Ken Singleton
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| Ken Singleton | ||
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| Outfielder / Designated Hitter | ||
| Born: June 10, 1947 Manhattan, New York |
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| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 24, 1970 for the New York Mets |
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| Final game | ||
| September 25, 1984 for the Baltimore Orioles |
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| Batting average | .282 | |
| Home runs | 246 | |
| Runs batted in | 1,065 | |
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Kenneth Wayne Singleton (born June 10, 1947) is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder/designated hitter and current television announcer. Born in Manhattan, New York City and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, across the street from Yankee Stadium. Out of Hofstra University, Singleton was drafted 3rd overall in 1967 by the New York Mets, with whom he began his career in 1970. Singleton played for the Mets through the 1971 season. In April, 1972, he was part of a package traded to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub.
Singleton's best year of the three in Montreal was 1973, when he led the league in on-base percentage (one of nine top-ten finishes in that category over the course of his career) and collected 23 home runs, 103 RBIs and a .302 batting average (first .300 season). Following the 1974 season, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles.
During his ten years in Baltimore, Singleton played the best baseball of his career as the Orioles won two pennants, in 1979 and 1983, and won the 1983 World Series. His batting average of .328 in 1977, good for third in the league, was a career high, and he posted 35 homers and 111 RBIs in 1979, also the best totals of his career in those departments. He retired after the 1984 season.
An All-Star in 1977, 1979 and 1981, he won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1982. His highest finish in MVP balloting was in 1979, when he finished 2nd to Don Baylor. He was third in 1977, behind Al Cowens and the winner, Rod Carew.
Singleton is a cousin of former NBA player and current Boston Celtics head coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers.[1][2]
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[edit] Broadcasting career
Currently, Singleton is a commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network, serving as both a color commentator and play-by-play announcer (when Michael Kay is unavailable). He has also worked as a television announcer for Yankee games on the MSG Network, and worked as a television and radio announcer for the Expos and as a color commentator for Fox. His famous calls include "This one is gone" for a home run and "Lookout!" for a hard hit foul ball into the crowd or dugout. His trademarks also include a detailed explanation of the infield fly rule, explaining how it saved the game from turning into a "farce."
[edit] See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- Montreal Expos all-time roster
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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