Ellis Kinder
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Ellis Raymond Kinder (Old Folks,Kinny, Old Granddad)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
- Debut April 30, 1946
- Final Game May 8, 1957
- Born July 26, 1914 in Atkins, AR USA
- Died October 16, 1968 in Jackson, TN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Ellis Kinder pitched 20 seasons in Organized ball from 1936 to 1957, 12 in the Major Leagues and 9 in the minors, losing one year to the Military (1945) and another to suspension while in the minor leagues (1943). He served in the Armed Forces for one year during World War II (BN).
Kinder pitched for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox from 1946 to 1957. He set the American League record for most consecutive games pitched, none complete, 1953 (69). He broke the American League record for most games pitched, 1953 (69). Both records have long since been broken. He was named top American League pitcher by TSN, 1949.
He worked at various jobs - as a housepainter, taxicab driver and repairman. He died at age 54 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN three weeks after undergoing heart surgery from "complications from open heart surgery" and is buried at Highland Memorial Gardens in Jackson, TN.
