Ken Polivka
Kenneth Lyle Polivka "Soup"
Born: January 21, 1921
Chicago, IL US
Deceased: July 23, 1988
Aurora, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Career: 1940-1955
Major League Statistics
Ken Polivka compiled a career record of 139 wins and 103 losses and a 3.39 ERA in his 398-game pitching career with the Ogden Reds, Columbia Reds, Birmingham Barons, Syracuse Chiefs, Memphis Chicks, Tulsa Oilers, Denver Bears, Charleston Senators, Knoxville Smokies and Moultrie Reds. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1955 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | PION | Ogden Reds | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.46 | 36 | 230.0 | 208 | 142 | 114 | 170 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | C | PION | Ogden Reds | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.88 | 32 | 216.0 | 184 | 99 | 69 | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1.93 | 18 | 126.0 | 82 | 41 | 27 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.85 | 6 | 20.0 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.26 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 93.0 | 99 | 60 | 44 | 41 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.76 | 9 | 0 | 55.0 | 68 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.00 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 57.0 | 51 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.27 | 32 | 179.0 | 181 | 107 | 85 | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5.82 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 99.0 | 76 | 120 | 64 | 40 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 2 | 7 | .222 | 2.97 | 34 | 10 | 103.0 | 103 | 43 | 34 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.03 | 16 | 9 | 95.0 | 97 | 40 | 32 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Charleston Senators | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.74 | 19 | 148.0 | 144 | 64 | 45 | 4 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.75 | 33 | 28 | 213.0 | 187 | 82 | 65 | 8 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.36 | 30 | 26 | 222.0 | 202 | 96 | 83 | 16 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3.07 | 20 | 15 | 129.0 | 130 | 56 | 44 | 4 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | D | GAFL | Moultrie Reds | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.52 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 132.0 | 112 | 57 | 37 | 4 | 40 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 139 | 103 | .574 | 3.39 | 398 | 112 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2118.0 | 1945 | 1078 | 798 | 36 | 953 | 0 | 277 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | PION | Ogden Reds | 43 | 92 | 92 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .304 | .359 | .663 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | PION | Ogden Reds | 52 | 105 | 105 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .400 | .695 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 29 | 77 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .247 | .247 | .377 | .623 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 34 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .130 | .310 | .130 | .441 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 10 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .304 | .385 | .304 | .689 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 41 | 77 | 77 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .364 | .649 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 39 | 45 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .257 | .395 | .343 | .738 | 12 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 34 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Charleston Senators | 21 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .240 | .440 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 22 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 36 | 73 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .233 | .452 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 36 | 82 | 82 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .293 | .341 | .634 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 10 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .462 | .538 | 1.000 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | 34 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .377 | .377 | .525 | .902 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | D | GAFL | Moultrie Reds | 33 | 57 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .260 | .304 | .320 | .624 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 480 | 862 | 835 | 11 | 232 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | .278 | .295 | .347 | .642 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | PION | Ogden Reds | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | C | PION | Ogden Reds | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 34 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .833 | .735 |
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.400 |
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 34 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .765 |
| 1950 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Charleston Senators | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | D | GAFL | Moultrie Reds | P | 30 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .923 | .800 |
| Totals | 393 | 15 | 74 | 8 | 2 | .918 | .226 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | Pioneer League | Ogden Reds | CIN | ||
| 1941 | C | Pioneer League | Ogden Reds | CIN | ||
| 1942 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1942 | A1 | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CIN | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
| 1947 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1947 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
| 1948 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
| 1951 | A | Central League | Charleston Senators | CIN | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
| 1951 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1952 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1953 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1954 | B | Tri-State League | Knoxville Smokies | |||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1955 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Moultrie Reds | CIN |
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