Nick Kahl
Second base
1905 Cleveland AL
“Nick Kahl, the burly miner from Illinois, ended the game in the eleventh inning with a juicy swat through the pitcher’s box.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 3, 1905
Mike Kahoe
Catcher
1902 St. Louis AL
“In the third inning Kahoe drove in three runs with his line drive to left that dodged under the fence and counted as a home run.”
— St. Louis Republic, August 4, 1902
Jim Kane
First base
1908 Pittsburgh NL
“Kane worked a neat trick at pitcher Ed Reulbach’s expense. Big Ed made a lightning heave over the plate while the Pirate first-sacker was apparently not ready, but Jimmy was too quick for him and tapped the ball over Reulbach’s head for a single.”
— Pittsburgh Post, July 5, 1908
Ed Karger
Pitcher
1906 St. Louis NL
“Karger won his own game with a smashing double down the third base line.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 23, 1906
Jack Katoll
Pitcher
1902 Baltimore AL
“The Washingtons could and did hit Katoll hard and often. It was simply a case of hammer, hammer, hammer, with Katoll as the anvil.”
— Baltimore Sun, September 13, 1902
Willie Keeler
Right field
1903 New York AL
“Willie Keeler is known to all New Yorkers. As a batter there is not a man in either league who is his superior.”
— New York World, March 17, 1903
Keeler was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.
Bill Keister
Right field
1903 Philadelphia NL
Keister “hit for a clean home run, but the umpire called him out for not touching second.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31, 1903
Joe Kelley
Utility and manager
1903 Cincinnati NL
“Despite defeat Manager Joe Kelley was cheerful. ‘We’ll get at ‘em tomorrow,’ said he.”
— Cincinnati Enquirer, April 17, 1903
Kelley was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971.
Brickyard Kennedy
Pitcher
1903 Pittsburgh NL
Kennedy “had excellent control and a variety of speed and curves that made the Reds dizzy.”
— Pittsburgh Press, July 30, 1903
Ed Killian
Pitcher
1904 Detroit AL
“The greatest pitcher’s battle of the season was pulled off between the southpaws Patten of the Senators and Killian of the Tigers, thirteen innings being played without either side scoring a run.”
— Detroit Free Press, July 23, 1904
Rube Kisinger
Pitcher
1903 Detroit AL
Kisinger “was both steady and effective. He had both speed and control, and he fielded his position finely.”
— Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1903
Malachi Kittridge
Catcher
1903 Washington AL
“Kittridge caught Isbell in an attempt to steal second by several yards.”
— Washington Times, July 18, 1903
Red Kleinow
Catcher
1904 New York AL
“Kleinow is a fast mover, and he was the principal partner in a fine double play, shooting the ball to second base after a catch of a difficult foul fly near the grand stand.”
— New York Sun, March 27, 1904
Johnny Kling
Catcher
1903 Chicago NL
Johnny Evers, the second baseman, “shot the ball to Kling, just as Honus Wagner slid into the plate.” The umpire called Wagner safe. “Kling, though he does not often kick on a decision, threw his glove up in the air and argued several minutes” with the umpire.
— Chicago Tribune, September 7, 1903
Otto Knabe
Second base
1908 Philadelphia NL
“The crowd was kept on the toes of expectancy until Knabe dashed across the plate with the winning run.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 1908
John Knight
Shortstop
1905 Philadelphia AL
“Dougherty hit savagely to Knight, and it proved such a stinger that the Boy Wonder was unable to handle it.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 1905
Ed Konetchy
First base
1907 St. Louis NL
Konetchy, the tall first baseman, “is young, ambitious, and can reach more than a city block.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 14, 1907
Harry Krause
Pitcher
1909 Philadelphia AL
“The Sox were powerless before Krause in the crisis. Their batting when the bases were rented was punk.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, May 18, 1909
Rube Kroh
Pitcher
1909 Chicago NL
“Kroh had so much curve on what he pitched to Oakes that a second and third strike were called on the batter, who refused to believe it, and stood dazed for a minute before leaving the box.”
— Chicago Tribune, May 7, 1909
Otto Krueger
Utility
1903 Pittsburgh NL
Krueger “made several sensational plays at third base. At one time he jumped away up in the air and pulled down a high bounder and threw a man out at the plate.”
— Pittsburgh Post, September 17, 1903