Read Me Ken Burkhart
Ken Burkhart
Full name Kenneth William Burkhart
Born November 18, 1916, Knoxville, Tennessee
Died December 29, 2004, Knoxville, Tennessee
Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee (Section Q- Lot 106; N35.55.947 W83.53.936)
First Game: April 21, 1945 ; Final Game: September 25, 1949
Umpired First Game: April 16, 1957 ; Umpired Final Game: September 30, 1973
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190
Ejections as umpire: 1957 (4), 1958 (4), 1959 (10), 1960 (8), 1961 (5), 1962 (6), 1963 (5), 1964 (3), 1965 (5), 1966 (5), 1967 (2), 1968 (1), 1969 (2), 1970 (2), 1971 (3), 1972 (1), 1973 (2). Total: 68
SABR Biography
Sporting News Umpire Card
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1945 STL N Daily Splits 42 72 5 13 2 0 0 5 4 0 14 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 .181 .244 .208 0.0 1945 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 25 34 2 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .147 .171 .235 0.0 1946 STL N
1947 STL N Daily Splits 34 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 0.0 1947 STL N
1948 STL N Daily Splits 21 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 0.0 1948 STL N
1948 CIN N Daily Splits 16 9 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 0.0 1948 CIN N
1948 TOT N 37 13 3 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .615 0.0 1948 TOT N
1949 CIN N Daily Splits 11 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 0.0 1949 CIN N
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 149 150 11 27 4 1 1 11 6 0 31 2 6 0 8 3 0 0 .180 .222 .240 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1945 STL N Daily Splits 42 22 12 4 12 3 217.1 206 901 9 76 70 66 9 67 12 3 3 0 32 9 18 12 18 8 2.90 4.32 2.5 1945 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 25 13 5 2 7 2 100 111 434 4 34 32 36 5 32 3 2 2 0 14 2 8 6 6 3 2.88 5.77 0.6 1946 STL N
1947 STL N Daily Splits 34 6 1 0 9 1 95 108 404 14 55 55 23 3 44 7 3 4 1 15 4 4 4 3 6 5.21 4.83 -0.8 1947 STL N
1948 STL N Daily Splits 20 0 0 0 8 1 37.1 50 171 4 24 23 14 5 16 4 0 2 0 10 1 2 1 0 0 5.54 - -0.2 1948 STL N
1948 CIN N Daily Splits 16 0 0 0 8 0 41.2 42 182 3 34 32 16 1 14 0 0 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 3 6.91 - -0.7 1948 CIN N
1948 TOT N 36 0 0 0 16 1 79 92 353 7 58 55 30 6 30 4 0 3 1 15 4 4 3 0 3 6.27 - -0.9 1948 TOT N
1949 CIN N Daily Splits 11 0 0 0 5 1 28.1 29 115 2 10 10 10 0 8 2 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 3.18 - 0.2 1949 CIN N
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 148 41 18 6 49 8 519.2 546 2207 36 233 222 165 23 181 28 8 12 2 80 20 37 26 27 20 3.84 4.85 1.6 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1945 STL N Daily Splits P 42 22 12 217.1 6 41 2 0 0 1 5 7 0 .959
1946 STL N Daily Splits P 25 13 5 100 1 15 2 1 0 3 4 3 0 .889
1947 STL N Daily Splits P 34 6 1 95.1 6 20 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1.000
1948 STL N Daily Splits P 20 0 0 37.1 3 8 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1948 CIN N Daily Splits P 16 0 0 40.2 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .909
1948 TOT N P 36 0 0 78 7 14 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 .955
1949 CIN N Daily Splits P 11 0 0 28.1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits P 148 41 18 519 21 96 5 3 0 4 14 21 0 .959
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1957 NL Daily 153 39 40 38 36 0 0
1958 NL Daily 154 41 40 31 43 0 0
1959 NL Daily 150 39 42 36 34 0 0
1960 NL Daily 160 41 43 35 41 0 0
1961 NL Daily 149 36 35 35 37 6 0
1962 NL Daily 164 41 42 38 43 0 0
1963 NL Daily 166 43 45 36 42 0 0
1964 NL Daily 163 41 43 37 42 0 0
1965 NL Daily 156 39 41 37 39 0 0
1966 NL Daily 160 40 41 38 41 0 0
1967 NL Daily 167 43 43 41 40 0 0
1968 NL Daily 157 40 40 37 39 1 0
1969 NL Daily 163 41 41 40 41 0 0
1970 NL Daily 161 43 38 40 42 0 0
1971 NL Daily 160 42 39 36 43 0 0
1972 NL Daily 154 39 38 38 39 0 0
1973 NL Daily 163 43 39 40 41 0 0
Total (17 Years) 2700 691 690 633 683 7 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1972 NL Daily 5 1 1 0 1 1 1
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1962 ML Daily 7 0 0 0 0 4 3
1964 ML Daily 7 1 1 2 1 1 1
1970 ML Daily 5 1 0 1 1 1 1
Total ( 3 Years) 19 2 1 3 2 6 5
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1959 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1962 ML Daily 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
1967 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
1973 ML Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total ( 4 Years) 4 0 1 1 1 1 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information
Date Team Ejected Reason
6-14-1957 BOX PHI N Stan Lopata Call at 1B
6-21-1957 BOX PHI N Granny Hamner Call at 1B (was called safe)
8- 7-1957 BOX STL N Herm Wehmeier Call at HP
9-20-1957 BOX CHI N Bobby Morgan Call at 2B
6- 1-1958(1) BOX PHI N Dave Philley Called third strike
6-13-1958 BOX STL N Fred Hutchinson Heckling
6-29-1958(2) BOX PIT N Roberto Clemente Call at 1B
9-14-1958(2) BOX SF N Bill Rigney Called third strike
4-11-1959 BOX PIT N Danny Murtaugh Balls and strikes
6-11-1959 BOX CIN N Joe Nuxhall Bench jockeying
6-20-1959 BOX LA N Wally Moon Call at 1B
6-28-1959(1) BOX CIN N Frank Thomas Balls and strikes
8- 9-1959 BOX MIL N Fred Haney Called third strike
8- 9-1959 BOX MIL N Johnny Logan Called third strike
8-21-1959(1) BOX PHI N Richie Ashburn Balls and strikes
8-29-1959 BOX CHI N F. Fitzsimmons Check swing (Threw equipment)
8-29-1959 BOX CHI N Lee Walls Check swing (Threw equipment)
9-15-1959 BOX CIN N Johnny Temple Balls and strikes
5- 1-1960 BOX MIL N Johnny Logan Called third strike
6- 9-1960 BOX CHI N Don Zimmer Call at 3B
Date Team Ejected Reason
6-17-1960 BOX PIT N Mickey Vernon Call at 1B
6-30-1960(2) BOX PIT N Danny Murtaugh Balls and strikes
7-17-1960(2) BOX CHI N Richie Ashburn Balls and strikes
8- 2-1960 BOX LA N Norm Larker Call at 1B
9- 6-1960 BOX PHI N Gene Mauch Called third strike
9-12-1960 BOX MIL N Del Crandall Balls and strikes
4-13-1961 BOX PIT N Don Hoak Called third strike
4-15-1961 BOX PIT N Don Hoak Call at 3B (Bumped umpire)
5-14-1961 BOX PIT N Smoky Burgess Called third strike
6-25-1961 BOX LA N Walter Alston Balk call
9- 1-1961 BOX CHI N Don Elston Balls and strikes
4-19-1962 BOX HOU N Harry Craft Call at 2B
4-19-1962 BOX HOU N Roman Mejias Call at 2B
5-17-1962 BOX LA N Walter Alston Balk non-call
8-29-1962 BOX CIN N Fred Hutchinson Balk call
8-29-1962 BOX LA N Johnny Podres Bench jockeying
8-29-1962 BOX CIN N Pete Whisenant Balk call
5-14-1963 BOX SF N Tom Haller Called third strike
6- 2-1963(2) BOX PIT N Smoky Burgess Call at HP
6-19-1963 BOX PHI N Ruben Amaro Balls and strikes
Date Team Ejected Reason
7-27-1963 BOX NY N Duke Snider Called third strike (Threw helmet)
9-10-1963 BOX MIL N Joe Torre Balls and strikes
4-21-1964 BOX CHI N Bob Kennedy Interference non-call
6-20-1964 BOX NY N Chris Cannizzaro Balls and strikes
7-13-1964(1) BOX STL N Johnny Keane Call at HP (Reversed)
6- 1-1965 BOX PHI N Frank Thomas Balls and strikes
6-17-1965 BOX SF N Herman Franks Balls and strikes
6-25-1965 BOX NY N Chuck Hiller Throwing ball at umpire
7- 4-1965 BOX PIT N Roberto Clemente Call at 1B
7-28-1965(2) BOX NY N Wes Westrum Call at 1B
5-18-1966 BOX ATL N Joe Torre Timing play
6-17-1966 BOX STL N Tim McCarver Call at HP
7- 5-1966 BOX HOU N Grady Hatton Unknown reason
7-27-1966 BOX PHI N Cookie Rojas Called third strike
8-24-1966 BOX HOU N Grady Hatton Length of visit to mound
5-31-1967 BOX HOU N Grady Hatton Catch vs trap
8-23-1967 BOX ATL N Billy Hitchcock Alleged spitball
7- 7-1968(2) BOX NY N Gil Hodges Balls and strikes
6-25-1969 BOX PHI N Cookie Rojas Arguing single hit runner
7-29-1969(2) BOX PIT N Larry Shepard Balls and strikes
Date Team Ejected Reason
7-12-1970 BOX CIN N Sparky Anderson Call at HP
9-26-1970 BOX MON N John Bateman Call at 1B
7-23-1971 BOX STL N Bob Gibson Bench jockeying
7-30-1971 BOX CHI N Leo Durocher Search of pitcher by umpire
9-29-1971 BOX MON N Larry Doby Balls and strikes
10- 7-1972 BOX CIN N Sparky Anderson Fair/foul call
5-23-1973 BOX HOU N Lee May Balls and strikes
6-18-1973 BOX MON N Tim Foli Stalling (Bumped umpire)
Transaction Information
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Babe Young (July
26, 1948 ).
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