Mike Kilkenny
[edit] Biography
Born on April 11, 1945 in Bradford, Ontario (Canada), Mike Kilkenny (Michael David Kilkenny) played for the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 5 year career. Kilkenny broke into the bigs on April 11, 1969 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 3.37 ERA in 128.1 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mike Kilkenny's best season was 1969, when he posted a 3.37 ERA and struck out 97 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 39
| 15
| 8
| 6
| 3.37
| 97
| 54
| 48
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 128.1
| 99
| 13
| 63
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| 36
| 21
| 7
| 6
| 5.16
| 105
| 77
| 74
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 141
| 10
| 70
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 30
| 11
| 4
| 5
| 5.00
| 47
| 52
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 86.1
| 83
| 8
| 44
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.31
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 3.41
| 44
| 23
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 58
| 51
| 5
| 39
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| 29
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 3.78
| 49
| 28
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 64.1
| 59
| 7
| 42
| 4
| 4
| 0
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 3.45
| 44
| 24
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 60
| 52
| 6
| 39
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.50
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.31
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 134
| 54
| 23
| 18
| 4.39
| 296
| 212
| 198
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 405.2
| 380
| 38
| 221
| 8
| 11
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 139
| 54
| 23
| 18
| 4.43
| 301
| 216
| 202
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 410
| 387
| 39
| 224
| 8
| 12
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| DET
| A
| P
| 39
| 15
| 128.1
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| .960
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| P
| 36
| 21
| 129
| 6
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| .963
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| P
| 30
| 11
| 86.1
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 4.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| P
| 22
| 7
| 58
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| P
| 29
| 7
| 64.1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| P
| 24
| 7
| 60
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 139
| 54
| 410
| 19
| 65
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 6
| 2
| .955
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 39
| 37
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| .054
| .103
| .054
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| 37
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .075
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 30
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| 29
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 135
| 114
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .070
| .085
| .070
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 64
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 140
| 114
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .070
| .085
| .070
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 64
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1964).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Reggie Sanders (May 9, 1972).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Curt Blefary and a player to be named later to San Diego Padres in exchange for Ollie Brown (May 17, 1972); San Diego Padres received Greg Schubert (September 11, 1972).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Fred Stanley (June 11, 1972).
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