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Bill Kennedy

William Aulton Kennedy (Lefty)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 14, 1921 in Carnesville, Georgia, US
Died: April 9, 1983 in Seattle, Washington, US

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1940	19	Ashland	MTNS	D		7	11	.389	3.47	32	23			158.0	154	98	61		67					1.399	8.8		3.8
1941	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C	NYY	12	10	.545	3.35	27				172.0	164	85	64		91					1.483	8.6		4.8
1941	20	Rocky Mount	COPL	D		10	6	.625	2.23	19				133.0	120	48	33		61					1.361	8.1		4.1
1941	20	Amsterdam	CAML	C	NYY	2	4	.333	7.15	8				39.0	44	37	31		30					1.897	10.2		6.9
1942	21	Rocky Mount	BIST	D		13	8	.619	4.02	31				215.0	180	115	96		138					1.479	7.5		5.8

1946	25	Rocky Mount	COPL	D		28	3	.903	1.03	41				280.0	149		32		101					0.893	4.8		3.2
1947	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	BOS	15	3	.833	3.02	25				140.0	110	50	47		85	6				1.393	7.1		5.5	0.4	0.07
1947	26	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	15	2	.882	2.62	23				134.0	102	50	39		80					1.358	6.9		5.4
1947	26	Toronto	IL	AAA	BOS	0	1	.000	12.00	2				6.0	8		8		5	6				2.167	12.0		7.5	9.0	1.20

1950	29	Baltimore	IL	AAA	SLB	16	9	.640	3.73	42	23	12	5	198.0	172	89	82		89	144	3	0	2	1.318	7.8		4.0	6.5	1.62
1951	30	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	6	2	.750	2.73	13	12	5	4	89.0	73	36	27		30	57	1	0	2	1.157	7.4		3.0	5.8	1.90

1953	32	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	9	5	.643	3.05	20	17	6	3	133.0	116	49	45	6	41	95	2	0	3	1.180	7.8	0.4	2.8	6.4	2.32
1954	33	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	9	6	.600	4.08	24	16	6	1	128.0	126	61	58	13	44	94	1	0	1	1.328	8.9	0.9	3.1	6.6	2.14
1955	34	Seattle	PCL	Opn		8	6	.571	1.92	52	1	0	0	93.2	74	38	20	5	18	77	4	0	4	0.982	7.1	0.5	1.7	7.4	4.28
1956	35	Seattle	PCL	Opn	CIN	2	5	.286	2.55	43	0	0	0	67.0	57	31	19	3	23	55	1	0	1	1.194	7.7	0.4	3.1	7.4	2.39
1957	36	Seattle	PCL	Opn	CIN	9	3	.750	1.16	51	0	0	0	85.0	60	18	11	3	29	72	2	1	0	1.047	6.4	0.3	3.1	7.6	2.48
1958	37	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	7	8	.467	4.50	56	2	1	0	82.0	85	46	41	9	18	56	0	0	1	1.256	9.3	1.0	2.0	6.1	3.11
1959	38	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	8	3	.727	2.32	36	0	0	0	66.0	55	18	17	2	10	43	1	0	3	0.985	7.5	0.3	1.4	5.9	4.30
1960	39	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CIN	2	4	.333	3.32	49	0			65.0	70	31	24	5	23					1.431	9.7	0.7	3.2
1960	39	Seattle, Portland	PCL	AAA	CIN	2	4	.333	3.32	49	0			65.0	70	31	24	5	23					1.431	9.7	0.7	3.2
15 Seasons						151	86	.637	2.94	542	94	30	13	1971.2	1645	765	644	46	807	699	15	1	17	1.244	7.5	0.2	3.7	3.2	0.87
AAA (8 seasons)				AAA		57	38	.600	3.54	242	70	30	13	767.0	705	330	302	35	260	495	8	0	12	1.258	8.3	0.4	3.1	5.8	1.90
D (4 seasons)				D		58	28	.674	2.54	123	23			786.0	603	261	222		367					1.234	6.9		4.2
Opn (3 seasons)				Opn		19	14	.576	1.83	146	1	0	0	245.2	191	87	50	11	70	204	7	1	5	1.062	7.0	0.4	2.6	7.5	2.91
A (1 season)				A		15	2	.882	2.62	23				134.0	102	50	39		80					1.358	6.9		5.4
C (1 season)				C		2	4	.333	7.15	8				39.0	44	37	31		30					1.897	10.2		6.9

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1939	18	3 Teams	3 Lgs	C-D	NYY
1939	18	Easton	ESHL	D	NYY
1939	18	Butler	PASA	D	NYY
1939	18	Amsterdam	CAML	C	NYY
1940	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C	NYY	33		58		11	2	0	0						.190		.224		13
1940	19	Ashland	MTNS	D		33		58		11	2	0	0						.190		.224		13
1940	19	Akron	MATL	C	NYY
1941	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C	NYY	28		65		11	1	0	0						.169		.185		12
1941	20	Rocky Mount	COPL	D		20		50		10	1	0	0						.200		.220		11
1941	20	Amsterdam	CAML	C	NYY	8		15		1	0	0	0						.067		.067		1
1942	21	Rocky Mount	BIST	D		31		73		11	4	0	0						.151		.205		15

1946	25	Rocky Mount	COPL	D		43		101		20	7	0	2						.198		.327		33
1947	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	BOS	26		46		10	2	0	0						.217		.261		12
1947	26	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	24		46		10	2	0	0						.217		.261		12
1947	26	Toronto	IL	AAA	BOS	2

1950	29	Baltimore	IL	AAA	SLB	42	82	67	5	11	0	0	1	6	0		7	11	.164	.243	.209	.452	14		0	8
1951	30	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	13	37	30	4	5	1	0	0	1	0		5	10	.167	.286	.200	.486	6	0	0	2

1953	32	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	20	53	40	3	4	1	0	0	4	0		9	18	.100	.265	.125	.390	5	0	0	4
1954	33	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	24	51	40	5	6	0	0	1	4	0		6	14	.150	.261	.225	.486	9	0	0	5	0
1955	34	Seattle	PCL	Opn		52	25	22	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	5	.136	.174	.136	.310	3	1	0	2	0
1956	35	Seattle	PCL	Opn	CIN	43	13	12	2	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	7	.167	.231	.250	.481	3	1	0	0	0
1957	36	Seattle	PCL	Opn	CIN	51	26	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		2	9	.150	.227	.150	.377	3	0	0	4	0
1958	37	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	56	18	15	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	5	.067	.167	.067	.233	1	2	0	0	1
1959	38	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	36	16	13	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.154	.313	.231	.543	3		0	0	0
1960	39	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CIN	49		12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167		.167		2
1960	39	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN
1960	39	Seattle,Portland	PCL	AAA	CIN	49	12	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	2
1960	39	Portland	PCL	AAA
16 Seasons						547	676	614	22	102	20	0	4	17	0	0	36	85	.166	.212	.218	.430	134	4	0	25	1
AAA (8 seasons)				AAA		242	269	217	20	31	3	0	2	16	0	0	32	64	.143	.252	.184	.436	40	2	0	19	1
D (5 seasons)				D		127	282	282		52	14	0	2						.184	.184	.255	.440	72
C (3 seasons)				C		8	15	15		1	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	1
Opn (3 seasons)				Opn		146	64	54	2	8	1	0	0	1	0		4	21	.148	.207	.167	.374	9	2	0	6	0
A (1 season)				A		24	46	46		10	2	0	0						.217	.217	.261	.478	12

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1940	19	Ashland	MTNS	D		P	32							0.00
1941	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C	NYY	P	27							0.00
1941	20	Rocky Mount	COPL	D		P	19							0.00
1941	20	Amsterdam	CAML	C	NYY	P	8							0.00
1942	21	Rocky Mount	BIST	D		P	31							0.00

1946	25	Rocky Mount	COPL	D		P	41							0.00
1947	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	BOS	P	25							0.00
1947	26	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	P	23							0.00
1947	26	Toronto	IL	AAA	BOS	P	2							0.00

1950	29	Baltimore	IL	AAA	SLB	P	42	40	10	29	1	3	.975	0.93
1951	30	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	P	13	19	4	13	2	0	.895	1.31

1953	32	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	P	20	27	4	23	0	0	1.000	1.35
1954	33	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	P	24	34	3	31	0	2	1.000	1.42
1955	34	Seattle	PCL	Opn		P	52	17	1	14	2	1	.882	0.29
1956	35	Seattle	PCL	Opn	CIN	P	43	9	1	6	2	0	.778	0.16
1957	36	Seattle	PCL	Opn	CIN	P	51	17	5	11	1	1	.941	0.31
1958	37	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	P	56	12	5	7	0	1	1.000	0.21
1959	38	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	P	36	10	1	9	0	0	1.000	0.28
14 Seasons							493	185	34	143	8	8	.957	0.36

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1939	18	Easton Yankees	Eastern Shore League	D	NYY
1939	18	Butler Yankees	Pennsylvania State Association	D	NYY
1939	18	Amsterdam Rugmakers	Canadian-American League	C	NYY
1940	19	Akron Yankees	Middle Atlantic League	C	NYY
1940	19	Ashland Colonels	Mountain State League	D
1941	20	Rocky Mount Leafs	Coastal Plain League	D
1941	20	Amsterdam Rugmakers	Canadian-American League	C	NYY
1942	21	Rocky Mount Rocks	Bi-State League	D

1946	25	Rocky Mount Rocks	Coastal Plain League	D
1947	26	Scranton Red Sox	Eastern League	A	BOS
1947	26	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	AAA	BOS
1948	27	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1
1948	27	St. Louis Browns	American League	MLB	SLB	2
1949	28	St. Louis Browns	American League	MLB	SLB	1
1950	29	Baltimore Orioles	International League	AAA	SLB
1950	29	St. Louis Browns	American League	MLB	SLB	1	1950-04-22	1950-04-22
1951	30	Louisville Colonels	American Association	AAA	BOS
1951	30	St. Louis Browns	American League	MLB	SLB	1	1951-04-17	1951-07-15
1952	31	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1952-04-17	1952-09-28
1953	32	Louisville Colonels	American Association	AAA	BOS
1953	32	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1953-04-20	1953-06-09
1954	33	Louisville Colonels	American Association	AAA	BOS
1955	34	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Opn
1956	35	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Opn	CIN
1956	35	Cincinnati Redlegs	National League	MLB	CIN	1	1956-04-20	1956-04-20
1957	36	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Opn	CIN
1957	36	Cincinnati Redlegs	National League	MLB	CIN	1	1957-09-03	1957-09-29
1958	37	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CIN
1959	38	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CIN
1960	39	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CIN	1
1960	39	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	AAA		2

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