Junior Kennedy

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 9, 1950 in Fort Gibson, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arvin HS (Arvin, CA).

High School: Arvin HS (Arvin, CA)

Debut: August 9, 1974 (Age 24-000d, 13,525th in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 17, 1983 (Age 32-342d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Junior Raymond Kennedy

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Kennedy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

1041

258

.248

114

RBI

OBP

.325

SLG

.299

OPS

.623

OPS+

Summary of 4 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 2 go ahead

2 Tms
CHC	2
CIN	2

Platoon
vs RHP	3
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	2
Away	2

Outs
1	3
2	1

3 Opps
CHC	2
MON	1
SFG	1

4 Pitchers
Bill Gullickson	1
Bill Caudill	1
Bill Laskey	1
Willie Hernández	1

3 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1

Where Hit
78	2
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	2
123	1
1--	1

8 RBI
RISP	1
0 on	2
1 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	2

Inning
4	1
5	1
6	1
9	1

4-6	3
7-end	1

RelScore
+4..	1
Tied	1
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	1
Tied	1
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
2B	3
SS	1

OrderPos
2nd	2
7th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1979-07-22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	Willie Hernández	ahead 10-1	t 9	1	1--	2	2	4	0.000	100%		Home Run (LF-CF); D. Collins Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1980-05-04 (2)	CIN		CHC	Bill Caudill	behind 1-4	b 6	2	123	4	7	4	0.535	72%		Home Run (LF-CF); C. Gerónimo Scores; R. Knight Scores; D. Driessen Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1982-05-23 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	Bill Laskey	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	2	4	0.140	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	2	1	1982-09-12	CHC		MON	Bill Gullickson	behind 2-7	b 5	1	---	1	8	6	0.037	9%		Home Run