Ken Holcombe

Kenneth Edward Holcombe (born August 23, 1918) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between by|1945 and by|1953. Listed at 5' 11.5", 169 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Burnsville, North Carolina. Holcombe entered the majors in 1945 with the New York Yankees, playing for them one year before joining the Cincinnati Reds (1948), Chicago White Sox (1950-52), St. Louis Browns (1952) and Boston Red Sox (1953). In his rookie season, he showed promise as a solid reliever for the Yankees, going 3-3 with 1.79 ERA and 55⅓innings in 23 appearances. But he developed a cronic bursitis that eventually ended his career. His most productive season came for the 1951 White Sox, when he won 11 games a starter, including a 3.78 ERA and 12 complete games –all career-highs. In 12 games for the 1952 Browns, Holcombe was 0-2 with a 3.80 ERA. He wrapped up his major league time by going 2-1 for the 1953 Red Sox.

In a six-season career, Holcombe posted a 18-32 record with a 3.98 ERA in 99 appearances, including 48 starts, 18 complete games, two shutouts, 32 games finished, two saves, and 375.0 innings of work.

References

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ken_Holcombe_1918 Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/holcoke01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Pholck101.htm Retrosheet]