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Ed Konetchy

Birthdate:

9/3/1885

Died:

5/27/1947

Height / Weight:

' " / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

LaCrosse, WI, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball player Ed Kometchy, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, holding his gloved hand in front of him, standing on the first baseline prior to game vs Chicago Cubs 1908 Photo SUMMARY
Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Kometchy of the National League's St. Louis baseball team, holding his gloved hand in front of him, standing on the first baseline on the field at West Side Grounds, located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.NOTES
This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper. SDN-054504, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Ed Konetchy

Ed Konetchy was a standout fielding first baseman. He complied a splendid .990 career fielding percentage in 2,085 games, spanning 15 seasons, and led the National League in fielding eight seasons.

A favorite with the Cardinals fans, the 6 ft 2.5 inches, 195-pound Ed Konetchy played his first seven seasons in St. Louis, and he led the National League with 38 doubles in 1911. A very fast runner, he lined 344 career doubles and 181triples and stole 255 bases. He batted over .290 six times and while playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1919 he lined 10 straight hits, only the third NL player to do so. In 1920 he set a record by playing first base for the entire 26-innings of a game between Brooklyn and the old Boston Braves. He also holds the honor of breaking up four late-inning no-hitters. After retiring from playing, Ed Konetchy managed in the minors at La Crosse Wisconsin and Fort Worth Texas.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1910	STL (NL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
1913	STL (NL)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	1	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0.00
1918	BSN (NL)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	8.0	14	8	6	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	6.75
16 years		3	1	1	1	0	1	0	16.2	19	10	8	1	7	0	6	0	0	0	4.44

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1907	STL (NL)	91	331	34	83	11	9	2	30	26	0	13	0	0	6	14	0	.251	.317	SLG
1908	STL (NL)	154	545	46	135	19	12	5	50	38	0	16	0	0	10	25	0	.248	.309	SLG
1909	STL (NL)	152	576	88	165	23	14	4	80	65	0	25	0	0	7	12	0	.286	.366	SLG
1910	STL (NL)	144	520	87	157	23	16	3	78	78	59	18	0	0	4	11	0	.302	.397	SLG
1911	STL (NL)	158	571	90	165	38	13	6	88	81	63	27	0	0	7	21	0	.289	.384	SLG
1912	STL (NL)	143	538	81	169	26	13	8	82	62	66	25	0	0	4	17	0	.314	.389	SLG
1913	STL (NL)	140	504	75	139	18	17	8	68	53	41	27	0	0	7	19	0	.276	.353	SLG
1914	PIT (NL)	154	563	56	140	23	9	4	51	32	48	20	0	0	2	25	0	.249	.291	SLG
1915	PBS (FL)	152	576	79	181	31	18	10	93	41	52	27	0	0	3	16	0	.314	.363	SLG
1916	BSN (NL)	158	566	76	147	29	13	3	70	43	46	13	0	0	7	20	0	.260	.320	SLG
1917	BSN (NL)	130	474	56	129	19	13	2	54	36	40	16	0	0	5	11	0	.272	.330	SLG
1918	BSN (NL)	119	437	33	103	15	5	2	56	32	35	5	0	0	2	16	0	.236	.291	SLG
1919	BRO (NL)	132	486	46	145	24	9	1	47	29	39	14	0	0	3	21	0	.298	.342	SLG
1920	BRO (NL)	131	497	62	153	22	12	5	63	33	18	3	2	0	1	16	0	.308	.352	SLG
1921	PHI (NL)	72	268	38	86	17	4	8	59	21	17	3	0	0	4	4	0	.321	.379	SLG
1921	BRO (NL)	55	197	25	53	6	5	3	23	19	21	3	3	0	1	5	0	.269	.336	SLG
16 years		2085	7649	972	2150	344	182	74	992	689	545	255	5	0	73	253	0	.281	.346	.SLG

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