Ken Brett

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Brett's Moments in the Sun 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

A first round pick of the Sox in 1966, Kenneth Alven Brett pitched for 10 teams over the course of his 14-year major league career.

Overall, he appeared in 349 games, more than half in relief, and finished 83-85 with a 3.93 ERA.

Brett made his major league debut as a September call-up for the 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox, pitching two innings against Cleveland on September 27. He surrendered one earned run on three hits, striking out two in a 6-0 Red Sox loss.

Awards

• 1974 National League All-Star

Brett's Moments in the Sun

• In the 1967 World Series against the Cardinals, Brett appeared in two games in relief, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless (and no hit) innings, walking one and striking out one. At 19 years and one month, he was the youngest World Series pitcher in major league history.

• Twice in his career, Brett carried no-hit bids into the ninth inning. Pitching for the Pirates on May 27, 1974 against San Diego, Brett lost his no hitter when C Fred Kendall singled to lead off the ninth. Brett was forced to settle for the shutout victory. Pitching for the White Sox almost exactly two years later, on May 26, 1976, Brett lost his second no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth when Angels 2B Jerry Remy hit a slow roller down the third base line. Jorge Orta let it roll, hoping it would turn foul. It did not and went for an infield hit. Brett and the White Sox won the game 1-0 in 11 innings.

• In 1974, Brett was named a National League All-Star following his 13-9, 3.44 campaign as a Pirate in 1973. He finished the 1974 season with an identical 13-9 record and an ERA of 3.30. In the '74 Midseason Classic, Brett was the winning pitcher.

Trivia

• Brett was the older brother of Royals Hall of Famer George Brett. The two played together during Ken's stint with Kansas City at the end of his career. Faced his brother, George, 20 times in his career, giving up 6 hits, 2 doubles and 1 RBI.

• Brett surrendered Hank Aaron's 700th homerun.

• Brett was a good hitting pitcher, batting .262 with 10 career homeruns. In June 1973, he homered in four straight starts. In his All-Star season with the Pirates in 1974, he hit .310/.337/.448.

• When he retired in 1981, he had tied the modern record for the most teams with 10. Since that time, Mike Morgan has raised the bar, pitching for 12 teams.

Transactions

• June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 Amateur Draft.
• October 10, 1971: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, Jim Lonborg, Don Pavletich, and George Scott to the Milwaukee Brewers for Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse, Tommy Harper, and Pat Skrable.
• October 31, 1972: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders & Earl Stephenson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Money, John Vukovich & Bill Champion.
• October 18, 1973: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dave Cash.
• December 11, 1975: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Dock Ellis and Willie Randolph to the New York Yankees for Doc Medich.
• May 18, 1976: Traded by the New York Yankees with Rich Coggins to the Chicago White Sox for Carlos May.
• June 15, 1977: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the California Angels for Don Kirkwood, John Verhoeven, and John Flannery.
• April 2, 1979: Released by the California Angels.
• April 30, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.
• June 4, 1979: Released by the Minnesota Twins.
• June 11, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• March 27, 1980: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• August 11, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
• November 25, 1981: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis