Bill Kennedy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: March 14, 1921 in Carnesville, GA us

Died: April 9, 1983 in Seattle, WA

Buried: Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA

Debut: April 26, 1948 (Age 27-043d, 10,501st in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 36-199d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: William Aulton Kennedy

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

ERA

4.73

172

464.2

256

WHIP

1.692

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-20 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	20 (10-7-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-11-6)

Most Driven In
D Kokos	1
H Arft	1
L Moss	1
R Partee	1
E Pellagrini	0

Most Driven In By
L Boudreau	1
H Arft	1
J Priddy	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	1	5 (4)	Apr 26	CLE	@	CHW	W,12-11	4-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.27	0.052	4.36	0.11%	0.39	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
2	2	7 (1)	May 1	CLE		DET	L,3-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
3	3	19 (11)	May 16 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,9-2	GS-8	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	.23	0.037	.77	0.07%	1.17	P
4	4	23 (3)	May 21	CLE		BOS	L,5-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
5	5	32 (8)	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,13-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						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
6	6	41 (8)	Jun 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-15	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns
7	7	54	Jun 21	SLB		PHA	W,9-8	GS-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.600	.667	.600	1.267	9						P
8	8	59 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,0-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	9						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
9	9	64 (4)	Jul 2	SLB		CLE	L,6-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	.49	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.43	P
10	10	69 (4)	Jul 7	SLB	@	DET	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	.47	-0.013	.01	0.00%	-0.12	P
11	11	77 (7)	Jul 18 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-12	GS-0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.417	.462	.417	.878	9						P
12	12	80 (2)	Jul 20	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	9	1.10	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
13	13	83 (2)	Jul 24	SLB	@	WSH	W,13-2	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.375	.787	9	1.38	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.63	P
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
14	14	92 (8)	Aug 2	SLB		WSH	W,7-5	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.389	.450	.389	.839	9	1.31	0.182	.00	0.00%	2.25	P
15	15	93	Aug 3	SLB		BOS	L,8-15	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.389	.450	.389	.839	9						P
16	16	96 (2)	Aug 6	SLB		PHA	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.350	.759	9	.64	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
17	17	98 (1)	Aug 8	SLB		PHA	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.350	.759	9						P
18	18	102 (3)	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,12-4	GS-7	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.333	.417	.333	.750	9	.16	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
19	19	106 (3)	Aug 14	SLB		DET	L,3-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.417	.333	.750	9						P
20	20	108 (1)	Aug 17	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.304	.385	.304	.689	9	1.29	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
21	21	113 (4)	Aug 24	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.259	.593	9	.31	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
22	22	115 (1)	Aug 26	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.333	.259	.593	9						P
23	23	118 (2)	Aug 28	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.241	.554	9	.96	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
Sep/Oct		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
24	24	123 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.226	.520	9	.89	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
25	25	128 (4)	Sep 9 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.229	.289	.229	.518	9						P
26	26	132 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.289	.229	.518	9						P
27	27	135 (2)	Sep 13	SLB	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.300	.243	.543	9	.92	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
28	28	139 (3)	Sep 17	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.237	.530	9	1.05	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
29	29	143 (3)	Sep 20	SLB		NYY	L,7-8	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.268	.586	9	1.05	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.42	P
30	30	145 (1)	Sep 23	SLB		WSH	L,8-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.268	.586	9						P
31	31	147 (1)	Sep 25	SLB		CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9						P
32	32	153 (5)	Oct 1 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.333	.298	.631	9	.50	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.44	P
							12-20		55	47	6	13	1	0	0	4	4	0	4	0	4		0	1	0	0	.277	.333	.298	.631		.74	0.007	.19	0.18%	0.91

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