Ken Poulsen
Ken Sterling Poulsen
Born: August 4, 1947
Van Nuys, CA US
Deceased: December 28, 2017
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 3 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Birmingham HS (Van Nuys, CA)
Career: 1966-1973
Major League Statistics
Ken Poulsen compiled a career batting average of .233 with 37 home runs and 153 RBI in his 496-game career with the Winston-Salem Red Sox, Pittsfield Red Sox, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, Binghamton Triplets, Kinston Eagles, West Haven Yankees and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1966 season and last took the field during the 1973 campaign.
 Winston-Salem Red Sox |
 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
 Kinston Eagles |
 West Haven Yankees |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.82 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 134.0 | 129 | 54 | 42 | 9 | 45 | 6 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.02 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 158.0 | 158 | 67 | 53 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.97 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 99 | 38 | 34 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 76.0 | 65 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 34 | .493 | 3.02 | 109 | 56 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 503.0 | 481 | 210 | 169 | 29 | 156 | 17 | 331 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 110 | 433 | 378 | 51 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 118 | .238 | .319 | .381 | .700 | 144 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 73 | 280 | 257 | 31 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 52 | .226 | .284 | .366 | .650 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 19 | 66 | 61 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .180 | .219 | .279 | .497 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 39 | 127 | 108 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 24 | .194 | .296 | .333 | .629 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | A | CARL | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 54 | 169 | 148 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 39 | .264 | .351 | .331 | .682 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 37 | 73 | 65 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .246 | .290 | .338 | .628 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 52 | 93 | 84 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .286 | .348 | .512 | .860 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 57 | 95 | 77 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | .234 | .341 | .364 | .704 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 45 | 51 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .209 | .314 | .465 | .779 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 496 | 1402 | 1234 | 142 | 288 | 50 | 3 | 37 | 153 | 9 | 5 | 136 | 334 | .233 | .310 | .369 | .679 | 455 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3B | 100 | 53 | 155 | 28 | 17 | .881 | 2.080 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3B | 60 | 43 | 92 | 16 | 12 | .894 | 2.250 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | SS | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 3 | .943 | 5.500 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | SS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 3B | 15 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 4 | .968 | 2.000 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1968 | A | CARL | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 3B | 43 | 21 | 48 | 16 | 4 | .812 | 1.605 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3B | 31 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 1 | .859 | 2.161 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | OF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1970 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .444 |
| 1970 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 1B | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1971 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 25 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 4 | .943 | 1.320 |
| 1971 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 2B | 8 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 6 | .947 | 4.500 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | P | 28 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .939 | 1.107 |
| 1973 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 22 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .636 |
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1973 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 387 | 223 | 481 | 81 | 57 | .897 | 1.819 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1967 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1968 | A | Carolina League | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | |||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | NYA | ||
| 1970 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | NYA | ||
| 1971 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | NYA | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1973 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1973 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | NYA | ||
| 1973 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven Yankees | NYA |
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