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Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 14, 2024 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL).

High School: University City HS (University City, MO)

Schools: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1965 (Age 19-305d, 12,398th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1979 (Age 33-320d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth Dale Holtzman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

174

150

ERA

3.49

451

410

2867.1

1601

WHIP

1.289

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-2	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 10	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 15	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 20	OAK		CAL	W,7-6	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-2	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	19 (2)	Apr 28	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	22 (2)	May 3	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	GS	30	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	27 (4)	May 7	OAK		BAL	L,3-9	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 11	OAK		MIN	W,4-1	GS	24	5.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
10	35 (4)	May 16	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	39 (3)	May 20	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43 (3)	May 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-8	GS	20	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	47 (3)	May 29	OAK		DET	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	51 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	OAK	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	56 (4)	Jun 9	OAK	@	MIL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	60 (3)	Jun 14	OAK		NYY	L,1-5	GS	23	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	64 (3)	Jun 18	OAK		BOS	L,1-6	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	68 (3)	Jun 22	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	73 (4)	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	16	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	78 (4)	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-5	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	83 (4)	Jul 7	OAK		BAL	L,1-4	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	86 (2)	Jul 12	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS	30	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	91 (4)	Jul 16	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	95 (3)	Jul 20	OAK	@	CLE	L,9-10	GS	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	100 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	105 (4)	Aug 1	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS	35	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	109 (3)	Aug 5 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	114 (4)	Aug 9	OAK		BOS	L,2-6	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	118 (3)	Aug 13	OAK		NYY	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	122 (3)	Aug 18	OAK		DET	W,13-3	GS	24	5.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
31	128 (5)	Aug 25	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	132 (3)	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	W,10-5	GS	23	5.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	136 (3)	Sep 3	OAK		CAL	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
34	141 (4)	Sep 8	OAK		TEX	L,1-5	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	145 (3)	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
36	150 (4)	Sep 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS	25	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	154 (3)	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS	34	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	158 (3)	Sep 27	OAK		CHW	L,2-3	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	161 (2)	Oct 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-2		16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							39gm		255.1	5	43	1	49	2