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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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1967 3B STL 14 14 118.0 36 9 27 0 0 -4 2.75 1.000
1969 3B STL 130 117 1083.0 381 84 289 8 14 +2 3.10 .979
1970 3B STL 140 131 1200.2 381 93 283 5 23 -6 2.82 .987
C STL 2 0 6.0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 NaN% 0 7.50 1.000
1971 3B STL 147 147 1322.0 389 91 291 7 15 +9 2.60 .982
1972 3B STL 146 146 1316.2 401 104 293 4 14 -3 2.71 .990
1973 3B STL 146 146 1304.0 372 93 275 4 18 +7 2.54 .989
1974 3B STL 117 117 1049.2 309 72 232 5 15 +9 2.61 .984
1975 3B STL 92 92 840.1 221 60 158 3 10 +8 2.33 .986
1976 3B STL 146 146 1314.0 403 96 302 5 12 +27 2.73 .988
1977 3B STL 146 146 1311.1 352 102 248 2 14 +10 2.40 .994
1978 3B STL 146 146 1301.1 334 103 229 2 11 +2 2.30 .994
1979 3B STL 124 124 1100.1 343 90 249 4 13 +14 2.77 .988
1980 SS STL 107 107 876.2 454 172 270 12 50 -30 4.54 .974
3B STL 27 27 237.0 58 17 41 0 4 -2 2.20 1.000
1981 SS STL 133 133 1120.2 553 209 332 12 69 -17 4.34 .978
1982 SS STL 58 58 476.2 252 83 164 5 34 -6 4.66 .980
LF STL 55 55 440.0 121 118 1 2 0 -2 2.43 .983
1B STL 31 31 264.0 291 277 9 5 20 -1 9.75 .983
1983 SS STL 33 33 266.2 143 50 91 2 14 -4 4.76 .986
2B STL 13 13 115.1 70 23 42 5 9 -7 5.07 .929
3B STL 21 0 38.0 10 3 7 0 0 +1 2.37 1.000
LF STL 3 3 23.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 3.52 1.000
1984 3B STL 32 0 57.2 14 4 10 0 0 0 2.19 1.000
SS STL 5 0 14.1 12 6 6 0 1 0 7.54 1.000
LF STL 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.00 1.000
Pos Total 3B 1574 1499 13594.0 4004 1021 2934 49 163 +74 2.62 .988
SS 336 331 2755.0 1414 520 863 31 168 -57 4.52 .978
LF 60 58 466.0 132 129 1 2 0 -2 2.51 .985
1B 31 31 264.0 291 277 9 5 20 -1 9.75 .983
2B 13 13 115.1 70 23 42 5 9 -7 5.07 .929
C 2 0 6.0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 NaN% 0 7.50 1.000
Total 2016 1932 17200.1 5916 1975 3849 92 360 1 0 0 NaN% +7 3.05 .984
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.