1921
Born March 14, 1921
Carnesville, GA, USA
Bill Kennedy Notable
b. March 14, 1921 · Cleveland Indians 1948, St. Louis Browns 1948–1951, Chicago White Sox 1952, Boston Red Sox 1953, Cincinnati Redlegs 1956–1957
Bill Kennedy played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and closing with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1957.
He went 15 and 28 with a 4.73 earned run average, pitching 464 innings in 172 games. He struck out 256. Across 172 games he batted .208, with 25 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Carnesville, GA, USA on March 14, 1921, and died on April 9, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE/SLB | 32 | 47 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .277 |
| 1949 | SLB | 48 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .150 |
| 1950 | SLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | SLB | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .125 |
| 1952 | CHW | 47 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .231 |
| 1953 | BOS | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1956 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | CIN | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 172 | 120 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .208 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE/SLB | 8 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 143.1 | 148 | 83 | 117 | 89 | 5.21 |
| 1949 | SLB | 4 | 11 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 153.2 | 172 | 80 | 73 | 69 | 4.69 |
| 1950 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1951 | SLB | 1 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 56.0 | 76 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 5.79 |
| 1952 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 70.2 | 54 | 22 | 38 | 46 | 2.80 |
| 1953 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 3.70 |
| 1956 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 1957 | CIN | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12.2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6.39 |
| Career | — | 15 | 28 | 172 | 45 | 11 | 464.2 | 497 | 244 | 289 | 256 | 4.73 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Died April 9, 1983
1948
Major-league debut: Bill Kennedy
Bill Kennedy made a major-league debut on April 26, 1948.
1957
Final major-league game: Bill Kennedy
Bill Kennedy played a final major-league game on September 29, 1957.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain