Ken Brondell

{{short description|American baseball player (1921-2004)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Ken Brondell |image=Ken Brondell.jpeg |position=Pitcher |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1921|10|17}} |birth_place=Bradshaw, Nebraska |death_date={{death date and age|2004|10|3|1921|10|17}} |death_place=Van Nuys, California |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 3 |debutyear=1944 |debutteam=New York Giants |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 1 |finalyear=1944 |finalteam=New York Giants |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=0–1 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=8.38 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=1 |teams= * New York Giants ({{Baseball year|1944}}) }} '''Kenneth Leroy Brondell''' (October 17, 1921 – October 3, 2004) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who had seven appearances for the New York Giants, all in 1944. After his short MLB career, Brondell joined the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 1945. He retired in 1975 after 30 years at the rank of Detective.

Brondell's only decision came in his final game, on October 1, 1944, when he gave up 10 runs to the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Giants 6 (2) |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1944/B10012NY11944.htm |website=retrosheet.org |accessdate=December 27, 2018 |date=October 1, 1944}}</ref> Nick Strincevich is the only batter struck out by Brondell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Giants 2 (2) |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1944/B05142PIT1944.htm |website=retrosheet.org |accessdate=December 27, 2018 |date=May 14, 1944}}</ref>

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