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

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

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	BAL		BOS	W,5-1	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 18	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS	37	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 24	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	14 (2)	Apr 28	BAL		CAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (3)	May 4	BAL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	P
6	21 (2)	May 8	BAL		KCR	L,3-6	GS	22	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	24 (2)	May 12	BAL	@	MIL	W,8-6	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	P
9	33 (4)	May 23	BAL		DET	L,6-10	GS	30	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 27	BAL	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 31 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (3)	Jun 5	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	51 (4)	Jun 9	BAL		TEX	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees
14	57	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (4)	Jun 23	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	68 (5)	Jun 28	NYY	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	72 (3)	Jul 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	GS	33	7.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
18	78 (5)	Jul 8	NYY		CHW	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	84 (5)	Jul 16	NYY	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
20	88 (3)	Jul 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,14-9	GS	9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	93 (4)	Jul 25	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
22	98 (4)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS	29	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (5)	Aug 4 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	108 (3)	Aug 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-8	GS	20	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	113 (4)	Aug 14	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
26	117 (3)	Aug 18	NYY		TEX	W,8-6	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	121 (3)	Aug 23	NYY		MIN	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
28	126 (4)	Aug 29	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	131 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS	36	7.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
30	137 (5)	Sep 9	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	142 (4)	Sep 13	NYY		DET	L,1-3	GS	32	7.2	2	2	0	4	1	P
32	148 (5)	Sep 20	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	153 (4)	Sep 24 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
34	159 (5)	Oct 2 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		246.2	19	42	3	64	4