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Bob Kennedy

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Full Name: Robert Daniel Kennedy Primary Position: OF,3B
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/193 First Game: September 14, 1939
Birthdate: August 18, 1920 Final Game: September 29, 1957
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois MLB Experience: 16 years
Died: April 7, 2005
Deathplace: Mesa, Arizona
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bob Kennedy (Robert Daniel Kennedy) was born on August 18, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1939 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .252 with 3 home runs and 52 RBI. Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 16 year career.

Most people believe that Bob Kennedy's best season was 1950, when he hit for a .291 average and knocked in 54 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1939 CHI A 3 8 0 2 0 1 .250 .250 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1940 CHI A 154 606 74 153 3 52 .252 .301 .315 23 3 42 58 0 7 3 0 17
1941 CHI A 76 257 16 53 1 29 .206 .255 .276 9 3 17 23 0 8 5 0 4
1942 CHI A 113 412 37 95 0 38 .231 .270 .299 18 5 22 41 0 8 11 0 13
1946 CHI A 113 411 43 106 5 34 .258 .300 .350 13 5 24 42 1 0 6 0 11
1947 CHI A 115 428 47 112 6 48 .262 .291 .362 19 3 18 38 0 2 3 0 12
1948 CLE A 66 73 10 22 0 5 .301 .338 .397 3 2 4 6 0 3 0 0 1
1948 CHI A 30 113 4 28 0 14 .248 .274 .336 8 1 4 17 0 1 0 0 5
1948 TOT A 96 186 14 50 0 19 .269 .299 .360 11 3 8 23 0 4 0 0 6
1949 CLE A 121 424 49 117 9 57 .276 .334 .417 23 5 37 40 0 8 5 0 14
1950 CLE A 146 540 79 157 9 54 .291 .355 .409 27 5 53 31 1 15 3 0 15
1951 CLE A 108 321 30 79 7 29 .246 .320 .383 15 4 34 33 1 3 4 0 13
1952 CLE A 22 40 6 12 0 12 .300 .429 .425 3 1 9 5 0 0 1 0 0
1953 CLE A 100 161 22 38 3 22 .236 .320 .323 5 0 19 11 1 0 0 0 7
1954 CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 BAL A 106 323 37 81 6 45 .251 .306 .359 13 2 28 43 0 3 2 0 16
1954 TOT A 107 323 37 81 6 45 .251 .306 .359 13 2 28 43 0 3 2 0 16
1955 CHI A 83 214 28 65 9 43 .304 .352 .495 10 2 16 16 0 2 0 0 7
1955 BAL A 26 70 10 10 0 5 .143 .250 .157 1 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 3
1955 TOT A 109 284 38 75 9 48 .264 .326 .412 11 2 26 26 0 2 0 0 10
1956 DET A 69 177 17 41 4 22 .232 .328 .328 5 0 24 19 2 3 2 2 10
1956 CHI A 8 13 0 1 0 0 .077 .200 .077 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
1956 TOT A 77 190 17 42 4 22 .221 .320 .311 5 0 26 23 2 3 2 2 10
1957 CHI A 4 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1957 BRO N 19 31 5 4 1 4 .129 .156 .258 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1
1957 Total 23 33 5 4 1 4 .121 .147 .242 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 2
Total NL 19 31 5 4 1 4 .129 .156 .258 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1
Total AL 1464 4593 509 1172 62 510 .255 .310 .356 195 41 363 438 6 64 45 2 150
Total 1483 4624 514 1176 63 514 .254 .309 .355 196 41 364 443 6 65 45 2 151

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1939 CHI A 3B 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1940 CHI A 3B 154 0 0 178 322 33 25 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1941 CHI A 3B 71 0 0 88 153 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 .934
1942 CHI A 3B 96 0 0 99 207 14 17 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1942 CHI A OF 16 0 0 31 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1946 CHI A 3B 29 0 0 19 77 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 .906
1946 CHI A OF 75 0 0 157 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1947 CHI A OF 106 0 0 204 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1947 CHI A 3B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 CLE A 1B 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 CLE A OF 50 0 0 35 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 CLE A 2B 2 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 CHI A OF 30 0 0 61 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1948 TOT A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1948 TOT A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1948 TOT A OF 80 0 0 96 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1949 CLE A OF 98 0 0 190 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1949 CLE A 3B 21 0 0 13 44 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1950 CLE A OF 144 0 0 294 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1951 CLE A OF 106 0 0 174 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1952 CLE A 3B 3 0 0 1 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 CLE A OF 13 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 CLE A OF 89 0 0 91 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 CLE A OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1954 BAL A 3B 71 0 0 81 131 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1954 BAL A OF 21 0 0 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1954 TOT A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1954 TOT A OF 22 0 0 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1955 CHI A 3B 55 0 0 32 73 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1955 CHI A OF 20 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 CHI A 1B 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 BAL A 1B 6 0 0 47 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 BAL A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1955 BAL A OF 14 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 TOT A 1B 9 0 0 54 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 TOT A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1955 TOT A 3B 56 0 0 32 73 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1955 TOT A OF 34 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 DET A OF 29 0 0 52 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .931
1956 DET A 3B 27 0 0 35 38 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .901
1956 CHI A 3B 6 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 TOT A 3B 33 0 0 39 41 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1957 BRO N OF 9 4 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BRO N RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 BRO N LF 8 4 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BRO N 3B 3 2 21 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 540 2 21 555 1067 105 90 0 0 0 0 0 .939
Total RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 10 0 0 57 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 8 4 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 2 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 821 4 43 1400 63 33 14 0 0 0 0 0 .978

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1937).
  • Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Al Gettel and Pat Seerey (June 2, 1948).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jim Dyck (April 17, 1954).
  • Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox (May 30, 1955).
  • Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jim Brideweser and Harry Byrd to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Fred Hatfield and Jim Delsing (May 15, 1956).
  • Released by Detroit Tigers (April 15, 1957).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 15, 1957).
  • Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from Chicago White Sox (May 20, 1957).
  • Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 15, 1957).

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