Mike Kekich Notable

b. April 2, 1945 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1965, 1968, New York Yankees 1969–1973, Cleveland Indians 1973, Texas Rangers 1975, Seattle Mariners 1977

Mike Kekich played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1977. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1969 to 1973.

He went 39 and 51 with a 4.59 earned run average, pitching 860.7 innings in 235 games. He struck out 497 and threw 1 shutout. Across 238 games he batted .120, with 25 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on April 2, 1945. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1965	LAD	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	LAD	25	37	3	3	0	0	1	1	9	.081
1969	NYY	28	27	0	3	1	0	1	0	10	.111
1970	NYY	26	32	2	3	0	0	2	2	7	.094
1971	NYY	37	52	2	8	0	0	4	2	11	.154
1972	NYY	29	59	3	8	0	1	4	0	14	.136
1973	CLE/NYY	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1975	TEX	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1977	SEA	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	238	209	11	25	1	1	12	5	51	.120

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1965	LAD	0	1	5	1	0	10.1	10	11	13	9	9.58
1968	LAD	2	10	25	20	0	115.0	116	50	46	84	3.91
1969	NYY	4	6	28	13	1	105.0	91	53	49	66	4.54
1970	NYY	6	3	26	14	0	98.2	103	53	55	63	4.83
1971	NYY	10	9	37	24	0	170.1	167	77	82	93	4.07
1972	NYY	10	13	29	28	0	175.1	172	72	76	78	3.70
1973	CLE/NYY	2	5	21	10	0	64.2	93	54	49	30	7.52
1975	TEX	0	0	23	0	2	31.1	33	13	21	19	3.73
1977	SEA	5	4	41	2	3	90.0	90	56	51	55	5.60
Career	—	39	51	235	112	6	860.2	875	439	442	497	4.59

On this day & linked events

1945

Born April 2, 1945

San Diego, CA, USA

1965

Major-league debut: Mike Kekich

Mike Kekich made a major-league debut on June 9, 1965.

1977

Final major-league game: Mike Kekich

Mike Kekich played a final major-league game on October 1, 1977.

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