Ken O'Dea
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[edit] Biography
Ken O'Dea (James Kenneth O'Dea) was born on March 16, 1913 in Lima, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1935 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1935, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI. O'Dea played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves over the course of his 12 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHI | N | 76 | 202 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 38 | .257 | .345 | .431 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1936 | CHI | N | 80 | 189 | 36 | 58 | 2 | 38 | .307 | .423 | .423 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1937 | CHI | N | 83 | 219 | 31 | 66 | 4 | 32 | .301 | .370 | .434 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1938 | CHI | N | 86 | 247 | 22 | 65 | 3 | 33 | .263 | .297 | .356 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1939 | NY | N | 52 | 97 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 11 | .175 | .252 | .278 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | NY | N | 48 | 96 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 12 | .240 | .348 | .302 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | NY | N | 59 | 89 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 17 | .213 | .278 | .393 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1942 | STL | N | 58 | 192 | 22 | 45 | 5 | 32 | .234 | .297 | .359 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1943 | STL | N | 71 | 203 | 15 | 57 | 3 | 25 | .281 | .345 | .399 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | STL | N | 85 | 265 | 35 | 66 | 6 | 37 | .249 | .343 | .374 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1945 | STL | N | 100 | 307 | 36 | 78 | 4 | 43 | .254 | .359 | .365 | 18 | 2 | 50 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1946 | STL | N | 22 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .123 | .231 | .211 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1946 | BOS | N | 12 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .375 | .219 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1946 | TOT | N | 34 | 89 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 | .157 | .286 | .213 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 832 | 2195 | 262 | 560 | 40 | 323 | .255 | .338 | .374 | 101 | 20 | 273 | 251 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHI | N | C | 63 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1936 | CHI | N | C | 55 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1937 | CHI | N | C | 64 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1938 | CHI | N | C | 71 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1939 | NY | N | C | 30 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| 1940 | NY | N | C | 31 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1941 | NY | N | C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | STL | N | C | 49 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1943 | STL | N | C | 56 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1944 | STL | N | C | 69 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .994 |
| 1945 | STL | N | C | 91 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 50 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .995 |
| 1946 | STL | N | C | 22 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| 1946 | BOS | N | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | TOT | N | C | 34 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .994 |
| Total | C | 627 | 0 | 0 | 2450 | 336 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Pat Malone and cash (October 26, 1934).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Frank Demaree and Billy Jurges to New York Giants in exchange for Dick Bartell, Hank Leiber and Gus Mancuso (December 6, 1938).
- Traded by New York Giants with Bill Lohrman, Johnny McCarthy and $50000 to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Johnny Mize (December 11, 1941).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Braves (July 8, 1946).
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