Ken O'Dea Notable

b. March 16, 1913 · Chicago Cubs 1935–1938, New York Giants 1939–1941, St. Louis Cardinals 1942–1946, Boston Braves 1946

Ken O'Dea played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1935 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1946. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1942 to 1946.

Across 832 games he batted .255, with 560 hits and 262 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 101 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He played 627 games behind the plate, with 2,450 putouts and 48 errors. He turned 44 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1945.

He was born in Lima, NY, USA on March 16, 1913, and died on December 17, 1985. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1945

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1935	CHC	76	202	30	52	13	2	6	38	26	18	0	.257
1936	CHC	80	189	36	58	10	3	2	38	38	18	0	.307
1937	CHC	83	219	31	66	7	5	4	32	24	26	1	.301
1938	CHC	86	247	22	65	12	1	3	33	12	18	1	.263
1939	NYG	52	97	7	17	1	0	3	11	10	16	0	.175
1940	NYG	48	96	9	23	4	1	0	12	16	15	0	.240
1941	NYG	59	89	13	19	5	1	3	17	8	20	0	.213
1942	STL	58	192	22	45	7	1	5	32	17	23	0	.234
1943	STL	71	203	15	57	11	2	3	25	19	25	0	.281
1944	STL	85	265	35	66	11	2	6	37	37	29	1	.249
1945	STL	100	307	36	78	18	2	4	43	50	31	0	.254
1946	BSN/STL	34	89	6	14	2	0	1	5	16	12	0	.157
Career	—	832	2195	262	560	101	20	40	323	273	251	3	.255

On this day & linked events

1913

Born March 16, 1913

Lima, NY, USA

1985

Died December 17, 1985

1935

Major-league debut: Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea made a major-league debut on April 21, 1935.

1946

Final major-league game: Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea played a final major-league game on August 6, 1946.

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