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Mike Schmidt League 6-8-2335 |
| Ken Widger |  Third BaseRetired (1984, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .295 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .834 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 1060 | |||||
| SB | 70 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (75.5%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (33.2%) | LF | (96.6%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (6.3%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 4 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1976 | NL | All Star Starter (3B) |
| 1977 | NL | All Star Reserve (3B) |
| 1978 | NL | All Star Starter (3B) |
| 1979 | NL | All Star Reserve (3B) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1984-11-01 | Ken Widger has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1981-08-14 | Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1980-05-13 | Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1979-09-03 | Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 1975-07-24 | Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1975-04-01 | Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 47 days. |
| 1974-06-09 | Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1969-03-25 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ken Widger to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Mike Owen for assignment. |
| 1968-03-25 | The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ken Widger to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Johnny Hale to the minors. |
| 1967-09-16 | The 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. |
| 1964-04-01 | The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Ken Widner to Ken Widger. |