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Billy Hamilton League
8-20-2079
Ace Ketchum Third Base
Retired (1978, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .333 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .833 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 01-27-1944
HR 0 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(1967)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(22 games)
RBI 1
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR F 
Speed D  Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1967 Minors 23 9.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 3 3 / 3 0 / 0 8 / 9
1967 Majors 23 0.42 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1968 Minors 24 15.00 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 9 / 15
1969 Minors 25 9.00 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 4 / 9
1970 Minors 26 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 3 4 / 7
1971 Minors 27 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 3
1974 Majors 30 10.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 2 3 / 10
1975 Majors 31 19.00 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 4 3 / 19
1976 Majors 32 13.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 13
1977 Majors 33 18.00 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 18
1978 Majors 34 12.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 12
Total 0 0 0 1 / 13 3 / 16 2 / 11 4 / 20 8 / 13 10 / 19 6 / 23 34 / 115
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Ace Ketchum has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-07-29The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have waived Ace Ketchum.
1967-05-30The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have promoted Bob Foreman to the major league team. The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have sent Ace Ketchum to the minors.
1967-05-04The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have renamed Joel Conti to Ace Ketchum.
1967-05-04The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have promoted Joel Conti to the major league team. The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have sent Cliff Myers to the minors.
1967-04-09The St. Louis FRED-BIRDS have acquired Joel Conti from the waiver wire.
1967-04-05The Pittsburgh Steel Men have waived Joel Conti.