Rod Kanehl

Roderick Edwin "Hot Rod" Kanehl
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1934 in Wichita, KS
Signed: 1954 by the New York Yankees
Acquired: selected from the Yankees in the Minor League Draft, November 1961
Died: December 14, 2004 in Palm Springs, CA

They called this all-purpose utility man "Hot Rod." Though limited to only 191 plate appearances in 1963, his modest total of six stolen bases was enough to lead the Mets. Pictured is his Topps card from that season, and his Fleer card from the same year is shown below.

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1962 *METS* 133 351  52  87 10  2  4  27 113  8  6 36 23   1   3  0 .296 .322 .248
1963 *METS* 109 191  26  46  6  0  1   9  55  6  3 26  5   2   3  0 .268 .288 .241
1964 *METS*  98 254  25  59  7  1  1  11  71  3  1 18  7   1   2  0 .256 .280 .232
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CAREER TOTS 340 796 103 192 23  3  6  47 239 17 10 80 35   4   8  0 .277 .300 .241

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1963 Fleer	1964 Topps

1963 Fleer #49
1963 Topps #371

1964 Topps #582

1976 SSPC The 1963 Mets

1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #8

1990 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #44

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #210

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