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

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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-15 / in Starts: 24-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 8 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 107 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	99 (52-31-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 107 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	65 (33-20-10)

Most Driven In
R Hundley	4
D Young	1
A Spangler	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
D Kessinger	1
R Santo	1
E Banks	1
G Beckert	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	85	3 (2)	Apr 10	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.100	1.45	-0.10%	-2.25	P
2	86	7 (3)	Apr 14	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.38	-0.024	.84	-0.03%	-1.10	P
3	87	11 (3)	Apr 19	CHC	@	MON	W,6-5	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.15	-0.094	5.33	-0.14%	-1.24	P
4	88	16 (4)	Apr 24	CHC		STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.026	1.12	-0.04%	-0.21	P
5	89	21 (4)	Apr 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.70	-0.171	4.06	-0.25%	-1.38	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	90	24 (2)	May 2	CHC		NYM	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.49	-0.025	1.26	-0.04%	-0.40	P
7	91	28 (3)	May 6	CHC		LAD	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.143	.190	9	.84	-0.080	1.82	-0.10%	-0.14	P
8	92	31 (2)	May 11	CHC		SFG	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.167	.287	9	.18	-0.001	.42	0.00%	0.12	P
9	93	35 (3)	May 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,11-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.172	.306	9	.40	-0.059	.90	-0.08%	-0.62	P
10	94	38 (2)	May 20	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.147	.261	9	.60	-0.075	1.45	-0.11%	-1.49	P
11	95	42 (3)	May 24	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-5	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.139	.247	9	1.40	-0.066	3.22	-0.09%	-0.64	P
12	96	46 (3)	May 28	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-8	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.125	.179	.304	9	.67	-0.015	1.52	-0.02%	0.35	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	97	49 (2)	Jun 1	CHC		ATL	W,13-4	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.143	.195	.338	9	.57	0.036	1.15	0.04%	0.15	P
14	98	52 (2)	Jun 6	CHC		CIN	W,14-8	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.205	.360	9	.31	-0.017	.58	-0.02%	-0.08	P
15	99	55 (2)	Jun 10	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.149	.196	.345	9	1.34	-0.066	2.66	-0.08%	-0.56	P
16	100	59 (3)	Jun 14	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.146	.191	.337	9	.83	-0.021	1.46	-0.02%	-0.23	P
17	101	65 (5)	Jun 18	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.135	.176	.311	9	1.74	-0.190	4.76	-0.31%	-1.00	P
18	102	70 (4)	Jun 23	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.148	.189	.337	9	1.69	0.041	5.31	0.08%	0.42	P
19	103	74 (3)	Jun 27	CHC		STL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.143	.182	.325	9	.92	-0.047	1.95	-0.06%	-0.48	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	104	79 (4)	Jul 1	CHC	@	MON	L,4-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.140	.179	.319	9	.70	0.028	1.18	0.03%	0.25	P
21	105	83 (3)	Jul 5	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.155	.193	.348	9	.70	0.028	1.07	0.03%	0.25	P
22	106	87 (3)	Jul 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.155	.193	.348	9						P
23	107	91 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.148	.183	.331	9	.66	-0.093	1.48	-0.13%	-1.51	P
24	108	96 (4)	Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.141	.175	.315	9	.54	-0.043	1.28	-0.06%	-0.68	P
25	109	100 (3)	Jul 24	CHC		LAD	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.134	.167	.301	9	.64	-0.053	1.39	-0.07%	-0.79	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	110	109 (8)	Aug 2	CHC		SDP	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.141	.159	.300	9	.99	-0.084	1.93	-0.10%	-1.11	P
27	111	116 (6)	Aug 10	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.137	.155	.292	9	1.08	-0.052	1.39	-0.04%	-0.40	P
28	112	119 (2)	Aug 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.110	.133	.151	.284	9	1.05	-0.055	1.04	-0.03%	-0.42	P
29	113	123 (3)	Aug 19	CHC		ATL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.145	.273	9	.45	-0.032	.61	-0.03%	-0.95	P
30	114	127 (3)	Aug 23	CHC		HOU	W,11-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.146	.163	.309	9	1.03	-0.020	2.21	-0.03%	0.27	P
31	115	132 (4)	Aug 27	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.122	.143	.159	.301	9	1.66	-0.173	5.12	-0.32%	-1.75	P
32	116	136 (3)	Aug 31	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-4	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.161	.212	.373	9	.93	0.098	2.48	0.16%	2.21	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	117	139 (2)	Sep 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.159	.209	.368	9	.52	-0.013	1.11	-0.02%	-0.16	P
34	118	144 (4)	Sep 10	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.205	.360	9	.81	-0.043	4.07	-0.13%	-0.30	P
35	119	148 (3)	Sep 14	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.217	.388	9	1.59	0.026	4.88	0.05%	0.08	P
36	120	153 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.163	.208	.372	9	2.37	-0.175	2.28	-0.10%	-0.98	P
37	121	157 (3)	Sep 23	CHC		MON	L,3-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.163	.208	.372	9						P
38	122	160 (2)	Sep 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.144	.162	.206	.368	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
39	123	162 (1)	Oct 1	CHC		NYM	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.167	.210	.377	9	1.28	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
							24-15		107	100	5	15	1	1	1	7	2	0	32	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	.150	.167	.210	.377		.98	-1.744	2.10	-2.15%	-17.33

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