From SABR Encyclopedia
| Kenneth Richard Kimball
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| Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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| Height:
| 6' 1"
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| Weight:
| 185
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| Born:
| 1925-5-4 at Salt Lake City, UT (US)
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| Died:
| 1997-6-19
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Ken Kimball played professional baseball on the west coast in the decade after World War II.
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Profile
Personal
- Married with two children in 1952.
- Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of English-Scottish nationality.
- Graduated from Lynwood High School (Lynwood, California) in 1943.
- Listed hobbies as food, music, and swimming in 1952.
Pre-professional career
- Participated baseball, football, and track in high school.
Achievements
- 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.
- 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.
- Pitched a perfect game on August 12, 1951.
Outside of baseball
- Was an insurance salesman during the off-season as of 1952.
- Served in the U.S. Army for 30 months.
Other engagements
- 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.
Sources
- 1952 Pioneer League Index.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 562-28-2258).}}
