Joe Kuhel was born on Monday, June 25, 1906, in Cleveland, Ohio. Kuhel was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 31, 1930, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Kuhel baseball stats page.
"What we're trying to do here is make chicken salad out of chicken shit," proclaimed manager Joe Kuhel, in an eloquent pronouncement on what he thought the 1949 season might yield for supporters of the Senators. Following a bad start, the club hit the road and enjoyed great success on a western swing. When the Nats' train pulled into Washington, the players were met at the station by a crowd of 5,000 people." - Deveaux, Tom. Author. The Washington Senators, 1901-1971. McFarland Publishing. 1 August 2005. Page 174.
Joe KuhelJoe Kuhel Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam Baseball Card (#194) |
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Joe KuhelJoe Kuhel Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Joe KuhelJoe Kuhel Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1930 | 24 | Senators | 18 | 63 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .348 | .429 |
1931 | 25 | Senators | 139 | 524 | 70 | 141 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 47 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .269 | .335 | .410 |
1932 | 26 | Senators | 101 | 347 | 52 | 101 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .291 | .353 | .415 |
1933 | 27 | Senators | 153 | 602 | 89 | 194 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 59 | 4 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .322 | .385 | .467 |
1934 | 28 | Senators | 63 | 263 | 49 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .289 | .364 | .392 |
1935 | 29 | Senators | 151 | 633 | 99 | 165 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 78 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .261 | .345 | .338 |
1936 | 30 | Senators | 149 | 588 | 107 | 189 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 118 | 64 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .321 | .392 | .502 |
1937 | 31 | Senators | 136 | 547 | 73 | 155 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .283 | .357 | .400 |
1938 | 32 | White Sox | 117 | 412 | 67 | 110 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 72 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .376 | .410 |
1939 | 33 | White Sox | 139 | 546 | 107 | 164 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .300 | .376 | .460 |
1940 | 34 | White Sox | 155 | 603 | 111 | 169 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 94 | 87 | 0 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .280 | .374 | .488 |
1941 | 35 | White Sox | 153 | 600 | 99 | 150 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 63 | 70 | 5 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .250 | .331 | .392 |
1942 | 36 | White Sox | 115 | 413 | 60 | 103 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 60 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .249 | .347 | .332 |
1943 | 37 | White Sox | 153 | 531 | 55 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .213 | .319 | .284 |
1944 | 38 | Senators | 139 | 518 | 90 | 144 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 68 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .278 | .364 | .378 |
1945 | 39 | Senators | 142 | 533 | 73 | 152 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 79 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .285 | .378 | .400 |
1946 | 40 | Senators | 14 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .320 | .150 |
1946 | 40 | White Sox | 64 | 238 | 24 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .273 | .335 | .387 |
1947 | 41 | White Sox | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 2,104 | 7,984 | 1,236 | 2,212 | 412 | 111 | 131 | 1 | 1,049 | 980 | 30 | 612 | 92 | 0 | 39 | 100 | .277 | .359 | .406 |
Joe KuhelJoe Kuhel Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1930 Senators | 1B | 16 | 15 | 372 | 160 | 10.0 | 157 | 149 | 8 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 11.40 |
1931 Senators | 1B | 139 | 137 | 3,636 | 1,324 | 9.5 | 1,312 | 1,255 | 57 | 12 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.74 |
1932 Senators | 1B | 85 | 76 | 2,061 | 811 | 9.5 | 806 | 761 | 45 | 5 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.56 |
1933 Senators | 1B | 153 | 153 | 441 | 1,566 | 10.2 | 1,559 | 1,498 | 61 | 7 | 126 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 95.45 |
1934 Senators | 1B | 63 | 63 | 1,665 | 645 | 10.2 | 641 | 618 | 23 | 4 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.39 |
1935 Senators | 1B | 151 | 150 | 4,002 | 1,526 | 10.1 | 1,512 | 1,425 | 87 | 14 | 150 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.20 |
1936 Senators | 1B | 149 | 149 | 3,903 | 1,535 | 10.3 | 1,525 | 1,452 | 73 | 10 | 138 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.55 |
1937 Senators | 1B | 136 | 136 | 3,603 | 1,336 | 9.8 | 1,327 | 1,242 | 85 | 9 | 141 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.94 |
1938 White Sox | 1B | 111 | 110 | 2,913 | 1,209 | 10.9 | 1,195 | 1,136 | 59 | 14 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 11.08 |
1939 White Sox | 1B | 136 | 136 | 3,585 | 1,339 | 9.8 | 1,328 | 1,256 | 72 | 11 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.00 |
1940 White Sox | 1B | 155 | 155 | 465 | 1,504 | 9.7 | 1,486 | 1,395 | 91 | 18 | 112 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 86.28 |
1941 White Sox | 1B | 151 | 151 | 4,044 | 1,562 | 10.3 | 1,552 | 1,444 | 108 | 10 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.36 |
1942 White Sox | 1B | 112 | 111 | 2,949 | 1,166 | 10.4 | 1,155 | 1,085 | 70 | 11 | 94 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.57 |
1943 White Sox | 1B | 153 | 150 | 4,062 | 1,585 | 10.4 | 1,577 | 1,471 | 106 | 8 | 143 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.48 |
1944 Senators | 1B | 138 | 137 | 3,558 | 1,351 | 9.8 | 1,334 | 1,251 | 83 | 17 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.12 |
1945 Senators | 1B | 141 | 141 | 3,762 | 1,433 | 10.2 | 1,417 | 1,323 | 94 | 16 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.17 |
1946 Senators | 1B | 5 | 4 | 78 | 32 | 6.4 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.08 |
1946 White Sox | 1B | 63 | 60 | 1,533 | 638 | 10.1 | 634 | 596 | 38 | 4 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 11.17 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 2,057 | 2,034 | 46,632 | 20,722 | 10.1 | 20,549 | 19,386 | 1,163 | 173 | 1,769 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.90 | |
17 Years | 2,057 | 2,034 | 46,632 | 20,722 | 10.1 | 20,549 | 19,386 | 1,163 | 173 | 1,769 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.90 |
Joe KuhelJoe Kuhel Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1930 Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.5 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
1931 Senators | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.5 | 11.6 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1932 Senators | 5 | 2 | .714 | 12 | 4 | n/a | 86.8 | 18.3 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1933 Senators | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.7 | 12.5 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1934 Senators | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 87.7 | 18.8 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1935 Senators | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 316.5 | 14.4 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1936 Senators | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 36.8 | 19.6 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1937 Senators | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 91.2 | 14.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1938 White Sox | 9 | 7 | .563 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 51.5 | 11.8 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1939 White Sox | 18 | 5 | .783 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 36.4 | 10.7 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1940 White Sox | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 22.3 | 10.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1941 White Sox | 20 | 5 | .800 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 50.0 | 10.9 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1942 White Sox | 22 | 9 | .710 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 103.3 | 18.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1943 White Sox | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 106.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1944 Senators | 11 | 6 | .647 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 129.5 | 13.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1945 Senators | 10 | 5 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 266.5 | 17.2 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1946 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1946 White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 59.5 | 9.9 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1947 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 178 | 90 | .664 | 44 | 5 | n/a | 60.9 | 13.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Joe KuhelJoe Kuhel Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1930 Washington Senators | n/a | $2,142.00 | n/a | - |
1931 Washington Senators | 23 | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1932 Washington Senators | 21 | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
1933 Washington Senators | 2 | $7,200.00 | - | Stats |
1934 Washington Senators | 5 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
1935 Washington Senators | 6 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
1936 Washington Senators | 7 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
1937 Washington Senators | 7 | $9,500.00 | - | - |
1938 Chicago White Sox | 3 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
1939 Chicago White Sox | 3 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
1940 Chicago White Sox | 3 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
1941 Chicago White Sox | 3 | $11,500.00 | - | - |
1942 Chicago White Sox | 3 | $10,500.00 | - | - |
1943 Chicago White Sox | 3 | $9,000.00 | - | - |
1944 Washington Senators | 5 | $9,500.00 | - | - |
1945 Washington Senators | 5 | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
1946 Washington Senators | 26 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
1946 Chicago White Sox | 14 | " " | - | - |
1947 Chicago White Sox | 14 | $9,000.00 | - | - |
Joe Kuhel Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Joseph Anthony Kuhel was a Major League Baseball player with the Washington Senators (1930–1937), Chicago White Sox (1938-1943), Washington Senators (1944-1946), and Chicago White Sox (1946-1947). Did you know that Joe, his nickname, hit the only home run for the 1945 Washington Senators in Griffith Stadium (their home park)? Six visiting players went deep that year in the cavernous confines, but Kuhel was the only Senator with a home run that entire year and it was an inside-the-park homer hit during the third inning off Bob Muncrief of the 1945 St. Louis Browns on September 7, 1945.
The visiting players who were able to hit a home run in 1945, in Griffith Stadium, were Rudy York (May 27, 1945), Milt Byrnes (May 31, 1945), Eddie Lake (June 15, 1945), Lou Finney (September 5, 1945), Jeff Heath (September 14, 1945) and Rudy York (September 15, 1945).
Joe Kuhel Rookie Card | 1933 Goudey Baseball Card (#108)
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On May 13, 1937, Joe Kuhel tied the American League record with three triples in a game, the first time a Washington Senators player had three in a road game. Joe Judge, on August 9, 1921, was the first Washington Senators player to hit three triples in a home game.
Joe Kuhel Hits 3 Triples in a Game | Valley Morning Star | May 14, 1937 | Page 6
When Joe Kuhel stepped onto the field on May 2, 1931, at Fenway Park, he became the first player in Washington Senators history to wear #23 during a regular season game.