Ken Sears

Catcher, Baseball Player

1917 – 1968

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Who was Ken Sears?

Kenneth Eugene Sears was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball 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.

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.

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Born
Jul 6, 1917
Streator
Profession
Education
  • University of Alabama
Lived in
  • Streator
Died
Jul 17, 1968
Bridgeport

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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