team eventually lost the World Series. Postwar baseball career By November 1945, Trinkle was back playing with the New York Giants. He made a league-leading 48 appearances for the Giants in 1946, and in 1947, he again led the National League in appearances with 62, finishing 38 of those games. On June 11, 1947, future Baseball Hall of Famer Mel Ott made his last appearance as a player when he pinch hit for Trinkle in the New York Giants' 8–7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates when he popped the ball to shortstop. He made a further 53 appearances in 1948, but Trinkle was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies on December 14. In 1949, his only season with Philadelphia and his last in MLB, Trinkle pitched in 42 games and recorded his highest major league earned run average (ERA) at 4.00. Trinkle returned to the International League in 1950, pitching for the Toronto Maple Leafs that season, then returning to Baltimore for the 1951 and 1952 campaigns. Trinkle died on May 10, 1976, in hometown of Paoli at age 56. References External links Ken Trinkle at Baseball-Almanac Ken Trinkle at Sportspool.com 1919 births 1976 deaths Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Baseball players from Indiana Jersey City Giants players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Major League Baseball pitchers New York Giants (NL) players People from Paoli, Indiana Philadelphia Phillies players Thomasville Orioles players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players United States Army personnel of World War II