Ken Boswell
Kenneth George Boswell
Born: February 23, 1946
Austin, TX USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
College: Sam Houston State University
Career: 1967-1977
Draft: Round 4 (1965 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Sam Houston State
Minor League Statistics
Ken Boswell compiled a career batting average of .248 with 31 home runs and 244 RBI in his 930-game career with the New York Mets and Houston Astros. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 11 | 43 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .225 | .233 | .375 | .608 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | New York Mets | 75 | 306 | 284 | 37 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 27 | .261 | .300 | .342 | .642 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | 102 | 405 | 362 | 48 | 101 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 47 | .279 | .347 | .381 | .728 | 138 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 105 | 402 | 351 | 32 | 89 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 32 | .254 | .331 | .345 | .676 | 121 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1971 | NL | New York Mets | 116 | 436 | 392 | 46 | 107 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 31 | .273 | .334 | .367 | .701 | 144 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1972 | NL | New York Mets | 100 | 400 | 355 | 35 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 35 | .211 | .274 | .318 | .592 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1973 | NL | New York Mets | 76 | 123 | 110 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .227 | .303 | .318 | .621 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | NL | New York Mets | 96 | 244 | 222 | 19 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | .216 | .277 | .279 | .556 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 86 | 212 | 178 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 12 | .242 | .349 | .309 | .658 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 91 | 137 | 126 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .262 | .301 | .341 | .643 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 72 | 108 | 97 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .216 | .287 | .247 | .534 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 930 | 2816 | 2517 | 266 | 625 | 91 | 19 | 31 | 244 | 27 | 17 | 240 | 239 | .248 | .313 | .337 | .650 | 847 | 90 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 6 | 6 | 51.7 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .971 | 5.923 | 5.667 |
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1968 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 69 | 67 | 623.7 | 154 | 203 | 13 | 37 | .965 | 5.152 | 5.174 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 96 | 91 | 793.0 | 190 | 229 | 18 | 51 | .959 | 4.755 | 4.365 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 101 | 93 | 843.0 | 204 | 244 | 2 | 49 | .996 | 4.783 | 4.436 |
| 1971 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 109 | 101 | 895.0 | 191 | 234 | 12 | 56 | .973 | 4.274 | 3.899 |
| 1972 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 94 | 89 | 804.0 | 208 | 183 | 4 | 53 | .990 | 4.377 | 4.160 |
| 1973 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 17 | 13 | 120.0 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 2.700 | 2.118 |
| 1973 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 3 | 1 | 16.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 6.750 | 4.000 |
| 1974 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 28 | 25 | 222.0 | 69 | 63 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 5.351 | 4.714 |
| 1974 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 20 | 15 | 140.0 | 11 | 48 | 5 | 6 | .922 | 3.793 | 2.950 |
| 1974 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 7 | 6 | 48.7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 2.959 | 2.286 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 23 | 20 | 188.0 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 2 | .912 | 2.489 | 2.261 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 31 | 18 | 184.3 | 40 | 65 | 1 | 11 | .991 | 5.127 | 3.387 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 16 | 15 | 120.0 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 4 | .933 | 2.100 | 1.750 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .333 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 26 | 9 | 114.0 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 5.053 | 2.462 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.273 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 656 | 574 | 5216.3 | 1163 | 1432 | 66 | 298 | .975 | 4.477 | 3.956 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .385 | .833 | 1.218 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .421 | .450 | .737 | 1.187 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 2.250 | 1.667 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 2B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 27.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 2.000 | 1.500 |
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