Kenneth Lyle Polivka (January 21, 1921 – July 23, 1988), nicknamed "Soup", was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1947) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he did not record a decision, with a 3.00 earned run average, and one strikeouts in three innings pitched.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Aurora, Illinois at the age of 67.