Ken Hamlin
[edit] Biography
Ken Hamlin (Kenneth Lee Hamlin) was born on May 18, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on June 17, 1957 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .224 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI. Hamlin played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels and Washington Senators over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .300
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 140
| 428
| 51
| 96
| 2
| 24
| .224
| .297
| .271
| 10
| 2
| 44
| 48
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 13
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 42
| 91
| 4
| 19
| 1
| 5
| .209
| .298
| .275
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 98
| 292
| 29
| 74
| 3
| 22
| .253
| .303
| .325
| 12
| 0
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 6
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 117
| 362
| 45
| 99
| 4
| 22
| .273
| .333
| .370
| 21
| 1
| 33
| 45
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 6
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 66
| 158
| 13
| 34
| 1
| 16
| .215
| .267
| .291
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .273
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 463
| 1331
| 142
| 322
| 11
| 89
| .242
| .305
| .313
| 53
| 4
| 123
| 145
| 3
| 20
| 17
| 5
| 38
|
| Total
|
|
| 468
| 1340
| 143
| 323
| 11
| 89
| .241
| .304
| .311
| 53
| 4
| 125
| 146
| 3
| 20
| 17
| 5
| 38
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 2
| 2
| 16.2
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| SS
| 139
| 127
| 1129.2
| 195
| 341
| 25
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| SS
| 39
| 30
| 257.2
| 63
| 93
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 87
| 74
| 666.2
| 126
| 210
| 13
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 77
| 62
| 540.1
| 145
| 138
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 47
| 31
| 256.1
| 40
| 72
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 50
| 40
| 356
| 90
| 118
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 315
| 264
| 2328
| 430
| 722
| 49
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 129
| 102
| 900.1
| 235
| 256
| 15
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 3, 1957).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Dick Hall and a player to be named later to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Hal Smith (December 9, 1959); Kansas City Athletics received Hank Foiles (December 15, 1959).
- Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Kansas City Athletics in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Traded by Los Angeles Angels with Russ Heman to Toronto (International) in exchange for Billy Moran (June 22, 1961).
- Selected by Washington Senators from Toronto (International) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1961).
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