Jerry Kenney

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: June 30, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

High School: Beloit Memorial HS (Beloit, WI)

Debut: September 5, 1967 (Age 22-067d, 10,227th in MLB history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 19, 1973 (Age 27-293d)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Gerald Tennyson Kenney

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.0

AB

1369

H

325

HR

BA

.237

R

165

RBI

103

SB

OBP

.326

SLG

.299

OPS

.626

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1964	19	NYY-min	A	66	278	247	40	72	7	3	1	12	13	4	27	37	.291	.364	.356	.720		88		1	3	0			SHL · WCRS
1965	20	NYY-min	A	114	518	433	93	135	17	8	3	60	22	7	73	37	.312	.410	.409	.818		177		3	3	6			BNG · NYPL
1966	21	NYY-min	AA	135	586	521	83	152	16	7	0	36	12	2	55	55	.292	.360	.349	.709		182		2	5	3			CBS · SOUL
1967	22	NYY-min	AAA	137	590	527	78	155	22	9	3	43	27	11	54	41	.294	.358	.387	.745		204		1	4	4			SYR · IL
1967	22	NYY	AL	20	74	58	4	18	2	0	1	5	2	1	10	8	.310	.412	.397	.808	146	23	0	0	6	0	0	6

1969	24	NYY-min	WRk	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		1		0	0	0			YAN · FLIN
1969	24	NYY	AL	130	509	447	49	115	14	2	2	34	25	14	48	36	.257	.328	.311	.639	83	139	11	1	9	4	2	586
1970	25	NYY	AL	140	461	404	46	78	10	7	4	35	20	6	52	44	.193	.284	.282	.566	61	114	11	0	3	2	2	*5/4
1971	26	NYY	AL	120	395	325	50	85	10	3	0	20	9	8	56	38	.262	.368	.311	.679	100	101	10	1	9	4	3	*5/63
1972	27	NYY	AL	50	136	119	16	25	2	0	0	7	3	0	16	13	.210	.304	.227	.531	62	27	7	0	1	0	2	6/5
1973	28	NYY-min	AAA	34	122	99	11	34	6	1	0	12	6	3	20	6	.343	.463	.424	.887		42		2	1	0			SYR · IL
1973	28	CLE	AL	5	19	16	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	.250	.316	.375	.691	93	6	0	0	0	1	0	/4
1974	29	NYY-min	AAA	114	401	335	39	78	7	1	0	12	7	4	56	35	.233	.341	.260	.601		87		0	8	2			SYR · IL
1975	30	NYY-min	AAA	99	351	283	50	70	8	3	0	19	4	8	58	24	.247	.373	.297	.670		84		0	8	2			SYR · IL
6 Yrs				465	1594	1369	165	325	38	13	7	103	59	29	184	139	.237	.326	.299	.626	81	410	39	2	28	11	9
162 Game Avg.				162	555	477	57	113	13	5	2	36	21	10	64	48	.237	.326	.299	.626	81	143	14	1	10	4	3

NYY (5 yrs)				460	1575	1353	165	321	38	12	7	101	59	29	182	139	.237	.326	.299	.625	81	404	39	2	28	10	9
CLE (1 yr)				5	19	16	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	.250	.316	.375	.691	93	6	0	0	0	1	0

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