Ken Holcombe

Kenneth Edward Holcombe
Born: August 23, 1918
Burnsville, NC US
Deceased: March 15, 2010
Weaverville, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 169
Career: 1938-1954
Major League Statistics

Ken Holcombe compiled a career record of 133 wins and 112 losses and a 3.61 ERA in his 369-game pitching career with the Greensburg Green Sox, Williamson Red Birds, Hamilton Red Wings, Asheville Tourists, Norfolk Tars, Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues, Sacramento Solons, Louisville Colonels and San Francisco Seals. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.

Kansas City Blues

Sacramento Solons

San Francisco Seals

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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
1938	D	PASA2	Greensburg Green Sox	9	8	.529	3.21	34						171.0	172	89	61		72
1939	D	MTNS	Williamson Red Birds	14	12	.538	4.62	31	26					218.0	225	134	112		96
1940	B	PIED	Asheville Tourists	0	1	.000	3.00	3						3.0	6	4	1		5
1940	D	NYPL	Hamilton Red Wings	1	4	.200	5.52	6	4					31.0	24	20	19		17
1941	B	PIED	Norfolk Tars	15	11	.577	3.53	34						222.0	209	97	87		97
1942	AA	IL	Newark Bears	1	1	.500	0.26	15	0		0	0		34.0	18	6	1		21		25	0	0	2
1943	AA	IL	Newark Bears	9	7	.562	3.66	28	20		9	0		160.0	134	72	65		97		84	3	0	4
1944	AA	IL	Newark Bears	17	10	.630	3.82	33	28		16	2		205.0	193	112	87		116		123	4	0	4
1946	AAA	IL	Newark Bears	6	5	.545	3.08	12	12		6	1		76.0	56	32	26		35		29	0	0	0
1946	AAA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	0	4	.000	6.00	10			0	0		21.0	29	18	14		13		9	0	0	1
1947	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	8	9	.471	3.84	34			7	1		122.0	111	73	52		64		56	1	1	5
1948	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	9	10	.474	5.04	27			8	1		150.0	173	101	84		65		58	3	0	3
1949	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	19	10	.655	2.86	36			19	4		249.0	200	98	79		108		128	2	0	7
1952	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	5	2	.714	3.86	9	9		4	3		63.0	57	29	27		12		30	0	1	2
1953	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	10	8	.556	2.98	23	23		8	2		154.0	156	61	51	7	41		57	2	0	0
1954	Open	PCL	San Francisco Seals	10	10	.500	3.07	34	30		8	3		205.0	191	73	70	8	85		75	4	1	4
Totals				133	112	.543	3.61	369	152	0	85	17	0	2084.0	1954	1019	836	15	944	0	674	19	3	32	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
1938	D	PASA2	Greensburg Green Sox	34	65	65		9	0	0	0						.138	.138	.138	.277	9
1939	D	MTNS	Williamson Red Birds	33	83	83		14	1	0	0						.169	.169	.181	.349	15
1941	B	PIED	Norfolk Tars	35	78	78		11	1	0	0						.141	.141	.154	.295	12
1942	AA	IL	Newark Bears	15	11	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	.200	.273	.200	.473	2	0	0	0
1943	AA	IL	Newark Bears	28	59	53	4	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	12	.189	.246	.208	.453	11		0	2
1944	AA	IL	Newark Bears	33	82	71	8	10	1	0	0	6	0	0	7	17	.141	.218	.155	.373	11	1	0	4
1946	AAA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	10	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0
1946	AAA	IL	Newark Bears	13	29	23	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	.174	.240	.261	.501	6	0	0	4
1947	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	34	41	37	2	4	0	1	0	2	0		2	12	.108	.154	.162	.316	6		0	2
1948	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	27	51	49	2	7	0	0	0	4	0		0	18	.143	.143	.143	.286	7		0	2
1949	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	36	101	81	11	11	0	0	0	7	0		9	20	.136	.222	.136	.358	11		0	11
1952	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	9	25	25		6									.240	.240	.240	.480	6
1953	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	23	60	53	3	5	2	0	0	5	0		3	18	.094	.143	.132	.275	7	0	0	4
1954	Open	PCL	San Francisco Seals	35	73	63	6	11	3	0	0	6	0		6	21	.175	.246	.222	.469	14	0	0	4	0
Totals				365	764	695	39	104	11	1	0	32	0	0	36	134	.150	.192	.168	.360	117	1	0	33	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1938	D	PASA2	Greensburg Green Sox	P	34						.000
1939	D	MTNS	Williamson Red Birds	P	31						.000
1940	B	PIED	Asheville Tourists	P	3						.000
1941	B	PIED	Norfolk Tars	P	34						.000
1942	AA	IL	Newark Bears	P	15	2	5	0	0	1.000	.467
1943	AA	IL	Newark Bears	P	28	15	46	1	3	.984	2.179
1944	AA	IL	Newark Bears	P	33	15	52	1	2	.985	2.030
1946	AAA	IL	Newark Bears	P	12	4	17	1	0	.955	1.750
1946	AAA	AA2	Kansas City Blues	P	10	2	5	1	0	.875	.700
1947	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	34	9	29	1	2	.974	1.118
1948	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	27	9	42	0	0	1.000	1.889
1949	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	36	17	62	2	4	.975	2.194
1952	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	9						.000
1953	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	23	7	35	1	3	.977	1.826
1954	Open	PCL	San Francisco Seals	P	34	11	32	3	1	.935	1.265
Totals					363	91	325	11	15	.974	1.146

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1938	D	Penn State League	Greensburg Green Sox	BRO
1939	D	Mountain State League	Williamson Red Birds	SLN
1940	D	PONY League	Hamilton Red Wings	SLN
1940	B	Piedmont League	Asheville Tourists	SLN
1941	B	Piedmont League	Norfolk Tars	NYA
1942	AA	International League	Newark Bears	NYA
1943	AA	International League	Newark Bears	NYA
1944	AA	International League	Newark Bears	NYA
1946	AAA	International League	Newark Bears	NYA
1946	AAA	American Association 2	Kansas City Blues	NYA
1947	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons
1948	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons
1949	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons
1952	AAA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1953	AAA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1954	Open	Pacific Coast League	San Francisco Seals

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