1918
Born August 23, 1918
Burnsville, NC, USA
Ken Holcombe Notable
b. August 23, 1918 · New York Yankees 1945, Cincinnati Reds 1948, Chicago White Sox 1950–1952, St. Louis Browns 1952, Boston Red Sox 1953
Ken Holcombe played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1945 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1953.
He went 18 and 32 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 375 innings in 99 games. He struck out 118 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 99 games he batted .179, with 19 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Burnsville, NC, USA on August 23, 1918, and died on March 15, 2010. 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 | NYY | 23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .133 |
| 1948 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | CHW | 24 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .156 |
| 1951 | CHW | 28 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .250 |
| 1952 | CHW/SLB | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .077 |
| 1953 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 99 | 106 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 55.1 | 43 | 11 | 27 | 20 | 1.79 |
| 1948 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.71 |
| 1950 | CHW | 3 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 96.0 | 122 | 49 | 45 | 37 | 4.59 |
| 1951 | CHW | 11 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 159.1 | 142 | 67 | 68 | 39 | 3.78 |
| 1952 | CHW/SLB | 0 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 56.0 | 58 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 5.30 |
| 1953 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 18 | 32 | 99 | 48 | 2 | 375.0 | 377 | 166 | 170 | 118 | 3.98 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Died March 15, 2010
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain