As a hitter, Koonce posted a .100 batting average (24-for-239) with 8 RBIs. Defensively, he recorded a .982 fielding percentage, committing only 5 errors in 281 total chances, which was 29 points higher than the league average at his position.
koonce, calvin, koonce, november, 1940, october, 1993, american, professional, baseball, player, right, handed, pitcher, major, leagues, from, 1962, chicago, cubs, york, mets, boston, born, fayetteville, north, carolina, grew, hope, mills, attended, campbell, . Calvin Lee Koonce November 18 1940 October 28 1993 was an American professional baseball player a right handed pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1962 71 for the Chicago Cubs New York Mets and Boston Red Sox Born in Fayetteville North Carolina he grew up in Hope Mills 1 and attended Campbell University Koonce stood 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighed 185 pounds 84 kg Cal KooncePitcherBorn 1940 11 18 November 18 1940Fayetteville North Carolina U S Died October 28 1993 1993 10 28 aged 52 Winston Salem North Carolina U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 14 1962 for the Chicago CubsLast MLB appearanceAugust 8 1971 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsWin loss record47 49Earned run average3 78Strikeouts504TeamsChicago Cubs 1962 1967 New York Mets 1967 1970 Boston Red Sox 1970 1971 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1969 Koonce appeared in 334 Major League games pitched all but 90 as a relief pitcher He allowed 972 hits and 368 bases on balls in 971 innings pitched with 504 strikeouts and 24 saves He recorded 11 saves and a low 2 42 earned run average for the 1968 Mets and was a member of the Mets 1969 World Series championship team but he was less effective during the regular campaign and did not appear in the postseason As a hitter Koonce posted a 100 batting average 24 for 239 with 8 RBIs Defensively he recorded a 982 fielding percentage committing only 5 errors in 281 total chances which was 29 points higher than the league average at his position After retiring as an active player he was head baseball coach of Campbell University his alma mater for seven seasons 1980 86 2 a scout for the Texas Rangers and a minor league executive He died from lymphoma at age 52 3 References edit Cal Koonce Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2018 07 14 Silverman Mathew Cal Koonce SABR Biography Project The Daily Gazette Google News Archive Search news google com External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cal Koonce amp oldid 1193961320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
