Ernie Kish | |
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File:Ernie Kish.jpg Kish with the Philadelphia Athletics, c. 1945 | |
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February 6, 1918 Washington, D.C., US |
| Died |
December 21, 1993 (aged 75) Kirtland, Ohio, US |
Ernest Alexander Kish (February 6, 1918 – December 21, 1993) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 9.5 inches (1.765 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Biography[]
Kish played college baseball and college basketball at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio,[1][2] and then played one season of minor league baseball.[3] In 1941, he appeared in 20 games for the Riverside Reds and 38 games for the Mount Airy Graniteers.[3] In those 58 games, he compiled a .259 batting average with five home runs.[3] Defensively, he had a .957 fielding average.[3] He then served in the United States Coast Guard from April 1942 until July 1945.[4]
In 1945, Kish played his only season in the major leagues,[5] appearing in games from late July through late September.[6] In 43 games with the Philadelphia Athletics, he batted .245 with 10 RBIs.[5] Defensively, he appeared at all three outfield positions, committing four errors in 59 total chances for a .932 fielding average.[5] Kish was with the Athletics during 1946 spring training, but was released from the team at the end of March.[7] He then discontinued his baseball career to take over a family business.[8]
Kish was born in 1918 in Washington, D.C.[5][9] He was inducted to the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.[2] He died of cancer in 1993 at the age of 75 in Kirtland, Ohio, and was interred at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.[5][1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sports Digest". Dayton, Ohio. December 25, 1993. p. 45. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56859792/sports-digest/. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame". https://www.ohiobobcats.com/information/hall-of-fame/index. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Ernie Kish Minor Leagues Statistic & History". https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kish--001ern. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. https://www.fold3.com/record/623312354-ernest-kish-1918. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Ernie Kish". https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkishe101.htm. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ↑ "The 1945 PHI A Regular Season Batting Log for Ernie Kish". https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1945/Ikishe1010011945.htm. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Mack Releases Benny McCoy". Lancaster, Pennsylvania. March 30, 1946. p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56860217/mack-releases-benny-mccoy/. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ Collett, Ritter (February 5, 1991). "Haley finds welcome mat at OU Hall (cont'd)". Dayton, Ohio. p. 4B. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56860427/haley-finds-welcome-mat-at-ou-hall/. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. October 1940. https://www.fold3.com/image/679852444. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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