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Ken O'Dea   |   Major Leaguer   1935-1946

Full Name:  James Kenneth O'Dea
Born:  March 16,1913  in  Lima, New York
Death:  December 17,1985
Height:  6-0  Weight:  180  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
College:  



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Transactions:   [Oct 26,1934] - Traded by Cardinals to Cubs for Pat Malone.  [Dec 6,1938] - Traded by Cubs with Billy Jurges and Frank Demaree to Giants for Gus Mancuso, Hank Leiber and Dick Bartell.  [Dec 11,1941] - Traded by Giants with Johnny McCarthy, Bill Lohrman and Cash to Cardinals for Johnny Mize.  [Jul 8,1946] - Purchased by Braves from Cardinals.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1935Chi CubsNL22ChcMLB c 7620230521326380 26181 2 6 .257*.346.431*777--
1936Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB c 8018936581032380 38180 3 6 .307*.425.423*848--
1937Chi CubsNL24ChcMLB c 832193166754321 24260 4 1 .301*.374.434*808--
1938Chi CubsNL25ChcMLB c 8624722651213331 12180 3 9 .263*.303.356*659--
1939NY GiantsNL26NygMLB c 5297717103110 10160 2 2 .175*.258.278*536--
1940NY GiantsNL27NygMLB c 4896923410120 16150 2 2 .240*.352.302*654--
1941NY GiantsNL28NygMLB c 59891319513170 8200 1 2 .213*.284.393*677--
1942St. LouisNL29StlMLB c 581922245715320 17230 2 5 .234*.302.359*661--
1943St. LouisNL30StlMLB c 7120315571123250 19251 4 2 .281*.347.399*746--
1944St. LouisNL31StlMLB c 8526535661126371 37291 7 2 .249*.345.374*719--
1945St. LouisNL32StlMLB c 10030736781824430 50310 5 7 .254*.362.365*727--
1946BostonNL33BbrMLB c 12324700020 840 1 2 .219*.378.219*597--
 St. LouisNL33StlMLB c 22572720130 880 3 4 .123*.237.211*448--
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)83221952625601012040323327325133950 .255.374-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1935Chi CubsNL22ChcWs11010001000000000 1.0001.0001.0002000--
1938Chi CubsNL25ChcWs35110012001000000 .200.333.8001133--
1942St. LouisNL29StlWs11010001000000000 1.0001.0001.0002000--
1943St. LouisNL30StlWs23020000000000000 .667.667.6671334--
1944St. LouisNL31StlWs33010002000000000 .333.333.333666--
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)1013160016001000000 .462.500.6921192--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1935Chi CubsNL22ChcMLBC632132792493600.964--
 
1936Chi CubsNL23ChcMLBC552112752431600.979--
 
1937Chi CubsNL24ChcMLBC642342942674100.985--
 
1938Chi CubsNL25ChcMLBC7129432103363300.970--
 
1939NY GiantsNL26NygMLBC3078115941100.947--
 
1940NY GiantsNL27NygMLBC31892911191200.992--
 
1941NY GiantsNL28NygMLBC1462907102001.000--
 
1942St. LouisNL29StlMLBC4924737629063.979--
 
1943St. LouisNL30StlMLBC5623732327264.989--
 
1944St. LouisNL31StlMLBC6932634236245.994--
 
1945St. LouisNL32StlMLBC91321502373144.995--
 
1946BostonNL33BbrMLBC1239504410001.000--
1946St. LouisNL33StlMLBC229914111403.991--
 


 Awards
[1945] - Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals in 1942 and 1944.

Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1945)
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