1867
Born October 7, 1867
Bellaire, OH, USA
Brickyard Kennedy Notable
b. October 7, 1867 · Brooklyn Grooms 1892–1895, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1896–1898, Brooklyn Superbas 1899–1901, New York Giants 1902, Pittsburgh Pirates 1903
Brickyard Kennedy played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Grooms in 1892 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903.
He went 187 and 159 with a 3.96 earned run average, pitching 3,030 innings in 406 games. He struck out 799, completed 294 of his 354 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 414 games he batted .261, with 334 hits and 151 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 51 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He was born in Bellaire, OH, USA on October 7, 1867, and died on September 23, 1915. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | BRO | 26 | 85 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | .165 |
| 1893 | BRO | 46 | 157 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .248 |
| 1894 | BRO | 48 | 161 | 22 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .304 |
| 1895 | BRO | 41 | 131 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .305 |
| 1896 | BRO | 42 | 122 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .189 |
| 1897 | BRO | 45 | 147 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .272 |
| 1898 | BRO | 40 | 135 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .252 |
| 1899 | BRO | 40 | 109 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .248 |
| 1900 | BRO | 43 | 123 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .301 |
| 1901 | BRO | 14 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 1902 | NYG | 6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| 1903 | PIT | 23 | 58 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .362 |
| Career | — | 414 | 1279 | 151 | 334 | 51 | 21 | 1 | 148 | 43 | 95 | 13 | .261 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | BRO | 13 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 191.0 | 189 | 82 | 95 | 108 | 3.86 |
| 1893 | BRO | 25 | 20 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 382.2 | 376 | 158 | 168 | 107 | 3.72 |
| 1894 | BRO | 24 | 20 | 48 | 41 | 2 | 360.2 | 445 | 197 | 149 | 107 | 4.92 |
| 1895 | BRO | 19 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 288.2 | 341 | 162 | 95 | 41 | 5.05 |
| 1896 | BRO | 17 | 20 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 305.2 | 334 | 150 | 130 | 76 | 4.42 |
| 1897 | BRO | 18 | 20 | 44 | 40 | 1 | 343.1 | 370 | 149 | 149 | 81 | 3.91 |
| 1898 | BRO | 16 | 22 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 339.1 | 360 | 127 | 123 | 73 | 3.37 |
| 1899 | BRO | 22 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 277.1 | 297 | 86 | 86 | 55 | 2.79 |
| 1900 | BRO | 20 | 13 | 42 | 35 | 0 | 292.0 | 316 | 127 | 111 | 75 | 3.91 |
| 1901 | BRO | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 85.1 | 80 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 3.06 |
| 1902 | NYG | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38.2 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3.96 |
| 1903 | PIT | 9 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 125.1 | 130 | 48 | 57 | 39 | 3.45 |
| Career | — | 187 | 159 | 406 | 354 | 9 | 3030.0 | 3282 | 1332 | 1203 | 799 | 3.96 |
On this day & linked events
1915
Died September 23, 1915
1892
Major-league debut: Brickyard Kennedy
Brickyard Kennedy made a major-league debut on April 26, 1892.
1903
Final major-league game: Brickyard Kennedy
Brickyard Kennedy played a final major-league game on September 26, 1903.
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