Terry Kennedy Notable

b. June 4, 1956 · St. Louis Cardinals 1978–1980, San Diego Padres 1981–1986, Baltimore Orioles 1987–1988, San Francisco Giants 1989–1991

Terry Kennedy played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1991. His longest stay was with the San Diego Padres, from 1981 to 1986.

Across 1,491 games he batted .264, with 1,313 hits and 474 runs. He finished with 113 home runs, 244 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He played 1,378 games behind the plate, with 6,555 putouts and 106 errors. He turned 92 double plays.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1981 and 1987.

He was born in Euclid, OH, USA on June 4, 1956. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
Player of the Month	1	1983
Silver Slugger	1	1983

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1978	STL	10	29	0	5	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	.172
1979	STL	33	109	11	31	7	0	2	17	6	20	0	.284
1980	STL	84	248	28	63	12	3	4	34	28	34	0	.254
1981	SDP	101	382	32	115	24	1	2	41	22	53	0	.301
1982	SDP	153	562	75	166	42	1	21	97	26	91	1	.295
1983	SDP	149	549	47	156	27	2	17	98	51	89	1	.284
1984	SDP	148	530	54	127	16	1	14	57	33	99	1	.240
1985	SDP	143	532	54	139	27	1	10	74	31	102	0	.261
1986	SDP	141	432	46	114	22	1	12	57	37	74	0	.264
1987	BAL	143	512	51	128	13	1	18	62	35	112	1	.250
1988	BAL	85	265	20	60	10	0	3	16	15	53	0	.226
1989	SFG	125	355	19	85	15	0	5	34	35	56	1	.239
1990	SFG	107	303	25	84	22	0	2	26	31	38	1	.277
1991	SFG	69	171	12	40	7	1	3	13	11	31	0	.234
Career	—	1491	4979	474	1313	244	12	113	628	365	855	6	.264

On this day & linked events

1956

Born June 4, 1956

Euclid, OH, USA

1978

Major-league debut: Terry Kennedy

Terry Kennedy made a major-league debut on September 4, 1978.

1991

Final major-league game: Terry Kennedy

Terry Kennedy played a final major-league game on October 6, 1991.

Image: San Diego Padres, public domain