Ernie Kish | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Washington, D.C., US | February 6, 1918|
Died: December 21, 1993 Kirtland, Ohio, US | (aged 75)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 29, 1945, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1945, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .245 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 10 |
Teams | |
Ernest Alexander Kish (February 6, 1918 – December 21, 1993) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 9.5 inches (1.765 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Kish played college baseball and college basketball at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, [1] [2] and then played one season of minor league baseball. [3] In 1941, he appeared in 20 games for the Riverside Reds and 38 games for the Mount Airy Graniteers. [3] In those 58 games, he compiled a .259 batting average with five home runs. [3] Defensively, he had a .957 fielding average. [3] He then served in the United States Coast Guard from April 1942 until July 1945. [4] he contracted an illness during the North African landings which limited his future athletic potential. [5]
In 1945, Kish played his only season in the major leagues, [6] appearing in games from late July through late September. [7] In 43 games with the Philadelphia Athletics, he batted .245 with 10 RBIs. [6] Defensively, he appeared at all three outfield positions, committing four errors in 59 total chances for a .932 fielding average. [6] Kish was with the Athletics during 1946 spring training, but was released from the team at the end of March. [8] He then discontinued his baseball career to take over a family business. [9]
Kish was born in 1918 in Washington, D.C. [6] [10] He was inducted to the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990. [2] He died of cancer in 1993 at the age of 75 in Kirtland, Ohio, and was interred at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. [6] [1]
Ernie Kish | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Washington, D.C., US | February 6, 1918|
Died: December 21, 1993 Kirtland, Ohio, US | (aged 75)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 29, 1945, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1945, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .245 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 10 |
Teams | |
Ernest Alexander Kish (February 6, 1918 – December 21, 1993) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 9.5 inches (1.765 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Kish played college baseball and college basketball at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, [1] [2] and then played one season of minor league baseball. [3] In 1941, he appeared in 20 games for the Riverside Reds and 38 games for the Mount Airy Graniteers. [3] In those 58 games, he compiled a .259 batting average with five home runs. [3] Defensively, he had a .957 fielding average. [3] He then served in the United States Coast Guard from April 1942 until July 1945. [4] he contracted an illness during the North African landings which limited his future athletic potential. [5]
In 1945, Kish played his only season in the major leagues, [6] appearing in games from late July through late September. [7] In 43 games with the Philadelphia Athletics, he batted .245 with 10 RBIs. [6] Defensively, he appeared at all three outfield positions, committing four errors in 59 total chances for a .932 fielding average. [6] Kish was with the Athletics during 1946 spring training, but was released from the team at the end of March. [8] He then discontinued his baseball career to take over a family business. [9]
Kish was born in 1918 in Washington, D.C. [6] [10] He was inducted to the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990. [2] He died of cancer in 1993 at the age of 75 in Kirtland, Ohio, and was interred at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. [6] [1]