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Bill Kennedy

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Full name William Aulton Kennedy
Born March 14, 1921, Carnesville, Georgia
Died April 9, 1983, Seattle, Washington
Buried at Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, Washington
First Game: April 26, 1948; Final Game: September 29, 1957
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 195
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Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1948 CLE A Daily Splits 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 0.0 1948 CLE A 1948 STL A Daily Splits 26 44 5 11 1 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .298 .273 0.0 1948 STL A 1948 TOT A 32 47 6 13 1 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 .277 .333 .298 0.0 1948 TOT A 1949 STL A Daily Splits 48 40 3 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 12 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .150 .209 .150 0.0 1949 STL A 1950 STL A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1950 STL A 1951 STL A Daily Splits 19 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 0.0 1951 STL A 1952 CHI A Daily Splits 47 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 0.0 1952 CHI A 1953 BOS A Daily Splits 16 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1953 BOS A 1956 CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1956 CIN N 1957 CIN N Daily Splits 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 1957 CIN N Total NL ( 2 Years) 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 Total NL Total AL ( 6 Years) 163 118 9 25 1 0 0 6 7 0 30 0 8 0 2 4 0 0 .212 .256 .220 0.0 Total AL Total ( 8 Years) Splits 172 120 9 25 1 0 0 6 8 0 31 0 8 0 0 2 4 0 0 .208 .258 .217 0.0 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1948 CLE A Daily Splits 6 3 0 0 0 0 11.1 16 62 0 14 14 13 0 12 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 11.12 9.00 -0.5 1948 CLE A 1948 STL A Daily Splits 26 20 3 0 5 0 132 132 624 10 82 69 104 1 77 5 5 5 0 19 6 12 13 7 8 4.70 4.70 -0.4 1948 STL A 1948 TOT A 32 23 3 0 5 0 143.1 148 686 10 96 83 117 1 89 6 5 5 0 22 7 13 13 8 8 5.21 5.26 -0.9 1948 TOT A 1949 STL A Daily Splits 48 16 2 0 11 1 153.2 172 697 12 97 80 73 4 69 18 5 3 0 34 7 12 10 4 11 4.69 4.44 -0.5 1949 STL A 1950 STL A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 9 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 0.0 1950 STL A 1951 STL A Daily Splits 19 5 1 0 4 0 56 76 272 4 37 36 37 2 29 5 1 1 0 17 2 7 2 1 5 5.79 4.20 -0.7 1951 STL A 1952 CHI A Daily Splits 47 1 0 0 24 5 70.2 54 294 4 27 22 38 6 46 2 1 1 0 9 3 5 4 2 2 2.80 1.00 0.4 1952 CHI A 1953 BOS A Daily Splits 16 0 0 0 9 2 24.1 24 116 2 13 10 17 0 14 4 0 1 0 5 1 1 4 0 0 3.70 - 0.1 1953 BOS A 1956 CIN N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 11 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 - -0.1 1956 CIN N 1957 CIN N Daily Splits 8 0 0 0 6 3 12.2 16 60 1 9 9 5 1 8 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 6.39 - -0.5 1957 CIN N Total NL ( 2 Years) 9 0 0 0 7 3 14.2 22 71 2 13 13 5 1 8 3 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 7.98 - -0.6 Total NL Total AL ( 6 Years) 163 45 6 0 54 8 450 475 2074 32 271 231 284 13 248 35 13 11 0 87 20 38 33 15 26 4.62 4.76 -1.6 Total AL Total ( 8 Years) Splits 172 45 6 0 61 11 464.2 497 2145 34 284 244 289 14 256 38 2 13 12 0 91 21 38 35 15 28 4.73 4.76 -2.2 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1948 CLE A Daily Splits P 6 3 0 11.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1948 STL A Daily Splits P 26 20 3 132 3 19 0 0 1 0 14 5 2 1.000 1948 TOT A P 32 23 3 143.1 3 21 0 0 1 0 14 5 2 1.000 1949 STL A Daily Splits P 48 16 2 153.2 4 23 3 0 0 0 3 7 1 .900 1950 STL A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1951 STL A Daily Splits P 19 5 1 56 3 14 1 2 0 2 5 0 2 .944 1952 CHI A Daily Splits P 47 1 0 70.2 5 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .929 1953 BOS A Daily Splits P 16 0 0 24.1 2 3 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 .714 1956 CIN N Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1957 CIN N Daily Splits P 8 0 0 12.2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 8 Years) Splits P 172 45 6 464.2 17 72 8 4 1 2 28 14 7 .918 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1939).

Selected by Cleveland Indians from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1947).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with $100000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Sam Zoldak (June 15, 1948).

Sold by St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox (March 13, 1952).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Hal Brown and Marv Grissom to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Vern Stephens (February 9, 1953).

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