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Ken Dowell

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: January 19, 1961 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (6th) of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1980 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA).

High School: McClatchy HS (Sacramento, CA)

School: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: June 24, 1987 (Age 26-156d, 15,345th in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 19, 1987 (Age 26-181d)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Kenneth Allen Dowell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

.128

RBI

OBP

.171

SLG

.128

OPS

.299

OPS+

-20

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-4 / in Starts: 9-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	26 (12-8-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
G Wilson	1
C James	0

Most Driven In By
M Thompson	1
K Hughes	1
S Rawley	1
J Samuel	1

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	67 (66)	Jun 24	PHI	@	STL	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	1.41	-0.084	.63	-0.02%	-0.70	SS
2	2	68	Jun 25	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.90	-0.045	.35	-0.01%	-0.41	SS
3	3	71 (2)	Jun 28	PHI		NYM	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8	.94	-0.048	.21	-0.01%	-0.41	SS
4	4	72	Jun 29 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.55	-0.014	.12	0.00%	-0.24	SS
5	5	73	Jun 29 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,11-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8	.57	-0.032	.16	-0.01%	-0.50	SS
6	6	74	Jun 30	PHI		PIT	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	8	.30	-0.030	.09	-0.01%	-0.90	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	75	Jul 1	PHI		PIT	W,11-4	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8	.63	0.049	.22	0.01%	0.95	SS
8	8	78 (2)	Jul 4	PHI		HOU	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	8	.72	0.027	.26	0.01%	-0.36	SS
9	9	79	Jul 5	PHI		HOU	L,2-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	8	1.62	-0.087	.60	-0.02%	-0.76	SS
10	10	81 (1)	Jul 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS-7	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	8	.84	-0.091	.32	-0.02%	0.01	SS
11	11	84 (2)	Jul 10	PHI	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	8	.38	-0.029	.09	0.00%	-0.39	SS
12	12	85	Jul 11	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	8	1.86	-0.034	.48	-0.01%	-0.36	SS
13	13	88 (2)	Jul 17	PHI	@	HOU	W,2-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	8	.48	-0.012	.07	0.00%	-0.16	SS
14	14	89	Jul 18	PHI	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.139	.301	8	1.32	-0.074	.17	-0.01%	-0.60	SS
15	15	90	Jul 19	PHI	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.171	.128	.299	8	.48	-0.006	.10	0.00%	-0.18	SS
							11-4		42	39	4	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.128	.171	.128	.299		.84	-0.510	.25	-0.09%	-5.00

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