Ken Macha
Kenneth Edward Macha
Born: September 29, 1950
Monroeville, PA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, C, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 6 (1972 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Pittsburgh
Career: 1972-1985
Major League Statistics
Ken Macha compiled a career batting average of .295 with 171 home runs and 711 RBI in his 1215-game career with the Salem Pirates, Sherbrooke Pirates, Thetford Mines Pirates, Charleston Charlies, Columbus Clippers, Denver Bears and Chunichi Dragons. He began playing during the 1972 season and last took the field during the 1985 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 62 | 233 | 197 | 20 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 41 | .254 | .361 | .431 | .792 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 106 | 371 | 322 | 40 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 58 | .267 | .351 | .425 | .777 | 137 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Thetford Mines Pirates | 117 | 470 | 386 | 87 | 133 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 100 | 22 | 5 | 73 | 68 | .345 | .449 | .575 | 1.024 | 222 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 21 | 75 | 65 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .185 | .280 | .323 | .603 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 138 | 551 | 478 | 63 | 128 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 63 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 76 | .268 | .357 | .404 | .761 | 193 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 126 | 519 | 458 | 68 | 138 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 55 | 73 | .301 | .380 | .461 | .840 | 211 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 76 | 306 | 254 | 51 | 85 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 33 | .335 | .424 | .551 | .976 | 140 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 65 | 272 | 233 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 33 | .262 | .362 | .391 | .752 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 31 | 123 | 102 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .265 | .344 | .304 | .648 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 538 | 483 | 57 | 150 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 74 | .311 | .374 | .503 | .877 | 243 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1983 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 111 | 427 | 389 | 40 | 110 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 57 | .283 | .340 | .445 | .784 | 173 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1984 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 530 | 465 | 71 | 147 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 54 | .316 | .395 | .574 | .969 | 267 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 102 | 412 | 362 | 46 | 109 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 40 | .301 | .383 | .475 | .859 | 172 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 1215 | 4827 | 4194 | 595 | 1236 | 207 | 15 | 171 | 711 | 74 | 30 | 546 | 634 | .295 | .378 | .474 | .851 | 1986 | 67 | 39 | 9 | 39 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 3B | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1.375 | ||||
| 1972 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | C | 52 | 383 | 28 | 8 | 5 | .981 | 7.904 | 24 | |||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | C | 87 | 480 | 41 | 13 | 3 | .976 | 5.989 | 32 | |||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | ||||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 3B | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 1B | 12 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 8 | .949 | 6.167 | ||||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Thetford Mines Pirates | 1B | 9 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .981 | 5.667 | ||||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Thetford Mines Pirates | C | 81 | 456 | 33 | 12 | 2 | .976 | 6.037 | 19 | |||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Thetford Mines Pirates | OF | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | ||||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Thetford Mines Pirates | 3B | 22 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .940 | 2.136 | ||||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | C | 19 | 100 | 13 | 4 | 4 | .966 | 5.947 | 3 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .600 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 1B | 135 | 1049 | 86 | 20 | 93 | .983 | 8.407 | ||||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 1B | 9 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.556 | ||||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 3B | 70 | 56 | 99 | 24 | 7 | .866 | 2.214 | ||||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | C | 24 | 101 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 4.792 | 2 | |||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | OF | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .714 | ||||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 8 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 1 | |||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 53 | 77 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .920 | 1.528 | ||||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3B | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 11 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3B | 58 | 45 | 113 | 18 | 12 | .898 | 2.724 | ||||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 3B | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .875 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | OF | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.429 | ||||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | C | 13 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 3 | .933 | 6.462 | 1 | |||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 1B | 9 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 3B | 130 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1983 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 3B | 104 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1984 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 3B | 128 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 3B | 99 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1196 | 3192 | 532 | 133 | 160 | .966 | 3.114 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | A | Carolina League | Salem Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1973 | AA | Eastern League | Sherbrooke Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1974 | AA | Eastern League | Thetford Mines Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | PIT | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | PIT | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | PIT | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | PIT | ||
| 1978 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | PIT | ||
| 1979 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MON | ||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 1983 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 1984 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 1985 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
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