Ken Suarez
[edit] Biography
Ken Suarez (Kenneth Raymond Suarez) was born on April 12, 1943 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1966 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 1 home run and 27 RBI. Suarez played for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers over the course of his 7 year career.
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| 1966
| KC
| A
| 35
| 69
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .145
| .298
| .174
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 39
| 63
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 9
| .238
| .387
| .413
| 5
| 0
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 17
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 85
| 7
| 25
| 1
| 9
| .294
| .400
| .388
| 5
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 5
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| 50
| 123
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 9
| .203
| .310
| .285
| 7
| 0
| 18
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 25
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .152
| .167
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 93
| 278
| 25
| 69
| 1
| 27
| .248
| .334
| .299
| 11
| 0
| 33
| 16
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 295
| 661
| 57
| 150
| 5
| 60
| .227
| .330
| .297
| 29
| 1
| 99
| 97
| 7
| 9
| 5
| 9
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| KC
| A
| C
| 34
| 26
| 233
| 145
| 20
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 18
| 12
| 0
| .954
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| C
| 36
| 22
| 201
| 170
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 2
| .979
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| C
| 11
| 1
| 26.1
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| C
| 36
| 29
| 267.2
| 191
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 11
| 0
| .991
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| C
| 48
| 39
| 357
| 268
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 13
| 0
| .993
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| C
| 16
| 6
| 67.1
| 53
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .965
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| C
| 90
| 88
| 755.1
| 501
| 44
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 50
| 32
| 1
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 271
| 211
| 1907.2
| 1350
| 121
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 14
| 102
| 82
| 3
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Kansas City Athletics (1965).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1967).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Roy Foster, Mike Paul and Rich Hand to Texas Rangers in exchange for Del Unser, Denny Riddleberger, Terry Ley and Gary Jones (December 2, 1971).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Leo Cardenas (February 12, 1974).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Rusty Torres and cash to California Angels in exchange for Frank Robinson (September 12, 1974).
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