Jerry Kenney
[edit] Biography
Jerry Kenney (Gerald Tennyson Kenney) was born on June 30, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1967 for the New York Yankees. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 2 home runs and 34 RBI. Kenney played for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Jerry Kenney's best season was 1969, when he stole 25 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| NY
| A
| 20
| 58
| 4
| 18
| 1
| 5
| .310
| .412
| .397
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 130
| 447
| 49
| 115
| 2
| 34
| .257
| .328
| .311
| 14
| 2
| 48
| 36
| 1
| 9
| 25
| 2
| 11
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 140
| 404
| 46
| 78
| 4
| 35
| .193
| .284
| .282
| 10
| 7
| 52
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 11
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 120
| 325
| 50
| 85
| 0
| 20
| .262
| .368
| .311
| 10
| 3
| 56
| 38
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 3
| 10
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 50
| 119
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 7
| .210
| .304
| .227
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 7
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .250
| .316
| .375
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 465
| 1369
| 165
| 325
| 7
| 103
| .237
| .326
| .299
| 38
| 13
| 184
| 139
| 2
| 28
| 59
| 9
| 39
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| NY
| A
| SS
| 18
| 17
| 153
| 29
| 50
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| CF
| 31
| 31
| 259
| 67
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| OF
| 31
| 31
| 259
| 66
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 83
| 74
| 685
| 63
| 207
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| SS
| 10
| 9
| 77
| 17
| 27
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 135
| 107
| 1031.2
| 111
| 300
| 17
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| SS
| 5
| 3
| 27
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 110
| 88
| 818
| 69
| 237
| 15
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| SS
| 45
| 33
| 314.2
| 57
| 131
| 6
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 4
| 38
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 31
| 31
| 259
| 67
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 7
| 6
| 56
| 12
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 31
| 31
| 259
| 66
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 329
| 269
| 2538.1
| 243
| 745
| 39
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 78
| 62
| 571.2
| 108
| 220
| 10
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1964).
- Traded by New York Yankees with John Ellis, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses (November 27, 1972).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (May 4, 1973).
- Signed by New York Yankees (July 30, 1973).
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