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Lefty Kennedy
William Aulton Kennedy
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 14, 1921 in Carnesville, GA, US
Died: April 9, 1983 in Seattle, WA,

Major League Stats

Minors Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1940 19 Ashland MTNS D none 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 none-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 none 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 none 13 8 .619 4.02 31 215.0 180 115 96 138 1.479 7.5 5.8
1946 25 Rocky Mount COPL D none 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 58 47 85 1.393 7.1 5.5
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 8 5 2.167 12.0 7.5
1950 29 Baltimore IL AAA SLB 16 9 .640 3.73 42 23 198.0 172 89 82 89 1.318 7.8 4.0
1951 30 Louisville AA AAA BOS 6 2 .750 2.73 13 12 89.0 73 36 27 30 1.157 7.4 3.0
1953 32 Louisville AA AAA BOS 9 5 .643 3.05 20 17 133.0 116 49 45 6 41 1.180 7.8 0.4 2.8
1954 33 Louisville AA AAA BOS 9 6 .600 4.08 24 16 128.0 126 61 58 13 44 1.328 8.9 0.9 3.1
1955 34 Seattle PCL Open none 8 6 .571 1.92 52 1 93.2 74 38 20 18 0.982 7.1 1.7
1956 35 Seattle PCL Open CIN 2 5 .286 2.55 43 0 67.0 57 31 19 3 23 1.194 7.7 0.4 3.1
1957 36 Seattle PCL Open CIN 9 3 .750 1.16 51 0 85.0 60 18 11 3 29 1.047 6.4 0.3 3.1
1958 37 Seattle PCL AAA CIN 7 8 .467 4.50 56 2 82.0 85 46 41 9 18 1.256 9.3 1.0 2.0
1959 38 Seattle PCL AAA CIN 8 3 .727 2.32 36 0 66.0 55 18 17 2 10 0.985 7.5 0.3 1.4
1960 39 Seattle, Portland PCL AAA none,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 1971.2 1645 773 644 41 807 1.244 7.5 0.2 3.7
AAA (8 seasons) 57 38 .600 3.54 242 70 767.0 705 338 302 35 260 1.258 8.3 0.4 3.1
D (4 seasons) 58 28 .674 2.54 123 23 786.0 603 261 222 367 1.234 6.9 4.2
Open (3 seasons) 19 14 .576 1.83 146 1 245.2 191 87 50 6 70 1.062 7.0 0.2 2.6
A (1 season) 15 2 .882 2.62 23 134.0 102 50 39 80 1.358 6.9 5.4
C (1 season) 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

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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 IBB
1939 18 3 Teams 3 Lgs D-C NYY
1939 18 Butler PASA D NYY
1939 18 Easton ESHL D NYY
1939 18 Amsterdam CAML C NYY
1940 19 2 Teams 2 Lgs D-C none-NYY 33 58 11 2 0 0 .190 .224 13
1940 19 Ashland MTNS D none 33 58 11 2 0 0 .190 .224 13
1940 19 Akron MATL C NYY
1941 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs D-C none-NYY 28 65 11 1 0 0 .169 .185 12
1941 20 Rocky Mount COPL D none 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 none 31 73 11 4 0 0 .151 .205 15
1946 25 Rocky Mount COPL D none 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 67 11 0 0 1 .164 .209 14
1951 30 Louisville AA AAA BOS 13 30 5 1 0 0 .167 .200 6
1953 32 Louisville AA AAA BOS 20 40 4 1 0 0 .100 .125 5
1954 33 Louisville AA AAA BOS 24 40 6 0 0 1 .150 .225 9
1955 34 Seattle PCL Open none 52 22 3 0 0 0 .136 .136 3
1956 35 Seattle PCL Open CIN 43 12 2 1 0 0 .167 .250 3
1957 36 Seattle PCL Open CIN 41 20 3 0 0 0 .150 .150 3
1958 37 Seattle PCL AAA CIN 56 15 1 0 0 0 .067 .067 1
1959 38 Seattle PCL AAA CIN 36 13 2 1 0 0 .154 .231 3
1960 39 Seattle,Portland PCL AAA none,CIN 49 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 2
16 Seasons 537 614 614 1 102 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 .166 .166 .218 .384 134
AAA (8 seasons) 242 217 217 1 31 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .184 .327 40
D (5 seasons) 127 282 282 52 14 0 2 .184 .184 .255 .440 72
Open (3 seasons) 136 54 54 8 1 0 0 .148 .148 .167 .315 9
C (3 seasons) 8 15 15 1 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133 1
A (1 season) 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

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
1939 18 3 Teams 3 Lgs C-D NYY P
1939 18 Easton ESHL D NYY P
1939 18 Butler PASA D NYY P
1939 18 Amsterdam CAML C NYY P
1940 19 2 Teams 2 Lgs D-C none-NYY P 32 0.00
1940 19 Ashland MTNS D none P 32 0.00
1940 19 Akron MATL C NYY P
1941 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs D-C none-NYY P 27 0.00
1941 20 Rocky Mount COPL D none P 19 0.00
1941 20 Amsterdam CAML C NYY P 8 0.00
1942 21 Rocky Mount BIST D none P 31 0.00
1946 25 Rocky Mount COPL D none 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 0.00
1951 30 Louisville AA AAA BOS P 13 0.00
1953 32 Louisville AA AAA BOS P 20 0.00
1954 33 Louisville AA AAA BOS P 24 0.00
1955 34 Seattle PCL Open none P
1956 35 Seattle PCL Open CIN P
1957 36 Seattle PCL Open CIN P
1958 37 Seattle PCL AAA CIN P 56 0.00
1959 38 Seattle PCL AAA CIN P 36 0.00
15 Seasons 347 0.00
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff Stint From To
1939 18 Amsterdam Rugmakers Canadian-American League C NYY
1939 18 Butler Yankees Pennsylvania State Association D NYY
1939 18 Easton Yankees Eastern Shore League D NYY
1940 19 Akron Yankees Middle Atlantic League C NYY
1940 19 Ashland Colonels Mountain State League D none
1941 20 Amsterdam Rugmakers Canadian-American League C NYY
1941 20 Rocky Mount Leafs Coastal Plain League D none
1942 21 Rocky Mount Rocks Bi-State League D none
1946 25 Rocky Mount Rocks Coastal Plain League D none
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
1948 27 St. Louis Browns American League MLB SLB
1949 28 St. Louis Browns American League MLB SLB
1950 29 St. Louis Browns American League MLB SLB
1950 29 Baltimore Orioles International League AAA SLB
1951 30 St. Louis Browns American League MLB SLB
1951 30 Louisville Colonels American Association AAA BOS
1952 31 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW
1953 32 Boston Red Sox American League MLB BOS
1953 32 Louisville Colonels American Association AAA BOS
1954 33 Louisville Colonels American Association AAA BOS
1955 34 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League Open none
1956 35 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League Open CIN
1956 35 Cincinnati Redlegs National League MLB CIN
1957 36 Cincinnati Redlegs National League MLB CIN
1957 36 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League Open CIN
1958 37 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League AAA CIN
1959 38 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League AAA CIN
1960 39 Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League AAA none 2
1960 39 Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League AAA CIN 1

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