Vern Kennedy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 20, 1907 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: January 28, 1993 in Mendon, MO

Buried: Old Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, MO

School: University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)

Debut: September 18, 1934 (Age 27-182d, 7,783rd in major league history)
vs. PHA 7.1 IP, 11 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: September 27, 1945 (Age 38-191d)
vs. CHC 8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Lloyd Vernon Kennedy

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.2

104

132

ERA

4.67

344

263

2025.2

691

WHIP

1.591

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-21 / in Starts: 6-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-6-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Peacock	1

Most Driven In By
B Adams	2
R Cullenbine	1
F Mullen	0
K Raffensberger	0

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	308	3 (2)	Apr 23 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
2	309	9 (5)	Apr 30 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.134	2.68	-0.17%	-0.99	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	310	14 (4)	May 4	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
4	311	20 (5)	May 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-10	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
5	312	26 (5)	May 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
6	313	27	May 18	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						PH
7	314	34 (6)	May 26	CLE		WSH	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
8	315	35	May 27	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	6						PR
9	316	41 (5)	May 31	CLE		BOS	W,7-4	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.49	0.025	.78	0.02%	0.03	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	317	53 (11)	Jun 14 (2)	CLE		DET	L,3-11	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
11	318	57 (3)	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,6-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	.46	-0.011	.68	-0.01%	-0.09	P
12	319	60 (2)	Jun 22	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
13	320	65 (4)	Jun 28	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	.97	-0.024	1.00	-0.02%	-0.21	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	321	68 (2)	Jul 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9						P
15	322	83 (14)	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,7-8	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9						PR
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Phillies
16	323	79	Jul 16 susp	PHI		NYG	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9						P
17	324	93 (13)	Jul 30 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,2-11	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	325	96 (2)	Aug 5	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.115	.115	.231	9	1.12	0.105	.00	0.00%	1.18	P
19	326	99 (2)	Aug 9	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.115	.115	.231	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
20	327	104 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9	.94	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.98	P
21	328	111 (6)	Aug 20 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.73	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-1.03	P
22	329	118 (6)	Aug 26 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.139	.139	.139	.278	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	330	124 (5)	Sep 1 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	.36	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
24	331	129 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,14-8	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9						P
25	332	132 (2)	Sep 10 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,4-8	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
26	333	134 (1)	Sep 14	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
27	334	139 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.43	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
28	335	142 (2)	Sep 21 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-5	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.146	.293	9	1.71	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
29	336	150 (7)	Sep 26 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,10-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.57	-0.061	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
							8-21		46	44	4	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	2		0	1	0	1	.182	.182	.182	.364		.98	-0.237	.52	-0.17%	-0.27

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