Ken Sears | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | July 6, 1917 |
Birth Place: | Streator, Illinois |
Death Place: | Bridgeport, Texas |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 2 |
Debutyear: | 1943 |
Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 3 |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Browns |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .282 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 2 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 23 |
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Kenneth Eugene Sears (July 6, 1917 – July 17, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the and seasons. He played with the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns. He had a .282 career batting average in 67 career games and batted left and threw right-handed. He played college baseball at the University of Alabama.
He played in the minor leagues for 8 seasons with the Amsterdam Rugmakers, Norfolk Tars, Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues, San Antonio Missions, Little Rock Travelers and Borger Gassers.
Sears was the son of Ziggy Sears, an MLB umpire.[1]