Ken Singleton |
Ken Singleton is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who was drafted into the New York Mets organization in 1967 as their #1 pick, and third overall-all. He played three years in the minor leagues (1967-70) and was called up to the Mets on June 24, 1970. Ken played there through the end of the '71 season. He was traded to the Montreal Expos just prior to the 1972 (April 6) season and played with the Expos for three years (1972-74). Ken was traded again, this time, to the Baltimore where he played the rest of his career from 1975 to 1984. He played his last game on the 25th of September in 1984. Ken was a three time all-star (1977, 1979, 1981), was the recipient of the Roberto Clemente award in 1982 and won a World Championship ring with the Baltimore Orioles in 1983. Ken started working as a broadcaster for the Yes Network in the early 2000s. He retired from broadcasting in October of 2021.
There have been over 100 Ken Singleton baseball cards issued by various companies from 1971 to 2020.
Drafted
Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 28, 1967). (From Baseball-Almanac.com)
Position - Outfield
Bats - Both
Throws - Right
1970
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI SB AVG. 1970 Mets 69 198 22 52 8 0 5 75 26 1 .263
Ken was called up on June 24 and played his first game as a Met that night in the second game of a double header. The Mets beat the Cubs 6-1. He played left field and went 0-4.
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1971
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG 1971 Mets 115 298 34 73 5 0 13 46 .245
1971 O-Pee-Chee # 16
1971 Topps # 16 (Find this card on Ebay)
TRADED
From Baseball-Almanac.com
Ken Singleton was traded from the New York Mets to the Montreal Expos just prior to the start of the 1972 season. The trade involved Rusty Staub from Expos for Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen and Ken Singleton from the Mets. (April 5, 1972).
From Mets Trade History: “Le Grand Orange” Rusty Staub comes to the Big Apple by Tim Boyle
"A few days before the start of the 1972 season, the New York Mets made a big trade with one of their division rivals, the Montreal Expos. In exchange for Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen, and Ken Singleton, the Mets acquired outfielder Rusty Staub. Le Grand Orange was about to join the Big Apple."
1972
Year Team AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG 1972 Expos 507 139 23 2 14 50 .274
1972 O-Pee-Chee # 425
1972 O-Pee-Chee # 426 In Action (IA)
1972 Pro Stars Postcards #11
1972 Topps # 425
1972 Topps # 426 In Action (IA)
1973
Year Team Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Homeruns RBI SB SLG BB SO Average 1973 Expos 162 560 100 169 26 2 23 103 2 0.479 123 91 0.302
1973 O-Pee-Chee # 232
1973 Topps # 232
1974
Year Team Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Homeruns RBI SB SLG BB SO Average 1974 Expos 148 511 68 141 20 2 9 74 5 0.376 93 84 0.276
1974 Expos Weston #29
1974 Kellogg's # 48
1974 O-Pee-Chee # 25
1974 Topps # 25
1974 Topps Stamps #60
TRADEDKen Singleton and Mike Torrez traded from the Montreal Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick, December 4, 1974.
1975
Year Team Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Homeruns RBI SB SLG BB SO Average 1975 Orioles 155 586 88 176 37 4 15 55 3 0.454 118 82 0.300
1975 O-Pee-Chee # 125
1975 Topps # 125
1975 Topps # 125 Mini
2 1/4 x 3 1/4 ish (vs. 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 of the standard size)
1976
1976 Hostess # 76
1976 Kellogg's # 12
1976 O-Pee-Chee # 175
1976 SSPC # 400
1976 Topps # 175
1977
1977 Burger Chef Discs # 41
1977 Hostess # 107
1977 O-Pee-Chee # 19
1977 Topps # 445
1978
Year Team Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Homeruns RBI SB SLG BB SO Average 1978 Orioles 149 502 67 147 21 2 20 81 0 0.458 98 94 0.293
1978 Hostess # 75
1978 Kellogg's # 55
1978 O-Pee-Chee # 80
1978 Topps # 65
1979
Year Team Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Homeruns RBI SB SLG BB SO Average 1979 Orioles 159 570 93 168 29 1 35 111 3 0.533 109 118 0.295
1979 Orioles Season - Game by Game info from the Baseball-Almanac
1979 Hostess # 135
1979 O-Pee-Chee # 324
1979 Replay Games
1979 Topps # 615
1980
1980 Kellogg's # 30
1980 O-Pee-Chee # 178
1980 Topps # 340
1980 Topps Super # 11 (of 60) - Gray Back
1980 Topps Super # 11 (of 60) - White Back
1981
1981 All-Star Game Program Inserts # 68
1981 Donruss # 115
1981 Drakes # 12
1981 Fleer # 188
1981 Fleer Sticker # 103
1981 Kellogg's # 39
1981 O-Pee-Chee # 281
1981 Perma-Grahpics All Stars # 29
1981 Topps # 570
1981 Topps Scratch-Off # 17
1981 Topps Sticker # 33
1982
1982 Donruss Diamond Kings # 24
1982 Donruss # 105
1982 Drakes # 30
1982 FBI Discs # 22 - Not available ***
1982 Fleer # 179
1982 Fleer Stamps # 150
1982 Kellogg's # 58
1982 O-Pee-Chee All Star (AS) # 2
1982 O-Pee-Chee # 290
1982 O-Pee-Chee Sticker # 136
1982 Topps # 290
1982 Topps All Star (AS) # 552
1982 Topps Sticker # 136
1982 Topps Sticker # 144
1983
Year Team Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Homeruns RBI SB SLG BB SO Average 1983 Orioles 151 507 52 140 21 3 18 84 0 0.436 99 83 0.276
1983 Orioles Season - Game by Game info from the Baseball-Almanac
1983 All-Star Game Program Inserts # 68
1983 Donruss # 257
1983 Drakes # 26
1983 English's Discs # 13
1983 Fleer # 73
1983 Fleer Stamps # 177
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1983 Fleer Sticker # 195
1983 O-Pee-Chee # 85
1983 Topps # 85
1983 Topps Sticker # 28
1984
Year Team Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Homeruns RBI SB SLG BB SO Average 1984 Orioles 111 363 28 78 7 1 6 36 0 0.289 37 60 0.215
1984 Orioles Season - Game by Game info from the Baseball-Almanac
1984 Donruss # 610
1984 Fleer # 21
1984 Fleer Sticker # 46
1984 Fleer Sticker # 55
1984 Nestle # 165
1984 O-Pee-Chee # 165
1984 Orioles Team Issue # 27 - Not available ***
1984 Topps # 165
1984 Topps Rub-Down # 29
1984 Topps Sticker # 206
1984 Topps Sticker Box # 8
1984 Topps Tiffany # 165
1985
1985 Fleer # 191
1985 O-Pee-Chee # 326
1985 Topps # 755
1985 Topps Miniature # 755 - Not available
1985 Topps Sticker # 201
1985 Topps Tiffany # 755
1986
1986 Expos Greats TCMA # 5-EXP
1986 Orioles Greats TCMA # 8BA
1989
1989 Swell Baseball Greats #26
1991
1991 Mets WIZ # 366
1991 Oriole Crown # 421
1992
1992 Nabisco # 3
1993
1993 Expos Donruss McDonald's # 29
1993 Orioles Crown Action Stand Up # 12
2003
2003 Upper Deck Signature Series #52/PN-KS
2005
2005 Topps Retired Gold #66
2012
Topps Archive/Reprint Card Back #204 (1980 Style)
2019
Topps Archive - MTL KS
Other
Misc
The Mets who got away: Ken Singleton
Last Updated : 19 March 2022