Don Kessinger

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, AR us

High School: Forrest City HS (Forrest City, AR)

School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)

Debut: September 7, 1964 (Age 22-052d, 12,288th in major league history)
vs. MLN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 1979 (Age 37-014d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Donald Eulon Kessinger

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Relatives: Father of Keith Kessinger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

7651

1931

.252

899

RBI

527

100

OBP

.314

SLG

.312

OPS

.626

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
2	2	Apr 8	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
3	3	Apr 9	CHW		BOS	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
4	4	Apr 11	CHW		TOR	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
5	5	Apr 12	CHW		TOR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
6	6	Apr 13	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
7	7	Apr 15	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
8	8	Apr 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
9	9	Apr 17	CHW	@	DET	L,9-10	GS	16	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
10	13 (3)	Apr 24	CHW		DET	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
11	16 (2)	Apr 28	CHW		BAL	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
12	17	Apr 29	CHW		BAL	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	SS
13	18	Apr 30	CHW		BAL	L,7-8		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	19	May 2	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
15	20	May 3	CHW	@	MIL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
16	21	May 6 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	42	9.1	2	1	0	3	0	SS
17	22	May 6 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
18	23	May 7	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
19	24	May 10	CHW		MIN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	2	8	3	SS
20	25	May 12	CHW		MIL	W,4-3	CG	23	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
21	26	May 13	CHW		MIL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	SS
22	27	May 14	CHW		MIL	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
23	28	May 15	CHW		NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
24	29	May 16	CHW		NYY	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
25	30	May 17	CHW		CAL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
26	31	May 18	CHW		CAL	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
27	32	May 19	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
28	33	May 20	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
29	34	May 21 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
30	35	May 21 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
31	36	May 23	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
32	37	May 24	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
33	38	May 25	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	4	5	0	9	3	SS
34	39	May 26	CHW		OAK	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
35	40	May 27	CHW		OAK	L,3-4	CG	39	10.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
36	41	May 28 (1)	CHW		OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
37	42	May 28 (2)	CHW		OAK	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
38	43	May 29	CHW		CAL	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	SS
39	44	May 30	CHW		CAL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
40	45	May 31	CHW		CAL	W,17-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	46	Jun 2	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
42	47	Jun 3	CHW	@	KCR	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
43	50 (2)	Jun 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
44	52 (1)	Jun 8	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
45	53	Jun 9	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
46	54	Jun 10	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
47	55	Jun 11	CHW	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
48	56	Jun 12	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
49	57	Jun 13	CHW		CLE	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
50	58	Jun 14	CHW		TEX	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
51	59	Jun 15	CHW		TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
52	60	Jun 16	CHW		KCR	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
53	61	Jun 17	CHW		KCR	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
54	62	Jun 18 (1)	CHW		KCR	L,2-3	GS	44	11.0	9	5	0	14	1	SS 2B
55	63	Jun 18 (2)	CHW		KCR	W,11-0	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
56	64	Jun 19	CHW		SEA	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
57	65	Jun 20	CHW		SEA	L,2-4	GS	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS 2B
58	66	Jun 22	CHW		SEA	L,6-8	CG	46	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
59	67	Jun 23	CHW		MIN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
60	68	Jun 24	CHW		MIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
61	69	Jun 25 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
62	70	Jun 25 (2)	CHW		MIN	L,6-9	GS	33	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
63	71	Jun 26	CHW	@	SEA	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
64	72	Jun 27	CHW	@	SEA	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
65	73	Jun 28	CHW	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
66	74	Jun 29	CHW	@	SEA	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75	Jul 1	CHW	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	49	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
68	76	Jul 2 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
69	77	Jul 2 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
70	78	Jul 3	CHW		TEX	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
71	79	Jul 4	CHW		TEX	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
72	80	Jul 5	CHW		BOS	L,2-9	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
73	81	Jul 6	CHW		BOS	L,6-7	GS	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
74	82	Jul 7	CHW		TOR	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	SS
75	83	Jul 8	CHW		TOR	L,0-3	GS	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
76	84	Jul 9	CHW		TOR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
77	85	Jul 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
78	86	Jul 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	43	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
79	87	Jul 15	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
80	88	Jul 16	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
81	89	Jul 17	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
82	90	Jul 18	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
83	91	Jul 19	CHW		BAL	L,3-10	GS	27	5.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
84	92	Jul 21	CHW		NYY	L,4-7	GS	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
85	93	Jul 22	CHW		NYY	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
86	94	Jul 23	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
87	95	Jul 24	CHW		MIL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
88	96	Jul 25	CHW		MIL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
89	97	Jul 26	CHW		OAK	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
90	98	Jul 27	CHW		OAK	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
91	99	Jul 28	CHW		TEX	L,5-9	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
92	100	Jul 29	CHW		TEX	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
93	101	Jul 30 (1)	CHW		TEX	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
94	102	Jul 30 (2)	CHW		TEX	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
95	103	Jul 31	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	104	Aug 1	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
97	105	Aug 3	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	46	9.2	1	4	0	5	0	SS
98	106	Aug 4	CHW	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
99	107	Aug 5	CHW	@	DET	L,0-7	GS	28	6.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
100	108	Aug 6	CHW	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
101	109	Aug 7	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
102	110	Aug 8	CHW	@	KCR	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
103	111	Aug 9	CHW	@	TOR	L,0-8	CG	34	8.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
104	114 (2)	Aug 12	CHW		DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	2	6	1	SS
105	115	Aug 13	CHW		DET	L,2-10	GS	30	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	SS
106	118 (2)	Aug 16	CHW	@	TEX	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
107	119	Aug 17	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
108	120	Aug 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
109	121	Aug 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
110	122	Aug 20	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
111	123	Aug 22	CHW		KCR	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
112	124	Aug 23	CHW		KCR	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
113	125	Aug 24	CHW		KCR	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
114	126	Aug 25	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
115	127	Aug 26	CHW		CLE	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
116	128	Aug 27	CHW		CLE	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
117	129	Aug 28	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	SS
118	130	Aug 29	CHW	@	KCR	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
119	131	Aug 30	CHW	@	KCR	L,0-12	GS	26	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	132	Sep 1 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
121	134 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-9	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
122	135	Sep 2 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
123	136	Sep 3	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
124	137	Sep 4	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
125	138	Sep 5	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
126	139	Sep 6	CHW	@	MIN	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
127	141 (1)	Sep 8	CHW		SEA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	SS
128	144 (2)	Sep 11	CHW		MIN	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
129	151 (6)	Sep 19 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
130	158 (6)	Sep 28	CHW	@	CAL	L,7-11	GS	39	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
							132gm		1059.1	183	335	13	531	62