Ken Keltner Notable

b. October 31, 1916 · Cleveland Indians 1937–1944, 1946–1949, Boston Red Sox 1950

Ken Keltner divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the Cleveland Indians from 1937, then the Boston Red Sox through 1950.

He collected 1,570 hits over 1,526 games, batting .276 with 852 runs batted in. He finished with 163 home runs, 308 doubles, 69 triples, 514 walks and 39 stolen bases.

He played 1,500 games at third base, with 3,070 assists and 171 errors. He turned 306 double plays.

He was selected to seven All-Star teams between 1940 and 1948. He hit three home runs in a game in 1939.

He was born in Milwaukee, WI, USA on October 31, 1916, and died on December 12, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	7	1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1942, 1944

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1937	CLE	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
1938	CLE	149	576	86	159	31	9	26	113	33	75	4	.276
1939	CLE	154	587	84	191	35	11	13	97	51	41	6	.325
1940	CLE	149	543	67	138	24	10	15	77	51	56	10	.254
1941	CLE	149	581	83	156	31	13	23	84	51	56	2	.269
1942	CLE	152	624	72	179	34	4	6	78	20	36	4	.287
1943	CLE	110	427	47	111	31	3	4	39	36	20	2	.260
1944	CLE	149	573	74	169	41	9	13	91	53	29	4	.295
1946	CLE	116	398	47	96	17	1	13	45	30	38	0	.241
1947	CLE	151	541	49	139	29	3	11	76	59	45	5	.257
1948	CLE	153	558	91	166	24	4	31	119	89	52	2	.297
1949	CLE	80	246	35	57	9	2	8	30	38	26	0	.232
1950	BOS	13	28	2	9	2	0	0	2	3	6	0	.321
Career	—	1526	5683	737	1570	308	69	163	852	514	480	39	.276

On this day & linked events

1916

Born October 31, 1916

Milwaukee, WI, USA

1991

Died December 12, 1991

1937

Major-league debut: Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner made a major-league debut on October 2, 1937.

1939

Ken Keltner's Three-Home-Run Game, 1939

Ken Keltner hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox on May 25, 1939.

1950

Final major-league game: Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner played a final major-league game on May 25, 1950.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain