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

Born: March 14, 1921 in Carnesville, GA
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1948
Final Game: September 29, 1957
Died: April 9, 1983 in Seattle, WA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 TOT AL 27 P 32 24 3 21 0 0 1.000 0.75 .962 0.91
1948 CLE AL 27 P 6 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.33 .950 0.92
1948 SLB AL 27 P 26 22 3 19 0 0 1.000 0.85 .964 0.91
1949 SLB AL 28 P 48 30 4 23 3 0 .900 0.56 .963 1.01
1950 SLB AL 29 P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 1.00
1951 SLB AL 30 P 19 18 3 14 1 2 .944 0.89 .956 0.99
1952 CHW AL 31 P 47 14 5 8 1 1 .929 0.28 .964 1.03
1953 BOS AL 32 P 16 7 2 3 2 0 .714 0.31 .971 0.88
1956 CIN NL 35 P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 0.80
1957 CIN NL 36 P 8 0 12.2 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 2.13 0.38 .967 2.06 0.82
8 Seasons P 172 0 14.2 97 17 72 8 4 .918 54.61 0.52 .963 2.09 0.97
8 Seasons TOT 172 0 14.2 97 17 72 8 4 .918 54.61 0.52 .880 2.09 0.97

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1948 SLB AL 27 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AL 27 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 SLB AL 28 48 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 SLB AL 29 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 SLB AL 30 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CHW AL 31 47 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 BOS AL 32 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CIN NL 35 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 CIN NL 36 8 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 172 0 172 172 172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1956 CIN NL 35 11 100% 18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 CIN NL 36 60 77% 17% 3 100% 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
2 Seasons 71 80% 17% 3 100% 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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