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Ken Ash

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: September 16, 1901 in Anmoore, WV us

Died: November 15, 1979 in Clarksburg, WV

Buried: Elk View Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, WV

High School: Washington Irving HS (Clarksburg, WV)

School: West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)

Debut: April 17, 1925 (Age 23-213d, 6,174th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1930 (Age 29-010d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Kenneth Lowther Ash

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.96

161.1

WHIP

1.469

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-23 / in Starts: 2-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 4

1929 Pitching Game Log

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1929 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	11	3	Apr 18	CIN		STL	L,1-3	8-GF		99	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.79	8		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.06%
2	12	9	Apr 27(2)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	CG(8)	L(0-1)	8	8.0	9	7	2	2	3	1	0	1.80	3.89	36	47	0	0	0	34	1	1	0	2	0	3	2.35	-0.26%
3	13	11	Apr 29	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	3.79	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	0.06%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	14	13	May 1	CIN		CHC	T,4-4	8-9		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	3.49	6		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.07%
5	15	19	May 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS-2		7	1.0	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	3.86	3.65	8	24	0	1	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.22%
6	16	25	May 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-9	6-GF(8)		7	3.0	4	5	5	3	0	2	1	5.82	5.74	15		0	1	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	-0.12%
7	17	30	May 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-11	GS-3	L(0-2)	4	2.1	4	7	4	3	0	0	1	6.98	6.00	16	24	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.29	-0.17%
8	18	35	May 29(1)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.64	5.84	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.02%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
9	19	40	Jun 1	CIN		BSN	W,3-2	GS-7		2	6.2	5	2	1	2	2	0	1	5.33	5.28	28	58	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	2	.24	0.02%
10	20	49	Jun 11	CIN		NYG	L,0-9	9-GF		9	1.0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	5.79	5.29	7		0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	.00	0.00%
11	21	51	Jun 14	CIN		BRO	L,4-5	10-GF(11)	L(0-3)	2	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.70	5.16	8		0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.33	-0.01%
12	22	52	Jun 15	CIN		BRO	L,7-8	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.52	5.02	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.00%
13	23	53	Jun 16(1)	CIN		PIT	L,3-8	8-GF		0	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.29	5.02	5		0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
14	24	57	Jun 19	CIN		PIT	L,5-6	7-8		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.98	4.83	6		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.04	0.00%
15	25	61	Jun 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.84	4.78	4		0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.00%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
16	26	68	Jul 4(1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-8		W(1-3)	6	6.0	10	4	4	1	5	0	0	5.01	4.32	24					23					0
17	27	74	Jul 9	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-8	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.78	4.32	7		0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
18	28	79	Jul 14	CIN	@	BRO	W,12-3	8-GF	S(1)	4	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.57	4.23	6		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
19	29	83	Jul 17	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	GS-6	L(1-4)	2	5.0	12	7	7	4	1	0	1	5.36	4.34	30	12	1	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	.00	0.00%
20	30	89	Jul 23(2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-6	2-7		5	5.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.82	4.20	18		0	0	0	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	.00	0.00%
21	31	95	Jul 28(2)	CIN		BRO	W,7-5	8-GF	S(2)	4	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.68	4.16	6		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
22	32	97	Jul 30	CIN		NYG	L,0-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.60	4.11	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
23	33	99	Aug 1	CIN		NYG	L,1-6	6-GF		1	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.33	4.08	12		0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
24	34	114	Aug 18	CIN	@	BSN	L,9-10	GS-6		16	5.2	8	3	3	0	2	0	0	4.37	3.91	24	43	1	1	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
25	35	116	Aug 21(1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-7	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.37	3.97	11		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	.00	0.00%
26	36	120	Aug 24(2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-8	CG(8)	L(1-5)	2	8.0	8	8	5	3	3	1	1	4.50	4.09	36	40	2	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
27	37	131	Sep 9(1)	CIN		NYG	L,3-6	8-GF		15	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.61	4.03	10		0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
28	38	136	Sep 13	CIN		BRO	L,2-4	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.50	4.04	8		0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
29	39	143	Sep 21	CIN		PHI	L,6-9	8-8		7	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.77	4.06	8		0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
							5-23		W-L:1-5,Sv:2	3.7	83.0	92	57	44	30	26	4	5	4.77	4.06	359	35	4	5	0	315	12	1	0	13	4	10	.44	-0.55%

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