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Arnold
Keener		  
Nickname: Doogie
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: August 17, 1917 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
All-Star Selections 1952    1953    1954    1955   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 34 LB CL $ 14,290,000  
1953 35 SLC PL $ 15,000,000  
1954 36 SLC PL $ 15,000,000  
1955 37 LB CL $ 15,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 14,290,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 15,000,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 34 LB CL 137 478 97 143 29 10 31 99 31 17 64 68 .299 .387 .596 .983 101.4 18.2
1953 35 SLC PL 136 504 134 190 40 6 42 120 44 21 75 65 .377 .460 .730 1.190 144.4 30.2
1954 36 SLC PL 138 526 116 177 23 11 28 103 43 19 59 71 .337 .407 .582 .989 115.4 21.1
1955 37 SLC PL 88 332 69 108 27 3 14 69 20 6 40 49 .325 .397 .551 .948 69.2 12.3
  KC PL 3 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.9 0.0
  LB CL 47 174 26 44 9 1 5 18 10 3 14 34 .253 .309 .402 .711 22.7 2.7
  TOT   138 518 96 155 36 4 19 88 31 9 54 85 .299 .365 .494 .859 92.8 14.9
4 Years Sim 549 2026 443 665 128 31 120 410 149 66 252 289 .328 .405 .600 1.005 454.0 84.4
162 Game Average 597 130 196 37 9 35 120 43 19 74 85 .328 .405 .600 1.005 134.0  
Career Highs 138 526 134 190 40 11 42 120 44 21 75 85 .377 .460 .730 1.190 144.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1600 374 546 103 25 105 333 119 52 199 209 .341 .417 .634 1.050 379.1
vs LH   426 69 119 25 6 15 77 30 14 53 80 .279 .362 .472 .833 71.8
Home 281 999 229 332 62 18 64 217 69 28 132 146 .332 .411 .623 1.034 233.8
Away 268 1027 214 333 66 13 56 193 80 38 120 143 .324 .399 .577 .977 217.1
RISP   603 0 197 41 8 30 274 0 0 92 81 .327 .412 .570 .983 132.3
Pinch Hitting   40 7 11 4 1 1 8 4 1 7 4 .275 .388 .500 .888 7.9
Close/Late   247 48 88 20 6 18 63 0 0 30 29 .356 .435 .704 1.139 63.5
Mar/Apr 59 224 59 77 15 4 19 57 15 12 28 30 .344 .416 .701 1.117 56.1
May 109 416 80 141 35 5 30 97 27 17 53 67 .339 .415 .663 1.079 100.1
June 102 380 92 123 20 10 22 78 22 9 46 50 .324 .398 .603 1.000 84.0
July 99 347 81 113 19 6 17 49 34 11 52 39 .326 .418 .562 .980 77.7
August 107 384 80 126 23 4 24 83 28 8 45 59 .328 .402 .596 .999 85.8
Sep/Oct 73 275 51 85 16 2 8 46 23 9 28 44 .309 .377 .469 .847 47.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 34 LB CL RF 106 89 824.0 144 5 4 3 .974 1.63   2.4
    CF 25 24 213.0 52 1 1 1 .981 2.24    
    LF 4 0 14.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1953 35 SLC PL RF 129 124 1111.3 246 6 11 1 .958 2.04   3.5
    LF 6 0 12.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1954 36 SLC PL RF 128 128 1144.7 249 12 8 2 .970 2.05   3.3
    LF 5 0 10.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.69    
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1955 37 SLC PL RF 55 53 483.5 125 5 5 2 .963 2.42   3.1
    CF 29 29 263.3 94 5 1 1 .990 3.38   0.0
    LF 3 0 5.2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.73   0.0
  KC PL RF 2 2 15.2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.37   0.1
    CF 1 1 8.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.25   0.0
    LF 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LB CL RF 29 28 244.9 63 2 2 1 .970 2.39   1.6
    CF 16 16 133.4 47 2 0 1 1.000 3.31   0.0
    LF 2 0 2.6 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.46   0.0
  RF 449 424 3823.6 831 30 30 9 .966 2.03   13.9
  CF 72 70 621.0 196 8 2 3 .990 2.96   0.0
  LF 20 0 44.7 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.61   0.0
Career Totals   541 494 4489.3 1034 39 32 12 .971 2.15   13.9
Career Highs   137 129 1158.3 338 14 11 5 .978 2.74    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 35 SLC PL 14 56 10 16 2 1 3 6 3 1 4 10 .286 .328 .518 .846
Career Post-Season Batting 14 56 10 16 2 1 3 6 3 1 4 10 .286 .328 .518 .846
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1953-1-.377
1954-7-.337
 On-Base Pct
1953-1-.460
 Slugging Pct
1952-1-.596
1953-2-.730
1954-4-.582
 OPS
1952-4-.983
1953-2-1.190
1954-4-.989
 XR
1952-5-101.4
1953-2-144.4
1954-3-115.4
CAR-3-454.0
 Games
CAR-10-549
At-Bats
CAR-16-2026
 Runs
1952-6-97
1953-2-134
1954-3-116
CAR-3-443
 Hits
1953-3-190
1954-4-177
CAR-13-665
 Total Bases
1952-3-285
1953-2-368
1954-3-306
CAR-2-1215
 Singles
CAR-44-386
 Doubles
1953-5-40
CAR-25-128
Triples
1952-5-10
1954-4-11
CAR-13-31
 Homeruns
1952-2-31
1953-2-42
1954-5-28
CAR-3-120
 RBIs
1952-3-99
1953-3-120
1954-6-103
CAR-4-410
 Stolen Bases
1953-7-44
CAR-24-149
 Caught Stealing
1952-3-17
1953-7-21
1954-9-19
CAR-11-66
 Walks
1952-9-64
CAR-28-252
Strikeouts
CAR-45-289
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 7
   Gray Ink Test: 64
   Hall of Fame Standards: 48
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Long Beach in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/15/1952, off Jeffery Kelley (LA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1952, off David Stilwell (HOL)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1952, hitting .462 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 2/17/1953 to a 4-year deal worth $15,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1953, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Had 25-game hitting streak snapped on 5/13/1953
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1953, hitting .417 with 11 HR, 33 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1953, hitting .481 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1953, hitting .550 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Omaha on 7/7/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1953, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Denver on 7/21/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1953, hitting .536 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1954, hitting .565 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Dallas on 6/29/1954
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1954, hitting .464 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Traded from Salt Lake City to Kansas City on 7/28/1955 (Going to KC: RF Arnold Keener. Going to SLC: CF Michael Van Pelt)
Traded from Kansas City to Long Beach on 7/31/1955 (Going to LB: CF Arnold Keener. Going to KC: RF Jose Villar)
 
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