1935
Born August 12, 1935
Huntsville, AL, USA
Ken McBride Notable
b. August 12, 1935 · Chicago White Sox 1959–1960, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1964, California Angels 1965
Ken McBride played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1959 and closing with the California Angels in 1965.
He went 40 and 50 with a 3.79 earned run average, pitching 807.7 innings in 151 games. He struck out 503, completed 28 of his 122 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 160 games he batted .144, with 38 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 11 doubles.
He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1961 to 1963.
He was born in Huntsville, AL, USA on August 12, 1935. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1961, 1962, 1963 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CHW | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1960 | CHW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | LAA | 45 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | .084 |
| 1962 | LAA | 24 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .164 |
| 1963 | LAA | 38 | 87 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .172 |
| 1964 | LAA | 29 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .214 |
| 1965 | CAL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 160 | 264 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 102 | 0 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 22.2 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3.18 |
| 1960 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.86 |
| 1961 | LAA | 12 | 15 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 241.2 | 229 | 98 | 102 | 180 | 3.65 |
| 1962 | LAA | 11 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 149.1 | 136 | 58 | 70 | 83 | 3.50 |
| 1963 | LAA | 13 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 251.0 | 198 | 91 | 82 | 147 | 3.26 |
| 1964 | LAA | 4 | 13 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 116.1 | 104 | 68 | 75 | 66 | 5.26 |
| 1965 | CAL | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6.14 |
| Career | — | 40 | 50 | 151 | 122 | 3 | 807.2 | 717 | 340 | 363 | 503 | 3.79 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Major-league debut: Ken McBride
Ken McBride made a major-league debut on August 4, 1959.
1965
Final major-league game: Ken McBride
Ken McBride played a final major-league game on August 15, 1965.
Image: Desert Sun photographer, public domain