Ken Holcombe
Kenneth Edward Holcombe
 
 
Born: August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, NC
Died: March 15, 2010 - 91 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 169
(legend)
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Notes:

Transactions

Date        
WAR
Transaction
1
1
1939
20.3
Unknown transaction
Greensburg
SLN
0.0
2.0
0.0
1
1
1941
22.3
Unknown transaction
SLN
NYA
0.0
2.0
0.8
11
1
1946
27.3
Rule 5 Draft
NYA
PIT
0.8
1.2
0.0
4
1
1947
28.3
Returned to original team after draft
PIT
NYA
0.8
1.2
0.0
4
15
1947
28.3
Purchased
NYA
Sacramento
0.8
1.2
0.0
11
10
1947
28.3
Rule 5 Draft
Sacramento
CIN
0.8
1.2
-0.0
5
10
1948
29.3
Returned to original team after draft
CIN
Sacramento
0.7
1.3
0.0
9
30
1949
30.4
Purchased
Sacramento
CHA
0.7
1.3
1.3
6
16
1952
33.3
Selected off of Waivers
CHA
SLA
2.0
0.0
0.2
7
24
1952
33.3
Purchased
SLA
BOS
2.0
-0.2
-0.2
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James