1922
Born May 11, 1922
Amelia, VA, USA
Monty Kennedy Notable
b. May 11, 1922 · New York Giants 1946–1953
Monty Kennedy played 1946 to 1953 for the New York Giants as a pitcher.
He went 42 and 55 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 961 innings in 249 games. He struck out 411, completed 48 of his 127 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 255 games he batted .153, with 46 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.
He was born in Amelia, VA, USA on May 11, 1922, and died on March 1, 1997. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYG | 38 | 64 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .234 |
| 1947 | NYG | 34 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .167 |
| 1948 | NYG | 26 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .129 |
| 1949 | NYG | 39 | 83 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .145 |
| 1950 | NYG | 36 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .056 |
| 1951 | NYG | 29 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 1952 | NYG | 34 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .091 |
| 1953 | NYG | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 255 | 301 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 77 | 0 | .153 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYG | 9 | 10 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 186.2 | 153 | 71 | 116 | 71 | 3.42 |
| 1947 | NYG | 9 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 148.1 | 158 | 80 | 88 | 60 | 4.85 |
| 1948 | NYG | 3 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 114.1 | 118 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 4.01 |
| 1949 | NYG | 12 | 14 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 223.1 | 208 | 85 | 100 | 95 | 3.43 |
| 1950 | NYG | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 114.1 | 120 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 4.72 |
| 1951 | NYG | 1 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 68.0 | 68 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 2.25 |
| 1952 | NYG | 3 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 83.1 | 73 | 28 | 31 | 48 | 3.02 |
| 1953 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 7.15 |
| Career | — | 42 | 55 | 249 | 127 | 4 | 961.0 | 928 | 410 | 495 | 411 | 3.84 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died March 1, 1997
1948
Rex Barney's No-Hitter
Rex Barney threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on September 9, 1948, winning 2–0.