1945
Born April 11, 1945
Bradford, ON, CAN
Mike Kilkenny Notable
b. April 11, 1945 · Detroit Tigers 1969–1972, Oakland Athletics 1972, San Diego Padres 1972, Cleveland Indians 1972–1973
Mike Kilkenny played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1969 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1973.
He went 23 and 18 with a 4.43 earned run average, pitching 410 innings in 139 games. He struck out 301 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 140 games he batted .070, with 8 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Bradford, ON, CAN on April 11, 1945, and died on June 28, 2018. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | DET | 39 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .054 |
| 1970 | DET | 37 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .077 |
| 1971 | DET | 30 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .083 |
| 1972 | CLE/DET/OAK/SDP | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .071 |
| 1973 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 140 | 114 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 0 | .070 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | DET | 8 | 6 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 128.1 | 99 | 48 | 63 | 97 | 3.37 |
| 1970 | DET | 7 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 129.0 | 141 | 74 | 70 | 105 | 5.16 |
| 1971 | DET | 4 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 86.1 | 83 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 5.00 |
| 1972 | CLE/DET/OAK/SDP | 4 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 64.1 | 59 | 27 | 42 | 49 | 3.78 |
| 1973 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22.50 |
| Career | — | 23 | 18 | 139 | 54 | 4 | 410.0 | 387 | 202 | 224 | 301 | 4.43 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died June 28, 2018
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