Junior Kennedy
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[edit] Biography
Junior Kennedy (Junior Raymond Kennedy) was born on August 9, 1950 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on August 9, 1974 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Kennedy played for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 7 year career.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CIN | N | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .360 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | CIN | N | 89 | 157 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 11 | .255 | .381 | .293 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1979 | CIN | N | 83 | 220 | 29 | 60 | 1 | 17 | .273 | .355 | .318 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1980 | CIN | N | 104 | 337 | 31 | 88 | 1 | 34 | .261 | .325 | .335 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 1981 | CIN | N | 27 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .255 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHI | N | 105 | 242 | 22 | 53 | 2 | 25 | .219 | .278 | .264 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1983 | CHI | N | 17 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .136 | .167 | .136 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 447 | 1041 | 114 | 258 | 4 | 95 | .248 | .325 | .299 | 29 | 6 | 124 | 142 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CIN | N | 2B | 17 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1974 | CIN | N | 3B | 5 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1978 | CIN | N | 2B | 70 | 41 | 411.2 | 94 | 138 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1978 | CIN | N | 3B | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | CIN | N | SS | 5 | 5 | 45 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | CIN | N | 3B | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | CIN | N | 2B | 59 | 41 | 414 | 95 | 144 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1980 | CIN | N | 2B | 103 | 92 | 839.1 | 200 | 303 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1981 | CIN | N | 2B | 16 | 8 | 82 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1981 | CIN | N | 3B | 5 | 3 | 26.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | CHI | N | SS | 28 | 18 | 182.1 | 28 | 60 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .936 |
| 1982 | CHI | N | 3B | 7 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | CHI | N | 2B | 71 | 38 | 410 | 109 | 160 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1983 | CHI | N | 3B | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | CHI | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1983 | CHI | N | 2B | 7 | 4 | 43.2 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 3B | 30 | 11 | 123.1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 34 | 23 | 229.1 | 39 | 76 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .950 | ||
| Total | 2B | 343 | 225 | 2248.2 | 540 | 799 | 25 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Merv Rettenmund and Bill Wood to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ross Grimsley and Wally Williams (December 4, 1973).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to Cincinnati Reds (October 20, 1977).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs for $50000 (October 23, 1981).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (August 1, 1983).
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