Ken Sears (baseball)

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Kenneth Eugene Sears (July 6, 1917 – July 17, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1943 and 1946 seasons. He played with the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns. He had a .282 career batting average in 67 career games and batted left and threw right-handed. He played college baseball at the University of Alabama.

Ken Sears
Catcher
Born: (1917-07-06)July 6, 1917 Streator, Illinois
Died: July 17, 1968(1968-07-17) (aged 51) Bridgeport, Texas
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 1943, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
July 3, 1946, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.282
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	23
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Yankees (1943) St. Louis Browns (1946)

He played in the minor leagues for 8 seasons with the Amsterdam Rugmakers, Norfolk Tars, Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues, San Antonio Missions, Little Rock Travelers and Borger Gassers.

Sears was the son of Ziggy Sears, an MLB umpire.^[1]