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John Kennedy
John Edward Kennedy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut September 5, 1962
Final Game June 16, 1974
Born May 29, 1941 in Chicago, IL
Died August 9, 2018 (age 77)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 23 WAA AL  131  448   51  114  18   6  12   31   0   0   24  102  .254  .299  .402  .701    98   180   2   1   1   5   7  
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 25 DEA AL   91   68    5   13   4   0   0    7   0   0    0   18  .191  .203  .250  .453    65    17   4   0   0   1   0  
 1967 26 NYA AL   91  173   14   38   7   0   2   17   0   0   13   28  .220  .274  .295  .569    86    51   9   0   1   0   3  
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 28 SEA AL   60  130   18   36   5   2   6   29   1   0   13   31  .277  .347  .485  .832   116    63   3   0   0   1   2  
 1970 29 PIN NL   34  125   17   39   9   1   5   23   0   0    3   14  .312  .331  .520  .851   117    65   1   1   0   1   1  
 1971 30 PIN NL   62   63    3   11   1   1   0    5   0   0    4   16  .175  .246  .222  .469    65    14   1   0   1   2   3  
 1972 31 BOA AL  106  246   21   60  11   2   1   22   0   0   11   51  .244  .287  .317  .604    89    78   0   0   3   4   8  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      575 1253  129  311  55  12  26  134   1   0   68  260  .248  .294  .374  .667         468  20   2   6  14  24
 Per 600 PA           554   57  138  24   5  11   59   0   0   30  115                                 207   9   1   3   6  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      131  448   51  114  18   6  12   31   0   0   24  102  .254  .299  .402  .701         180   2   1   1   5   7
   With BOA      106  246   21   60  11   2   1   22   0   0   11   51  .244  .287  .317  .604          78   0   0   3   4   8
   With PIN       96  188   20   50  10   2   5   28   0   0    7   30  .266  .302  .420  .722          79   2   1   1   3   4
   With DEA       91   68    5   13   4   0   0    7   0   0    0   18  .191  .203  .250  .453          17   4   0   0   1   0
   With NYA       91  173   14   38   7   0   2   17   0   0   13   28  .220  .274  .295  .569          51   9   0   1   0   3
   With SEA       60  130   18   36   5   2   6   29   1   0   13   31  .277  .347  .485  .832          63   3   0   0   1   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      856 2110  237  475  77  17  32  185  14  10  142  461  .225  .281  .323  .604         682  36  11  10  25  48
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1964 23 WAA AL  53   53   4.2   8   3   0  .375  22   90   55  .611    0    0  .000  UT              97   
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 25 DEA AL  54    3   1.7   4   2   0  .500   3   27   22  .815    0    0  .000  3B   1e17      -70   
 1967 26 NYA AL  73   14   2.7   9   3   1  .333   5   24   18  .750    0    0  .000  3B   1e25       69   
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 28 SEA AL  50   22   6.1  18   6   0  .333   5   15    9  .600    0    0  .000  3B   2e16      150   
 1970 29 PIN NL  45   21   6.5   3   0   0  .000   7   32   16  .500    0    0  .000  2B   4e41      138   
 1971 30 PIN NL   9    3   1.5  41   9   0  .220   2    8    5  .625    0    0  .000  PH            -263   
 1972 31 BOA AL  47   20   2.9   4   1   0  .250  14   81   59  .728    0    0  .000  SS   3e32      -41   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons          139   3.8  87  24   1  .276  58  277  184  .664    0    0  .000                  49   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1964 23 WAA AL  3B    65    24   148   16    8   .915    63   557.0   2.78
                 SS    62    85   165    6   29   .977    51   457.2   4.92
                 2B     2     0     2    0    1  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 25 DEA AL  3B    60    14    44    1    3   .983     9   169.2   3.08
                 SS    23     8    22    2    5   .938     2    43.0   6.28
                 2B    12    15    10    0    4  1.000     0    26.0   8.65
 1967 26 NYA AL  3B    80    37   129    4    8   .976    38   426.1   3.50
                 SS     6     6    10    1    3   .941     0    15.0   9.60
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 28 SEA AL  3B    38    25    55    4    3   .952    28   271.2   2.65
                 SS     3     2     7    1    1   .900     0    11.1   7.15
 1970 29 PIN NL  2B    20    47    50    6   14   .942    20   172.2   5.06
                 3B    12     5    21    1    2   .963    10   100.2   2.32
 1971 30 PIN NL  3B    16     8    16    2    2   .923     4    54.2   3.95
                 2B     3     1     3    0    0  1.000     1    13.0   2.77
                 SS     3     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
 1972 31 BOA AL  SS   101   107   229   14   48   .960    61   634.0   4.77
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .1   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   272   113   413   28   26   .949   152  1580.1   3.00
                 SS   198   208   435   24   86   .964   114  1166.0   4.96
                 2B    38    63    65    6   19   .955    21   215.2   5.34
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1964  WAA   68-94   Larry Cupp
 1966  DEA   90-72   Steve Dewing
 1967  NYA   57-105  Billy Vanson
 1969  SEA   52-110  Frank Pennylegion
 1970  PIN   74-88   Dave Jackson
 1971  PIN   78-84   Dave Jackson
 1972  BOA   79-83   Mike Tomeo

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