Ken Staples

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Kenneth Arthur Staples (born November 9, 1926 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA) was a minor league baseball player and manager.

Early life

Staples attended Humboldt High School in St. Paul, Minnesota.^[1]

Career

Baseball player

Staples played professionally from 1945 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1954, mostly as a catcher. His batting average was .264 in 672 games during career in the minor leagues, which spanned eight years. In 1946, his batting average was .382 in 81 games for the Grand Forks Chiefs and St. Paul Saints.

Baseball manager

Staples began his managerial career in 1966 with success, with the St. Cloud Rox of the Northern League, which resulted in a 49-18 record, finishing in first-place, and a league championship. In 1967, when he managed the St. Cloud Rox, the season ended with a 44-26 record, a first-place finish and another league championship. In 1971, he again managed the St. Cloud Rox, leading them to the same results with a 42-28 record, first-place finish and league championship.

Staples returned in the 1981 season managing the Wisconsin Rapids Twins, which led to a 68-65 record and fourth-place finish in the Midwest League. 1982 ended with a 56-82 record and an 11th-place finish. Staples overall record managing in the minor league is 259-219 and a winning percentage of .542.^[2]

References

External links

Ken Staples page at Baseball-reference.com

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Name	Staples, Ken
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Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 9, 1926
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