Joe Kuhel
[edit] Biography
Joe Kuhel (Joseph Anthony Kuhel) was born on June 25, 1906 in Cleveland, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on July 31, 1930 for the Washington Senators. In 1931, his rookie year, he hit .269 with 8 home runs and 85 RBI. Kuhel played for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Joe Kuhel's best season was 1936, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .321 average and knocked in 118 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| 18
| 63
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 17
| .286
| .348
| .429
| 3
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| WAS
| A
| 139
| 524
| 70
| 141
| 8
| 85
| .269
| .335
| .410
| 34
| 8
| 47
| 45
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| WAS
| A
| 101
| 347
| 52
| 101
| 4
| 52
| .291
| .353
| .415
| 21
| 5
| 32
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| WAS
| A
| 153
| 602
| 89
| 194
| 11
| 107
| .322
| .385
| .467
| 34
| 10
| 59
| 48
| 2
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| WAS
| A
| 63
| 263
| 49
| 76
| 3
| 25
| .289
| .364
| .392
| 12
| 3
| 30
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| WAS
| A
| 151
| 633
| 99
| 165
| 2
| 74
| .261
| .345
| .338
| 25
| 9
| 78
| 44
| 4
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 149
| 588
| 107
| 189
| 16
| 118
| .321
| .392
| .502
| 42
| 8
| 64
| 30
| 4
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| 136
| 547
| 73
| 155
| 6
| 61
| .283
| .357
| .400
| 24
| 11
| 63
| 39
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| 117
| 412
| 67
| 110
| 8
| 51
| .267
| .376
| .410
| 27
| 4
| 72
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| 139
| 546
| 107
| 164
| 15
| 56
| .300
| .376
| .460
| 24
| 9
| 64
| 51
| 2
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 7
|
| 1940
| CHI
| A
| 155
| 603
| 111
| 169
| 27
| 94
| .280
| .374
| .488
| 28
| 8
| 87
| 59
| 3
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 11
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 153
| 600
| 99
| 150
| 12
| 63
| .250
| .331
| .392
| 39
| 5
| 70
| 55
| 3
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 17
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 115
| 413
| 60
| 103
| 4
| 52
| .249
| .347
| .332
| 14
| 4
| 60
| 22
| 2
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 5
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 153
| 531
| 55
| 113
| 5
| 46
| .213
| .319
| .284
| 21
| 1
| 76
| 45
| 7
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 8
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 139
| 518
| 90
| 144
| 4
| 51
| .278
| .364
| .378
| 26
| 7
| 68
| 40
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 12
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| 142
| 533
| 73
| 152
| 2
| 75
| .285
| .378
| .400
| 29
| 13
| 79
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 7
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 14
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .150
| .320
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| 64
| 238
| 24
| 65
| 4
| 20
| .273
| .335
| .387
| 9
| 3
| 21
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1946
| TOT
| A
| 78
| 258
| 26
| 68
| 4
| 22
| .264
| .333
| .368
| 9
| 3
| 26
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2104
| 7984
| 1236
| 2212
| 131
| 1049
| .277
| .359
| .406
| 412
| 111
| 980
| 612
| 39
| 92
| 178
| 0
| 74
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 8
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1931
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 1255
| 57
| 12
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1932
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 761
| 45
| 5
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1933
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 1498
| 61
| 7
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1934
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 618
| 23
| 4
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1935
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 1425
| 87
| 14
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 1452
| 73
| 10
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 1242
| 85
| 9
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 1136
| 59
| 14
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 1256
| 72
| 11
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1940
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 1395
| 91
| 18
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 1444
| 108
| 10
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 1085
| 70
| 11
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 1471
| 106
| 8
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 1251
| 83
| 17
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 1323
| 94
| 16
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 596
| 38
| 4
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1946
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 625
| 41
| 4
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2057
| 0
| 0
| 19386
| 1163
| 173
| 1769
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Zeke Bonura (March 18, 1938).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators (November 24, 1943).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox (June 13, 1946).
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