1943
Born April 12, 1943
Tampa, FL, USA
Ken Suarez Notable
b. April 12, 1943 · Kansas City Athletics 1966–1967, Cleveland Indians 1968–1969, 1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1973
Ken Suarez played for three clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1966 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1973.
Across 295 games he batted .227, with 150 hits and 57 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 29 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 273 games behind the plate, with 1,350 putouts and 24 errors. He turned 19 double plays.
He was born in Tampa, FL, USA on April 12, 1943, and died on July 28, 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | KCA | 35 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 2 | .145 |
| 1967 | KCA | 39 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 1 | .238 |
| 1968 | CLE | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1969 | CLE | 36 | 85 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | .294 |
| 1971 | CLE | 50 | 123 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 0 | .203 |
| 1972 | TEX | 25 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .152 |
| 1973 | TEX | 93 | 278 | 25 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 1 | .248 |
| Career | — | 295 | 661 | 57 | 150 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 99 | 97 | 5 | .227 |
On this day & linked events
2023
Died July 28, 2023
Image: Cleveland Indians, public domain