Ken Weafer
PositionPitcher
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateFebruary 6, 1913
Birth placeWoburn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death dateJune 4, 2005 (aged 92)
Death placeGuilderland, New York, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateMay 29
Debutyear1936
DebutteamBoston Bees
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateMay 29
Finalyear1936
FinalteamBoston Bees
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value0–0
Stat2labelEarned run average
Stat2value12.00
Stat3labelStrikeouts
Stat3value0
Teams

Kenneth Albert Weafer (February 6, 1913 – June 4, 2005) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game in 1936 with the Boston Bees. He batted and threw right-handed. On May 29, 1936, he pitched 3 innings in relief surrendering 6 hits, 4 earned runs, walking 3, and struck out none, as the Bees lost to the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.[1]

During World War II, Weafer served in the United States Navy.[2]

Weafer was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, to Margaret E. Sullivan and Jeremiah F. Weafer (1862–1949), a barber, and died in Guilderland, New York. He is the brother of American League umpire Hal Weafer. He is also second cousin once removed to the South African artist Jeremy Wafer, and second cousin twice removed to English footballer Graham Knight.

References

  1. ^ "New York Giants 15, Boston Bees 0". retrosheet.org. May 29, 1936. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Those Who Served". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.