Ken Kimball
Kenneth Richard Kimball
Born: May 4, 1925
Salt Lake City, UT US
Deceased: June 19, 1997
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1947-1954
Ken Kimball compiled a career record of 84 wins and 70 losses and a 4.11 ERA in his 237-game pitching career with the San Jose Red Sox, Oroville Red Sox, Spokane Indians, Seattle Rainiers, Idaho Falls Russets, Stockton Ports, Sacramento Solons and Edmonton Eskimos. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4.86 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 74.0 | 76 | 64 | 40 | 69 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 1948 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.72 | 11 | 61.0 | 70 | 44 | 32 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | D | FARW | Oroville Red Sox | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.61 | 23 | 157.0 | 142 | 87 | 63 | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | NORW | Spokane Indians | 11 | 9 | .550 | 6.40 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 173.0 | 222 | 149 | 123 | 124 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 1951 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.71 | 24 | 177.0 | 147 | 89 | 73 | 1 | 107 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2.69 | 37 | 33 | 291.0 | 242 | 109 | 87 | 149 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 4 | 11 | .267 | 3.71 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 121.3 | 120 | 68 | 50 | 4 | 46 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.79 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | A | NORW | Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.64 | 28 | 25 | 186.3 | 202 | 116 | 96 | 14 | 84 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 84 | 70 | .545 | 4.11 | 237 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1254.7 | 1238 | 740 | 573 | 20 | 731 | 0 | 206 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 16 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .214 | .290 | .321 | .612 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 11 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | D | FARW | Oroville Red Sox | 24 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .314 | .569 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | NORW | Spokane Indians | 50 | 81 | 72 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .278 | .325 | .389 | .714 | 28 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1951 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 29 | 69 | 69 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .232 | .420 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 41 | 128 | 128 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .305 | .367 | .672 | 47 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 44 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | A | NORW | Edmonton Eskimos | 28 | 66 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .258 | .364 | .621 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 254 | 488 | 473 | 15 | 111 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .235 | .247 | .302 | .550 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | P | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .870 | 1.250 |
| 1948 | D | FARW | Oroville Red Sox | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | NORW | Spokane Indians | P | 49 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .978 | .898 |
| 1951 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 38 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 5 | .950 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | A | NORW | Edmonton Eskimos | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .455 |
| Totals | 237 | 23 | 84 | 6 | 8 | .947 | .451 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1948 | D | Far West League | Oroville Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1948 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1949 | B | Western International League | Spokane Indians | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1951 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | C | California League | Stockton Ports | |||
| 1952 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1954 | A | Western International League | Edmonton Eskimos | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons |
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