Ken Harrelson

Full Name: Kenneth Smith Harrelson	Primary Position: 1B,OF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/190	First Game: June 9, 1963
Birthdate: September 4, 1941	Final Game: June 20, 1971
Birthplace: Woodruff, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Ken Harrelson (Kenneth Smith Harrelson) was born on September 4, 1941 in Woodruff, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on June 9, 1963 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .230 with 6 home runs and 23 RBI. Harrelson played for the Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 9 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Ken Harrelson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1968, when he slugged 35 home runs, hit for a .275 average and knocked in 109 runs. However, others believe that it was 1969, when he slugged 30 home runs and knocked in 92 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1963	KC	A	79	226	16	52	6	23	.230	.299	.363	10	1	23	58	0	2	1	3	10
1964	KC	A	49	139	15	27	7	12	.194	.263	.381	5	0	13	34	0	0	0	0	6
1965	KC	A	150	483	61	115	23	66	.238	.329	.429	17	3	66	112	1	3	9	3	18
1966	WAS	A	71	250	25	62	7	28	.248	.321	.372	8	1	26	53	1	4	4	2	8
1966	KC	A	63	210	24	47	5	22	.224	.312	.319	5	0	27	59	0	1	9	3	3
1966	TOT	A	134	460	49	109	12	50	.237	.317	.348	13	1	53	112	1	5	13	5	11
1967	WAS	A	26	79	10	16	3	10	.203	.261	.316	0	0	7	15	0	1	1	1	3
1967	KC	A	61	174	23	53	6	30	.305	.361	.471	11	0	17	17	0	0	8	1	3
1967	BOS	A	23	80	9	16	3	14	.200	.247	.387	4	1	5	12	0	0	1	2	2
1967	TOT	A	110	333	42	85	12	54	.255	.311	.414	15	1	29	44	0	1	10	4	8
1968	BOS	A	150	535	79	147	35	109	.275	.356	.518	17	4	69	90	2	0	2	9	18
1969	CLE	A	149	519	83	115	27	84	.222	.341	.418	13	4	95	96	2	0	17	6	18
1969	BOS	A	10	46	6	10	3	8	.217	.275	.435	1	0	4	6	0	0	0	0	1
1969	TOT	A	159	565	89	125	30	92	.221	.336	.419	14	4	99	102	2	0	17	6	19
1970	CLE	A	17	39	3	11	1	1	.282	.378	.385	1	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	1
1971	CLE	A	52	161	20	32	5	14	.199	.301	.304	2	0	24	21	0	1	1	3	4
Total			900	2941	374	703	131	421	.239	.325	.414	94	14	382	577	6	12	53	33	95

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1963	KC	A	OF	28	26	241.2	43	1	1	0	.978
1963	KC	A	1B	34	31	290.2	283	16	6	24	.980
1963	KC	A	LF	28	26	241.2	43	1	1	0	.978
1964	KC	A	1B	14	9	109.1	105	13	0	14	1.000
1964	KC	A	OF	24	21	182	40	2	1	0	.977
1964	KC	A	LF	24	21	182	40	2	1	0	.977
1965	KC	A	LF	3	2	17	4	0	0	0	1.000
1965	KC	A	1B	125	123	1051	1044	70	9	93	.992
1965	KC	A	RF	1	1	8	1	1	1	0	.667
1965	KC	A	OF	4	3	25	5	1	1	0	.857
1966	WAS	A	1B	70	68	612.1	641	38	6	53	.991
1966	KC	A	1B	58	58	500.2	485	48	8	42	.985
1966	KC	A	LF	3	2	17.1	3	0	0	0	1.000
1966	KC	A	OF	3	2	17.1	3	0	0	0	1.000
1966	TOT	A	1B	128	126	1113	1126	86	14	95	.989
1967	WAS	A	1B	23	21	190.2	215	16	1	17	.996
1967	KC	A	1B	45	41	367	333	25	3	21	.992
1967	BOS	A	OF	23	22	178	25	1	2	0	.929
1967	BOS	A	RF	23	22	178	26	1	2	0	.931
1967	BOS	A	1B	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	1.000
1967	TOT	A	1B	69	62	559.2	551	41	4	38	.993
1968	BOS	A	OF	132	127	1138	241	8	0	1	1.000
1968	BOS	A	RF	132	127	1138	238	8	0	1	1.000
1968	BOS	A	1B	19	17	137	135	9	3	9	.980
1969	CLE	A	1B	16	3	46.1	40	4	0	6	1.000
1969	CLE	A	OF	144	143	1237	257	7	4	2	.985
1969	CLE	A	LF	7	7	61	13	0	1	0	.929
1969	CLE	A	RF	137	136	1176	248	7	3	2	.988
1969	BOS	A	1B	10	10	102	105	11	1	15	.991
1969	TOT	A	1B	26	13	148.1	145	15	1	21	.994
1970	CLE	A	1B	13	13	86	80	7	0	15	1.000
1971	CLE	A	1B	40	39	332.2	311	23	4	29	.988
1971	CLE	A	RF	2	2	12	2	0	0	0	1.000
1971	CLE	A	OF	7	7	43	9	0	0	0	1.000
1971	CLE	A	LF	5	5	31	7	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	365	351	3062	623	20	9	3	.986
Total			1B	468	433	3827.2	3780	280	41	338	.990
Total			RF	295	288	2512	515	17	6	3	.989
Total			LF	70	63	550	110	3	3	0	.974

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (1959).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Washington Senators in exchange for Jim Duckworth (June 23, 1966).
Sold by Washington Senators to Kansas City Athletics (June 9, 1967).
Released by Kansas City Athletics (August 25, 1967).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (August 28, 1967).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Juan Pizarro and Dick Ellsworth to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Sonny Siebert, Joe Azcue and Vicente Romo (April 19, 1969).