A member of Yale's Class of 1956,[1] MacKenzie lettered in hockey and baseball at Yale University. He returned to Yale as head baseball coach in 1969 and held that post for ten seasons. The native of Gore Bay, Ontario, threw left-handed, batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg) (13 stone, 3 pounds).
Careeredit
MacKenzie signed with the Braves in 1956 and began working his way through the club's farm system, becoming a relief specialist in 1959, his third professional baseball season. After working in 14 games for Milwaukee in brief trials in 1960 and 1961, his contract was sold to the expansion Mets on October 11, 1961, one day after that year's expansion draft.
An original Met, MacKenzie posted a 5–4 record and was the only man among 17 pitchers on the 1962 Mets to win more games than he lost on a team which suffered 120 defeats. ManagerCasey Stengel said of him: "He's a splendid young fella with a great education from Yale University. His signing with us makes him the lowest paid member of the class of Yale '56."[2] In 1963, MacKenzie again was the Mets' lone over-.500 pitcher, winning three of four decisions for a team which would lose 111 games.[3] MacKenzie, however, was traded to the pennant-contendingSt. Louis Cardinals on August 5, 1963. MacKenzie recorded eight wins, five losses, and four saves, with a 4.96 earned run average over 76 games pitched for the Mets. Those eight victories would be his only Major League Baseball wins.
MacKenzie bounced from the Cardinals to the Giants to the Astros through the 1965 campaign, spending time in Triple-A in the process.[3]
All told, he won eight of 18 decisions in 129 games pitched (all but one as a reliever), with five career saves. In 2081⁄3innings pitched, he allowed 231 hits and 63 walks with 142 strikeouts.
Post-MLB careeredit
MacKenzie coached baseball and ice hockey at Yale between 1969 and 1979.[3] He moved to the Yale alumni office following his coaching tenure, retiring in 1984.[4]
On August 27, 2022, MacKenzie participated in the Mets first Old Timers' Day since 1994, in celebration of the franchise's 60th anniversary.[5] He was one of six players from that inaugural team in attendance.[6]
^A tale of two Yale pitchers Sporting Life October 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^Izenberg, Jerry (October 25, 2009). "Izenberg: There was no bigger New York baseball story than the 1969 Mets". nj.com. Newark, New Jersey: The Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
^ abcAmore, Dom. "Dom Amore: Pitcher Ken MacKenzie came out a winner with baseball's most loveable losers, the 1962 New York Mets". courant.com. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^"Ken MacKenzie, original Mets reliever, dead at 89". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^Puma, Mike. "Billy Wagner, Howard Johnson reminisce about Mets memories". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^"METS ANNOUNCE ROSTER FOR OLD TIMERS' DAY PRESENTED BY CITI". metsinsider.mlblogs.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^"Ken MacKenzie, only pitcher with winning record on 1962 Mets, dies at 89". Associated Press. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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mackenzie, baseball, kenneth, purvis, mackenzie, march, 1934, december, 2023, canadian, relief, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, with, milwaukee, braves, 1960, york, mets, 1962, louis, cardinals, 1963, francisco, giants, 1964, houston, astros, 1965, m. Kenneth Purvis MacKenzie March 10 1934 December 14 2023 was a Canadian relief pitcher in Major League Baseball He played with the Milwaukee Braves 1960 61 New York Mets 1962 63 St Louis Cardinals 1963 San Francisco Giants 1964 and Houston Astros 1965 Ken MacKenzieMacKenzie in 1962PitcherBorn 1934 03 10 March 10 1934Gore Bay Ontario CanadaDied December 14 2023 2023 12 14 aged 89 Guilford Connecticut U S Batted RightThrew LeftMLB debutMay 2 1960 for the Milwaukee BravesLast MLB appearanceAugust 4 1965 for the Houston AstrosMLB statisticsWin loss record8 10Earned run average4 80Strikeouts142TeamsMilwaukee Braves 1960 1961 New York Mets 1962 1963 St Louis Cardinals 1963 San Francisco Giants 1964 Houston Astros 1965 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Post MLB career 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editA member of Yale s Class of 1956 1 MacKenzie lettered in hockey and baseball at Yale University He returned to Yale as head baseball coach in 1969 and held that post for ten seasons The native of Gore Bay Ontario threw left handed batted right handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 83 m tall and 185 pounds 84 kg 13 stone 3 pounds Career editMacKenzie signed with the Braves in 1956 and began working his way through the club s farm system becoming a relief specialist in 1959 his third professional baseball season After working in 14 games for Milwaukee in brief trials in 1960 and 1961 his contract was sold to the expansion Mets on October 11 1961 one day after that year s expansion draft An original Met MacKenzie posted a 5 4 record and was the only man among 17 pitchers on the 1962 Mets to win more games than he lost on a team which suffered 120 defeats Manager Casey Stengel said of him He s a splendid young fella with a great education from Yale University His signing with us makes him the lowest paid member of the class of Yale 56 2 In 1963 MacKenzie again was the Mets lone over 500 pitcher winning three of four decisions for a team which would lose 111 games 3 MacKenzie however was traded to the pennant contending St Louis Cardinals on August 5 1963 MacKenzie recorded eight wins five losses and four saves with a 4 96 earned run average over 76 games pitched for the Mets Those eight victories would be his only Major League Baseball wins MacKenzie bounced from the Cardinals to the Giants to the Astros through the 1965 campaign spending time in Triple A in the process 3 All told he won eight of 18 decisions in 129 games pitched all but one as a reliever with five career saves In 2081 3 innings pitched he allowed 231 hits and 63 walks with 142 strikeouts Post MLB career editMacKenzie coached baseball and ice hockey at Yale between 1969 and 1979 3 He moved to the Yale alumni office following his coaching tenure retiring in 1984 4 On August 27 2022 MacKenzie participated in the Mets first Old Timers Day since 1994 in celebration of the franchise s 60th anniversary 5 He was one of six players from that inaugural team in attendance 6 Death editMacKenzie died at his home in Guilford Connecticut on December 14 2023 at the age of 89 7 References edit A tale of two Yale pitchers Sporting Life Archived October 4 2008 at the Wayback Machine Izenberg Jerry October 25 2009 Izenberg There was no bigger New York baseball story than the 1969 Mets nj com Newark New Jersey The Star Ledger Retrieved November 16 2015 a b c Amore Dom Dom Amore Pitcher Ken MacKenzie came out a winner with baseball s most loveable losers the 1962 New York Mets courant com The Hartford Courant Retrieved December 11 2022 Ken MacKenzie original Mets reliever dead at 89 nypost com NYP Holdings Inc Retrieved December 16 2023 Puma Mike Billy Wagner Howard Johnson reminisce about Mets memories nypost com NYP Holdings Inc Retrieved December 16 2023 METS ANNOUNCE ROSTER FOR OLD TIMERS DAY PRESENTED BY CITI metsinsider mlblogs com Retrieved December 16 2023 Ken MacKenzie only pitcher with winning record on 1962 Mets dies at 89 Associated Press December 14 2023 Retrieved December 14 2023 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken MacKenzie baseball amp oldid 1191370614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
