# Ken Gables

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1919–1960)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ken Gables
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|image=
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1919|1|31|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[Walnut Grove, Missouri](/source/Walnut_Grove%2C_Missouri), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1960|1|2|1919|1|31}}
|death_place=Walnut Grove, Missouri, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 18
|debutyear=1945
|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=April 20
|finalyear=1947
|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=13–11
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=88
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=4.69
|teams=
*[Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) ({{Baseball year|1945}}–{{Baseball year|1947}})
}}
'''Kenneth Harlin Gables''' (January 31, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was a [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) for the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) from 1945 to 1947. The right-hander stood {{height|ft=5|in=11}} and weighed {{convert|210|lb|abbr=on}}.

Gables interrupted his time in the minor leagues when he served in the [US Army](/source/United_States_Army) during World War II.<ref>{{cite web|title=Those Who Served A to Z|url=http://baseballinwartime.com/those_who_served/those_who_served_atoz.htm|website=BaseballinWartime.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

As a [rookie](/source/rookie) in 1945, 26-year-old Gables was the youngest pitcher on the Pirate staff.  He made his major league debut in relief on April 18, 1945 against the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) at [Crosley Field](/source/Crosley_Field). He earned his first [win](/source/Win_(baseball)) on May 24, also in relief, in an 11-inning home game against the [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)). Gables pitched in 29 games during his first season, 16 as a [starter](/source/starting_pitcher), and had an 11–7 record with a 4.15 [earned run average](/source/earned_run_average).

Gables' career totals for 62 games include a 13–11 record, 23 [games started](/source/games_started), 6 [complete game](/source/complete_game)s, 20 [games finished](/source/games_finished), and 2 [saves](/source/save_(baseball)). He allowed 125 [earned runs](/source/earned_runs) in 239{{fraction|2|3}} [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched) for an [ERA](/source/earned_run_average) of 4.69.

Gables died in his hometown of [Walnut Grove, Missouri](/source/Walnut_Grove%2C_Missouri), at the age of 40.

== Trivia ==
*Gables gave up just 9 [home runs](/source/home_runs) in 239{{fraction|2|3}} innings, an outstanding average of just one per 26.2 innings pitched.
*His nickname was "Coral."
*Five other players made their major league debut the same day as Gables: [Vic Lombardi](/source/Vic_Lombardi), [Otho Nitcholas](/source/Otho_Nitcholas), [Bill Salkeld](/source/Bill_Salkeld), [Jim Wilson](/source/Jim_Wilson_(pitcher)), and [Jose Zardon](/source/Jose_Zardon).

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=114503 |espn= |br=g/gableke01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=gables001ken }}
*[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pgablk101.htm Retrosheet]

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Category:Baseball players from Missouri
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Category:Indianapolis Indians players
Category:1919 births
Category:1960 deaths
Category:People from Greene County, Missouri
Category:Sportspeople from the Springfield metropolitan area, Missouri
Category:United States Army personnel of World War II
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Paducah Indians players

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