Cal Koonce
[edit] Biography
Born on November 18, 1940 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cal Koonce (Calvin Lee Koonce) played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 10 year career. Koonce broke into the bigs on April 14, 1962 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.97 ERA in 190.2 innings pitched in 1962, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Cal Koonce's best season was 1968, when he posted a 2.41 ERA, notched 11 saves and struck out 50 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 30
| 10
| 10
| 3.97
| 84
| 93
| 84
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 190.2
| 200
| 17
| 86
| 3
| 2
| 7
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 13
| 2
| 6
| 4.58
| 44
| 43
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72.2
| 75
| 9
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2.03
| 17
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 30
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 23
| 7
| 9
| 3.69
| 88
| 83
| 71
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 173
| 181
| 17
| 52
| 8
| 2
| 6
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 3.81
| 65
| 57
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 108.2
| 113
| 13
| 35
| 9
| 2
| 1
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 2.80
| 24
| 16
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 45
| 45
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4.59
| 28
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 51
| 52
| 2
| 21
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| 45
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 3.75
| 52
| 43
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 96
| 97
| 4
| 28
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| 55
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 2.41
| 50
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 97
| 80
| 4
| 32
| 11
| 4
| 1
|
| 1969
| NY
| N
| 40
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 4.99
| 48
| 53
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 83
| 85
| 8
| 42
| 8
| 4
| 3
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3.27
| 10
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 25
| 2
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 3.54
| 37
| 32
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 76.1
| 64
| 7
| 29
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| 36
| 8
| 3
| 6
| 3.48
| 47
| 41
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 98.1
| 89
| 9
| 43
| 8
| 3
| 4
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.57
| 9
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 22
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 298
| 81
| 44
| 44
| 3.76
| 458
| 416
| 365
| 8
| 3
| 22
| 874
| 886
| 75
| 328
| 54
| 17
| 22
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 36
| 9
| 3
| 5
| 3.98
| 46
| 48
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 97.1
| 86
| 10
| 40
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 334
| 90
| 47
| 49
| 3.78
| 504
| 464
| 408
| 9
| 3
| 24
| 971.1
| 972
| 85
| 368
| 57
| 20
| 25
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 30
| 190.2
| 17
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 4
| 1
| .939
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| P
| 21
| 13
| 72.2
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 23
| 173
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| P
| 45
| 5
| 108.2
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 1
| .969
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| P
| 11
| 6
| 45
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 51
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| P
| 45
| 6
| 96
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| P
| 55
| 2
| 96.2
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| NY
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 83
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| P
| 23
| 8
| 76.1
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .967
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| P
| 36
| 8
| 98.1
| 10
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 0
| .971
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| P
| 13
| 1
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 334
| 90
| 971
| 81
| 195
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 14
| 57
| 30
| 7
| .982
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 64
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .094
| .108
| .109
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .105
| .190
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 49
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .102
| .200
| .122
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .130
| .231
| .174
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 13
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .154
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| 47
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| 55
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| NY
| N
| 40
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .235
| .235
| .235
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 21
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .095
| .231
| .095
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| 36
| 22
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .091
| .222
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 300
| 217
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 5
| .101
| .156
| .115
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 90
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 36
| 22
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .091
| .250
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 336
| 239
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 8
| .100
| .166
| .113
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 99
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (May 31, 1961).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to New York Mets (August 2, 1967).
- Sold by New York Mets to Boston Red Sox (June 8, 1970).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (August 17, 1971).
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