| Ken Suarez |
Full Name: Kenneth Raymond Suarez School: Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida Olympics: 1964 - at Tokyo, Japan representing United States in Baseball Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 2005 Baseball HOF - Loc 21 1964 Baseball AA - Loc 85 |
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| Paul Dirks, Buddy Teagle, KEN SUAREZ |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1963 14 C 5-9 170 R R So * Tampa 1964 C 5-9 175 R R Jr * Tampa |
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| All-American Awards |
| Baseball |
Year Award 1964 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2005 |
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Ken Suarez was a major impact player for the Seminoles in the 1960's. He proved his playing ability on the field in Tallahassee along with the basin league where he was named the league's most popular
player. Ken's junior year in 1964, he led the Seminoles in runs, hits, home runs, total bases, bases on balls and runs batted in. He had 44 hits, six home runs, totaled 67 bases and drove in 30 runs
on his way to earning first-team All-America honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association. One of Ken's most memorable moments was getting a hit in the 1963 College World Series. Suarez was named to the 1964 United States Olympic Baseball Team that competed in Japan and Korea, making Suarez the first Seminole baseball player to ever participate in the Olympics. After three seasons with the 'Noles, the 5-8 catcher decided to sign with the Kansas City Athletics. Ken enjoyed nine years of professional baseball, including three years with Kansas City, four years with the Cleveland Indians and two seasons with the Texas Rangers. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 .214 16 7 28 5 6 0 0 0 3 6 .214 5 0 0 .314 2 0 0 1964 .404 32 32 109 25 44 5 0 6 30 67 .615 21 4 11 .515 0 1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .365 48 39 137 30 50 5 0 6 33 73 .533 26 4 11 0 .473 2 1 3 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1963 24 6 3 .909 ---------------------------- Tot 24 6 3 .909 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1963
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 18 Auburn 7b .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 Clemson 5a .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 22 Clemson 7 .250 1 C 4 0 1 0 1 0 1
Mar 23 Navy 5d .400 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 2 Miami 9b .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 23 Wake Forest 7 .200 1 C 4 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 27 Camp Lejeune 9d .273 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
May 3 Florida 8b .250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 4 Florida 8a .231 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 13 Georgia Southern 8 .188 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 14 Georgia Southern 8 .167 1 C 2 1 0 0 0 0
May 16 Georgia Tech 8 .190 1 C 3 2 1 0 1 0
May 17 Georgia 8 .174 1 C 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
May 18 Georgia 8 .192 1 C 3 0 1 0 1 0
Jun 1 Wake Forest 8a .185 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 12 Southern California 9a .214 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
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.214 16 7 28 4 6 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
1964
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 16 Florida Southern Col 4 .250 1 C 4 0 1 2 1 0
Mar 17 Florida Southern Col 6 .286 1 C 3 1 1 0 1 0
Mar 19 Clemson 4 .300 1 C 3 1 1 0 1 0
Mar 21 Clemson .467 1 C 5 2 4 3 4 0
Mar 21 Tennessee 6 .550 1 C 5 2 4 3 4 0
Mar 23 Georgia Tech 5 .522 1 C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1
Mar 25 Northeast Louisiana 7 .538 1 C 3 1 2 1 1 5 1 0
Mar 26 North Carolina 7 .586 1 C 3 1 3 1 2 4 0
Mar 27 Mississippi State 7 .581 1 C 2 2 1 0 1 0
Mar 30 North Carolina 7 .571 1 C 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
Mar 31 Wake Forest 7 .553 1 C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
Apr 1 Michigan State 7 .548 1 C 4 2 2 1 1 5 0
Apr 2 Michigan State 7 .553 1 C 5 1 3 1 3 1 1
Apr 3 Wake Forest 6 .549 1 C 4 1 2 0 2 0
Apr 4 Wake Forest 7 .519 1 C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 20 Auburn 6 .500 1 C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Apr 21 Georgia Tech 7 .483 1 C 4 1 1 1 2 4 0
Apr 22 Georgia 7 .475 1 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 23 Georgia 7 .492 1 C 4 3 3 1 2 6 10 0
Apr 24 Georgia Southern 7 .500 1 C 5 1 3 0 3 0
Apr 25 Georgia Southern .500 1 C 0 0
May 4 Auburn 7 .479 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 5 Auburn 7 .467 1 C 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
May 11 Georgia Southern 4 .468 1 C 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
May 12 Georgia Southern 4 .457 1 C 4 0 1 1 1 0
May 16 Jacksonville 4 .459 1 C 4 0 2 1 2 0
May 16 Jacksonville 4 .449 1 C 4 0 1 0 1 0
May 22 Florida 5 .435 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 29 Florida 7 .432 1 C 3 0 1 1 1 0
May 30 Florida 4 .439 1 C 3 1 2 1 1 5 0
May 30 Florida 4 .436 1 C 3 1 1 1 1 0
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.436 31 31 101 26 44 3 0 6 31 65 0 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 3
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| Pro Career |
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Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Throws: Right Bats: Right Debut: April 14, 1966 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1966 KCA Kansas City Athletics 8 C 1967 KCA Kansas City Athletics 17 C 1968 Cle Cleveland Indians 7 C-2B-3B-OF 1969 Cle Cleveland Indians 7 C 1971 Cle Cleveland Indians 7 C 1972 Tex Texas Rangers 12 C 1973 Tex Texas Rangers 10 C |
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| Pro Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 KCA .145 35 26 69 5 10 0 1 0 2 12 .174 15 0 26 1 .298 0 1 2 2 1967 KCA .238 39 22 63 7 15 5 0 2 9 26 .413 16 0 21 1 .388 1 2 1 1 1968 Cle .100 17 1 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 1 0 3 1 .182 0 0 0 0 1969 Cle .294 36 29 85 7 25 5 0 1 9 33 .388 15 0 12 5 .400 0 2 1 1 1971 Cle .203 50 39 123 10 25 7 0 1 9 35 .285 18 2 15 2 .310 2 1 0 1 1972 Tex .152 25 6 33 2 5 1 0 0 4 6 .182 1 0 4 1 .167 2 0 0 0 1973 Tex .248 93 88 278 25 69 11 0 1 27 83 .299 33 5 16 10 .334 4 3 1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Years .227 295 211 661 57 150 29 1 5 60 196 .297 99 7 97 21 .330 9 9 5 8 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 1966 KCA C 34 145 20 8 7 .954 1967 KCA C 36 170 20 4 2 .979 1968 Cle C 12 22 1 0 0 1.000 " " 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 " " 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .000 " " OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1969 Cle C 36 191 20 2 3 .991 1971 Cle C 48 268 14 2 3 .993 1972 Tex C 17 53 2 2 0 .965 1973 Tex C 90 501 44 6 4 .989 ------------------------------------------ 7 Years 276 1350 122 24 19 .984 |