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- | {{ | + | In 1952, Ken Kimball was married with two children and lived in San Francisco. His nationality was English-Scottish. He graduated from Lynwood, California High School in 1943 and participated in baseball, football and track. He was an insurance salesman during the off-season. His hobbies are food, music and swimming. He served in the U. S. Army for 30 months. On August 12, 1951 he pitched a perfect game against Great Falls. |
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+ | Kimball played fewer than 10 games for the 1951 Stockton team in the California League - 6 games, 27 innings pitched, 1 win, 4 loses, .200 PCT., 8.00 ERA. | ||
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+ | ==Sources== | ||
+ | * Paraphrased from {{cite-book|title=1952 Pioneer League Index}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=562-28-2258}} | ||
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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
- | + | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1953. | |
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- | + | == Achievements == | |
- | * Led the 1952 Pioneer League in complete games pitched with 31, games won with 26 and innings | + | * Led the 1952 Pioneer League in complete games pitched with 31, games won with 26 and innings |
+ | pitched with 291. | ||
* Tied for the lead in batsmen faced with 1,079 and strikeouts with 203 in the 1952 Pioneer League. | * Tied for the lead in batsmen faced with 1,079 and strikeouts with 203 in the 1952 Pioneer League. | ||
* Set a new Pioneer League record for complete games with 31 and iniings pitched with 291 in 1952. | * Set a new Pioneer League record for complete games with 31 and iniings pitched with 291 in 1952. | ||
* Tied the Pioneer League record in games won with 26 in 1952. | * Tied the Pioneer League record in games won with 26 in 1952. | ||
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- | == | + | == Career notes == |
- | + | * 1950 Shows "No Record" | |
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
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