Artie Kay
Arthur Lafayette Kay
Born: October 16, 1934
Belton, SC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 174
Career: 1955-1964
Artie Kay compiled a career record of 79 wins and 59 losses and a 2.88 ERA in his 410-game pitching career with the Aberdeen Pheasants, Columbus Foxes, San Antonio Missions, Knoxville Smokies, Louisville Colonels, Miami Marlins, Rochester Red Wings, Jacksonville Suns, Monterrey Sultanes, Charleston Indians, Salt Lake City Bees and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
 Aberdeen Pheasants |
 Columbus Foxes |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Monterrey Sultanes |
 Salt Lake City Bees |
 Buffalo Bisons |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.63 | 40 | 18 | 178.0 | 117 | 62 | 52 | 5 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.54 | 32 | 28 | 220.0 | 167 | 76 | 62 | 8 | 99 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.55 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 208.0 | 160 | 75 | 59 | 5 | 83 | 4 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1957 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.75 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 180.0 | 163 | 91 | 75 | 13 | 84 | 12 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.08 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 160.0 | 124 | 53 | 37 | 11 | 44 | 12 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 39 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2.86 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 103 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 49 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 7 | 1 | .875 | 3.60 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 66 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 79 | 59 | .572 | 2.88 | 410 | 97 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1161.0 | 943 | 468 | 371 | 58 | 491 | 55 | 475 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 42 | 54 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 32 | 64 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .078 | .078 | .094 | .172 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 28 | 86 | 70 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 | .200 | .325 | .243 | .568 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 47 | 61 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | .091 | .153 | .091 | .243 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 55 | 43 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .081 | .190 | .081 | .272 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | (+) Miami Marlins | 62 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .136 | .269 | .182 | .451 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | (+) Rochester Red Wings | 62 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .136 | .269 | .182 | .451 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 70 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 49 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .143 | .455 | .143 | .597 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 348 | 344 | 312 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 78 | .122 | .189 | .144 | .334 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 28 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 1.250 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 44 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | .955 | .955 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 55 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .897 | .636 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 70 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .952 | .286 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 49 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .960 | .490 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .308 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 400 | 51 | 109 | 9 | 6 | .947 | .400 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | Northern League | Aberdeen Pheasants | BAL | ||
| 1956 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Foxes | BAL | ||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | BAL | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | BAL | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BAL | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | CHN | ||
| 1963 | AA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN |
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