Harvey Kuenn
Harvey Edward Kuenn
Born: December 4, 1930
West Allis, WI USA
Deceased: 1988
Peoria, AZ USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 187
College: University of Wisconsin at Madison
Career: 1952-1966
Minor League Statistics
Harvey Kuenn compiled a career batting average of .303 with 87 home runs and 671 RBI in his 1833-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 85 | 80 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .325 | .349 | .400 | .749 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 731 | 679 | 94 | 209 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 31 | .308 | .356 | .386 | .742 | 262 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 696 | 656 | 81 | 201 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 13 | .306 | .335 | .390 | .725 | 256 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 666 | 620 | 101 | 190 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 27 | .306 | .347 | .423 | .769 | 262 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 657 | 591 | 96 | 196 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 88 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 34 | .332 | .387 | .470 | .857 | 278 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 151 | 679 | 624 | 74 | 173 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 28 | .277 | .327 | .388 | .715 | 242 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 619 | 561 | 73 | 179 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 34 | .319 | .373 | .442 | .815 | 248 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 617 | 561 | 99 | 198 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 37 | .353 | .402 | .501 | .903 | 281 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 126 | 537 | 474 | 65 | 146 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 25 | .308 | .379 | .416 | .795 | 197 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 131 | 529 | 471 | 60 | 125 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 34 | .265 | .329 | .361 | .690 | 170 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 130 | 548 | 487 | 73 | 148 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 37 | .304 | .365 | .433 | .799 | 211 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 120 | 469 | 417 | 61 | 121 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 38 | .290 | .358 | .374 | .732 | 156 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 111 | 390 | 351 | 42 | 92 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 32 | .262 | .329 | .353 | .682 | 124 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 23 | 73 | 59 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .237 | .352 | .237 | .589 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 54 | 143 | 120 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | .217 | .336 | .258 | .594 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 176 | 159 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .296 | .333 | .352 | .686 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 1833 | 7618 | 6913 | 951 | 2092 | 356 | 56 | 87 | 671 | 68 | 56 | 594 | 404 | .303 | .357 | .408 | .765 | 2821 | 143 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 39 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 57 | 4 | 12 | .962 | 5.316 | |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 308 | 441 | 21 | 78 | .973 | 4.832 | |
| 1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 155 | 155 | 1365.0 | 294 | 496 | 28 | 85 | .966 | 5.209 | 5.097 |
| 1955 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 141 | 140 | 1236.7 | 253 | 378 | 29 | 83 | .956 | 4.592 | 4.475 |
| 1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 141 | 140 | 1181.0 | 219 | 388 | 20 | 86 | .968 | 4.626 | 4.305 |
| 1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 136 | 134 | 1186.0 | 225 | 354 | 27 | 86 | .955 | 4.394 | 4.257 |
| 1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 17 | 16 | 144.0 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 4 | .950 | 3.562 | 3.353 |
| 1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 138 | 138 | 1206.3 | 358 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .984 | 2.738 | 2.659 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 137 | 137 | 1199.0 | 247 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .988 | 1.899 | 1.847 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 119 | 116 | 1032.3 | 222 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .966 | 1.996 | 1.924 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 5 | 4 | 37.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.459 | 1.200 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 93 | 91 | 780.7 | 157 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .988 | 1.914 | 1.785 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 32 | 29 | 254.0 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 4 | .890 | 2.303 | 2.031 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 105 | 88 | 824.7 | 160 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .970 | 1.779 | 1.552 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 30 | 29 | 205.0 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 4 | .955 | 2.810 | 2.133 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 64 | 47 | 430.0 | 74 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .975 | 1.633 | 1.219 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 53 | 52 | 400.3 | 41 | 56 | 11 | 1 | .898 | 2.181 | 1.830 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 88 | 78 | 686.0 | 97 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .952 | 1.299 | 1.125 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 11 | 2 | 43.0 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .978 | 9.419 | 4.091 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | .500 |
| 1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 35 | 27 | 226.0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .975 | 1.553 | 1.114 |
| 1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 14 | 13 | 102.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.235 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 7 | 2 | 30.0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.600 | 4.571 |
| 1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 7.200 | 4.000 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 31 | 24 | 182.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.533 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 13 | 12 | 81.0 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .990 | 11.333 | 7.846 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1747 | 1474 | 12848.0 | 3028 | 2345 | 191 | 468 | .966 | 3.764 | 3.076 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | LF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.235 | 4.000 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | RF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.304 | 3.667 |
Awards
1953 - AL Rookie of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
