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Mike Schmidt League
6-8-2335
Ken Widger Third Base
Retired (1984, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .834 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2271 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 06-03-1946
HR 277 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(46 games)
RBI 1060
SB 70
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed C+ Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (75.5%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B C- (33.2%) LF A+ (96.6%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B D- (6.3%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1967 STL
14
57
11
14
2
0
0
2
5
 8 0 0
0
 0 0
.587
.306
.281
.035
.246
1969 STL
133
473
55
122
16
2
13
54
28
 68 1 5
2
 0 8
.680
.298
.383
.125
.258
1970 STL
148
512
91
157
32
1
23
82
66
 81 1 2
4
 1 5
.893
.386
.508
.201
.307
1971 STL
147
576
97
162
27
4
17
71
74
 76 4 3
6
 3 7
.796
.365
.431
.149
.281
1972 STL
146
580
90
165
29
4
20
93
56
 91 2 4
8
 5 4
.799
.347
.452
.167
.284
1973 STL
146
563
80
155
28
4
18
73
80
 95 3 3
6
 3 4
.802
.367
.435
.160
.275
1974 STL
117
459
67
131
24
2
17
68
54
 63 2 0
8
 0 5
.821
.363
.458
.172
.285
1975 STL
92
382
87
121
22
3
18
81
59
 46 0 2
8
 0 3
.938
.406
.531
.215
.317
1976 STL
146
623
115
204
34
6
23
76
67
 92 5 4
6
 1 5
.907
.395
.512
.185
.327
1977 STL
146
635
118
200
30
5
33
99
66
 83 2 2
9
 4 2
.914
.380
.534
.219
.315
1978 STL
146
623
114
199
28
4
29
86
74
 102 1 0
3
 3 2
.909
.393
.517
.197
.319
1979 STL
124
532
103
172
34
4
18
83
56
 75 4 2
2
 2 4
.894
.391
.504
.180
.323
1980 STL
134
506
68
133
19
2
14
45
57
 85 3 6
4
 1 12
.729
.337
.391
.128
.263
1981 STL
133
471
62
141
19
5
10
59
58
 66 2 2
2
 2 12
.802
.377
.425
.125
.299
1982 STL
144
471
69
140
28
3
16
58
51
 69 3 3
1
 1 12
.839
.367
.471
.174
.297
1983 STL
101
194
30
47
5
0
8
28
20
 29 1 0
1
 1 7
.708
.316
.392
.149
.242
1984 STL
58
31
4
8
2
1
0
2
5
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.748
.361
.387
.129
.258
Total
2075
7688
1261
2271
379
50
277
1060
876
 1133 34 38
70
 27 92
.834
.368
.466
.170
.295
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Ken Widger has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1981-08-14Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-05-13Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1979-09-03Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1975-07-24Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1975-04-01Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1974-06-09Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1969-03-25The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ken Widger to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Mike Owen for assignment.
1968-03-25The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ken Widger to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Johnny Hale to the minors.
1967-09-16The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Sadecki to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ken Widger to the major league team.
1964-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Ken Widner to Ken Widger.