#6 Kenneth "The Strangler" Stranglet, Closer, 22 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Tuesday, 7/8/1952 |
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| Kenneth Stranglet
The Strangler
8/11/1929
22
Tappahannock, VA
6"1
185
Closer
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L
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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Normal
Durable
4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1952 (Automatic)
2 Year(s), 97 Days (441 total Days)
99 Day(s)
3 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Versus RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Talent | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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2
68
4
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Fastball
Changeup
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .906 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 6/14 | @NY1 | W 9-6 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 6/15 | @NY1 | L 5-7 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
| 6/16 | @NY1 | W 7-4 | | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 6/24 | @BSN | W 4-1 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 6/29 | @PIT | W 7-6 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | SV | | | | |
| 6/30 | CIN | W 4-1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 7/4 | CHN | W 9-6 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SV | | | | |
| 7/4 | CHN | W 4-1 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
| 7/5 | PIT | L 0-6 | | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7/6 | PIT | L 0-2 | | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2.20 | 28.2 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 57 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 2.20 | 52.0 | 57 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 24 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 23 | 0 | 100.0 | 31 | 29 | 14.8 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 4.63 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .391 | .381 | .772 |
| vs. RHB | 85 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .380 | .294 | .674 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.95 | 13.2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Road | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0.60 | 15.0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.64 | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| May | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.04 | 8.2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| June | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| July | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.27 | 3.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1950 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 3.20 | 45.0 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | .261 | SLN |
| 1951 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 5.80 | 49.2 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | .344 | SLN |
| 1952 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2.20 | 28.2 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | .333 | SLN,NL |
| Total | 129 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 75 | 4.01 | 123.1 | 133 | 60 | 55 | 3 | 79 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 | .314 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1949, AAA | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.93 | 54.2 | 55 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 | .268 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1950 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLN |
| 1951 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | SLN |
| Total | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 31 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .889 | 28.2 | 2.83 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1949...
Traded from Cincinnati to St. Louis (N) on 3/2/1949 (Going to SLN: P Kenneth Stranglet. Going to CIN: P Harvey Killgoar)...
Earned first career win on 6/13/1950...
Had first career hit on 7/24/1951, off Dick Laymon (PHI)...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
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Saves
1950 - 24 - 4th
1951 - 28 - 5th
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