Harvey Kuenn Trades and Transactions

The Harvey Kuenn trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Harvey Kuenn has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"If the guy (Harvey Kuenn) was hurt, his team might be hurt, but the pitching all over the league will improve." - Manager Casey Stengel in Out of My League: The Classic Hilarious Account of an Amateur's Ordeal in Professional Baseball (George Plimpton, The Lyons Press Publisher, 10/01/2003, Page 74)

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Harvey Kuenn

Harvey Kuenn Autograph on a 1955 Topps (#132)

Harvey Kuenn Autograph on a 1955 Topps (#132)
 

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Birth Name:   Harvey Edward Kuenn
Nickname:   Arh
Born On:   12-04-1930  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Allis, Wisconsin
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-28-1988
Place of Death Data Died In:   Peoria, Arizona
Cemetery:   Sun Land Memorial Park, Sun City, Arizona
High School:   Milwaukee Lutheran High School (Milwaukee, WI)
College:   University of Wisconsin
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-06-1952 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable / Signing Bonus = $10,000
Harvey Kuenn

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1952: Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers.
04-17-1960: Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians for Rocky Colavito.
12-03-1960: Traded by Cleveland Indians to San Francisco Giants for Johnny Antonelli and Willie Kirkland.
05-29-1965: Traded by San Francisco Giants (with Ed Bailey and Bob Hendley) to Chicago Cubs for Dick Bertell and Len Gabrielson.
04-23-1966: Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies.
10-07-1966: Released by Philadelphia Phillies.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Harvey Kuenn trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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