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Ed Konetchy
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Birthdate: 9/3/1885
Died: 5/27/1947
Height / Weight: ' " / 195 lbs.
Place of Birth: LaCrosse, WI, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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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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