Kenneth Lawrence Hunt
[edit] Biography
Ken Hunt (Kenneth Lawrence Hunt) was born on July 13, 1934 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1959 for the New York Yankees. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 25 home runs and 84 RBI. Hunt played for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Hunt's best season was 1961, when he slugged 25 home runs and knocked in 84 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1959
| NY
| A
| 6
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .308
| .417
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 25
| 22
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .407
| .364
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 149
| 479
| 70
| 122
| 25
| 84
| .255
| .325
| .484
| 29
| 3
| 49
| 120
| 4
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 12
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 13
| 11
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .182
| .250
| .455
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 4
| .200
| .273
| .350
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 59
| 142
| 17
| 26
| 5
| 16
| .183
| .261
| .345
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 49
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 66
| 162
| 18
| 30
| 6
| 20
| .185
| .263
| .346
| 6
| 1
| 17
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 51
| 96
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 4
| .135
| .243
| .208
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 310
| 782
| 107
| 177
| 33
| 111
| .226
| .303
| .417
| 42
| 4
| 85
| 222
| 5
| 9
| 9
| 4
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1959
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 2
| 29
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 29
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| LF
| 17
| 6
| 66
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| CF
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| OF
| 24
| 6
| 86
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| OF
| 134
| 119
| 1074.2
| 261
| 6
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 17.1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| CF
| 111
| 103
| 913.1
| 224
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| RF
| 22
| 15
| 144
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| OF
| 49
| 37
| 337.1
| 69
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| RF
| 26
| 23
| 198.1
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| LF
| 22
| 12
| 124
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 27
| 24
| 207.1
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 23
| 13
| 132
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 54
| 42
| 379.1
| 81
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 5
| 5
| 40
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 33
| 30
| 246
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 37
| 30
| 251
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 254
| 199
| 1820
| 441
| 8
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 154
| 138
| 1216.1
| 314
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 56
| 41
| 383.1
| 64
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 49
| 20
| 220.1
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1952).
- Selected by Los Angeles Angels from New York Yankees in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Sold by Los Angeles Angels to Washington Senators (September 12, 1963).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bob Humphreys (April 2, 1966).
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