Ken Harrelson

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: September 4, 1941 in Woodruff, SC us

High School: Benedictine HS (Savannah, GA)

Debut: June 9, 1963 (Age 21-278d, 12,117th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1971 (Age 29-289d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Kenneth Smith Harrelson

Nicknames: Hawk

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.6

2941

703

131

.239

374

RBI

421

OBP

.326

SLG

.414

OPS

.740

OPS+

110

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

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	KCA	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
2	2	Apr 13	KCA	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
3	3	Apr 14	KCA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
4	4	Apr 16	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	42	10.2	10	3	0	13	1	1B
5	5	Apr 17	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
6	6	Apr 19	KCA		MIN	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	7	Apr 23	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
8	8	Apr 24	KCA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
9	9	Apr 25	KCA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
10	11 (1)	Apr 28	KCA	@	DET	L,5-13	CG	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
11	12	Apr 30	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	13	May 1 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
13	14	May 1 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
14	15	May 3	KCA	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
15	16	May 4	KCA	@	CAL	L,2-13	CG	44	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
16	17	May 5	KCA	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
17	18	May 6	KCA		WSA	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
18	19	May 7	KCA		WSA	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
19	20	May 8	KCA		WSA	L,2-3	CG	36	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
20	21	May 9	KCA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
21	22	May 10	KCA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
22	23	May 11	KCA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
23	24	May 13	KCA		NYY	L,2-4	GS	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B LF
24	25	May 14	KCA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
25	26	May 15 (1)	KCA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
26	27	May 15 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
27	28	May 18 (1)	KCA		CAL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
28	29	May 18 (2)	KCA		CAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
29	30	May 20	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
30	31	May 21	KCA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	32	May 22	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	33	May 23	KCA	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	44	12.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
33	34	May 24	KCA	@	WSA	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
34	35	May 25	KCA	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
35	36	May 27	KCA		BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
36	37	May 28	KCA		BAL	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
37	38	May 29	KCA		BAL	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
38	39	May 30	KCA		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
39	40	May 31	KCA		DET	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	41	Jun 1	KCA		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
41	42	Jun 2	KCA		CLE	W,11-4	GS	28	7.0	8	3	1	12	0	1B
42	43	Jun 3	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
43	44	Jun 4 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-9	GS	36	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
44	45	Jun 4 susp	KCA	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	47	11.1	10	0	0	10	1	1B
45	46	Jun 5	KCA	@	BAL	W,9-4	GS	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
46	47	Jun 7	KCA	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	1	7	2	1B
47	48	Jun 8	KCA	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
48	50 (1)	Jun 10	KCA	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
49	51	Jun 11	KCA	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	55	13.2	13	1	0	14	0	1B
50	52	Jun 12	KCA	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
51	53	Jun 13 (1)	KCA		MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
52	54	Jun 13 (2)	KCA		MIN	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
53	55	Jun 14	KCA		MIN	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
54	56	Jun 15	KCA	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
55	58 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	29	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
56	59	Jun 17	KCA		CAL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
57	61 (1)	Jun 19 (1)	KCA		CAL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
58	64 (2)	Jun 21	KCA		CHW	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
59	66 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	KCA		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
				Player went from Kansas City Athletics to Washington Senators
60	69	Jun 23	WSA		DET	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
61	70	Jun 24	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
62	71	Jun 25	WSA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
63	72	Jun 26 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	L,7-13	CG	40	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
64	73	Jun 26 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
65	74	Jun 28	WSA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
66	75	Jun 29	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	76	Jul 1	WSA		NYY	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
68	77	Jul 2	WSA		NYY	W,10-4	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
69	78	Jul 3	WSA		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	11.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
70	79	Jul 4 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
71	80	Jul 4 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
72	81	Jul 6 (1)	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
73	82	Jul 6 (2)	WSA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	3	1	12	2	1B
74	83	Jul 7	WSA		CHW	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
75	85 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
76	86	Jul 9	WSA	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
77	87	Jul 10 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
78	89 (1)	Jul 14	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
79	90	Jul 15	WSA	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
80	92 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	WSA	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
81	94 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	WSA		MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
82	97 (2)	Jul 21	WSA		MIN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
83	103 (5)	Jul 26	WSA		CAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
84	104	Jul 27	WSA		CAL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
85	105	Jul 29 (1)	WSA		BOS	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
86	106	Jul 29 (2)	WSA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	67	15.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
87	107	Jul 30	WSA		BOS	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
88	108	Jul 31	WSA		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	109	Aug 1	WSA	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
90	110	Aug 2	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
91	111	Aug 3	WSA	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
92	112	Aug 4	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
93	113	Aug 5	WSA	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
94	114	Aug 6	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
95	115	Aug 7	WSA		BAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
96	116	Aug 8	WSA		DET	L,3-5	CG	51	12.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
97	117	Aug 9	WSA		DET	L,3-8	GS	34	7.1	7	1	0	8	0	1B
98	118	Aug 10	WSA		DET	W,6-3	CG	48	12.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
99	119	Aug 12 (1)	WSA		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
100	120	Aug 12 (2)	WSA		BAL	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
101	121	Aug 13	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
102	122	Aug 14	WSA		BAL	L,0-6	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
103	123	Aug 15	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
104	124	Aug 16	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	50	13.0	17	1	0	18	1	1B
105	125	Aug 17	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
106	126	Aug 19	WSA		CAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
107	127	Aug 20	WSA		CAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
108	128	Aug 21	WSA		CAL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
109	129	Aug 23 (1)	WSA		MIN	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
110	130	Aug 23 (2)	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
111	131	Aug 24	WSA		MIN	W,6-5	CG	55	11.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
112	132	Aug 26	WSA		CLE	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
113	133	Aug 27	WSA		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
114	134	Aug 28	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
115	135	Aug 29	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
116	136	Aug 30	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
117	137	Aug 31 (1)	WSA	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
118	138	Aug 31 (2)	WSA	@	KCA	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	140 (1)	Sep 3	WSA	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
120	141	Sep 4	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
121	142	Sep 5 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
122	143	Sep 5 (2)	WSA	@	DET	L,4-7	GS	26	5.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
123	146 (2)	Sep 9	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS	26	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	1B
124	149 (2)	Sep 13	WSA	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
125	153 (3)	Sep 18	WSA		KCA	W,1-0	GF	10	3.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
126	154	Sep 23	WSA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
127	155	Sep 24	WSA		CHW	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	11	1	2	14	1	1B
128	156	Sep 25 (1)	WSA		CHW	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
129	159 (2)	Sep 26 (2)	WSA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
							131gm		1130.1	1129	86	14	1229	95