	14	9	0	76.1	74	35	60	43	4.13
1938	WSH	9	10	32	21	1	150.0	151	93	113	64	5.58
1939	WSH	10	19	32	31	0	232.0	215	98	114	118	3.80
1940	WSH	15	17	35	34	0	261.2	260	94	143	129	3.23
1941	WSH	6	18	33	30	0	205.2	228	116	115	98	5.08
1942	BOS	5	1	13	10	0	80.1	82	34	41	34	3.81
1943	BOS/NYG	4	16	28	25	0	156.2	176	80	104	95	4.60
Career	—	53	84	188	160	1	1165.0	1188	553	694	582	4.27

On this day & linked events

1913

Born October 6, 1913

Oneonta, NY, USA

1985

Died January 16, 1985

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain