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	7-41 / in Starts: 4-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (16-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Priddy	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	33	5 (4)	Apr 23	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-12	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.17	-0.056	2.49	-0.07%	-0.40	P
2	34	11 (5)	Apr 30	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						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
3	35	13 (1)	May 1 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,11-14	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
4	36	15 (1)	May 4	SLB		NYY	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.59	-0.015	.62	-0.01%	-0.18	P
5	37	18 (2)	May 7	SLB		WSH	L,4-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
6	38	24 (5)	May 13	SLB		DET	L,2-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
7	39	26 (1)	May 15 (1)	SLB		DET	L,3-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
8	40	28 (1)	May 17	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-9	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
9	41	30 (1)	May 20	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-5	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.45	-0.012	.24	0.00%	-0.11	P
10	42	32 (1)	May 23	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-10	2-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.61	-0.015	.22	0.00%	-0.17	P
11	43	38 (5)	May 29	SLB	@	DET	L,4-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	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
12	44	41 (2)	Jun 1	SLB		WSH	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
13	45	42	Jun 2	SLB		WSH	L,1-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
14	46	45 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.87	-0.049	.02	0.00%	-0.37	P
15	47	51 (5)	Jun 12 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,10-13	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
16	48	53 (1)	Jun 15	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
17	49	58 (4)	Jun 20	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.81	-0.042	.01	0.00%	-0.36	P
18	50	63 (4)	Jun 25	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-13	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.29	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
19	51	65 (1)	Jun 28	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-6	0-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	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
20	52	69 (3)	Jul 3 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	9	.79	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
21	53	71 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,5-12	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	9						P
22	54	73 (1)	Jul 5	SLB		CHW	W,9-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9						P
23	55	76 (2)	Jul 8	SLB		CLE	L,5-6	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	.57	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
24	56	78 (1)	Jul 14	SLB		NYY	L,0-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
25	57	81 (2)	Jul 17 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,15-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
26	58	83 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,9-4	0-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9						P
27	59	86 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
28	60	90 (3)	Jul 24 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,4-8	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9						P
29	61	91	Jul 26	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9						P
30	62	95 (3)	Jul 30	SLB	@	WSH	W,11-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	9	.99	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.24	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
31	63	99 (3)	Aug 3	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	9						P
32	64	100	Aug 4	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-12	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	9	.71	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
33	65	102 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	2						P
34	66	104 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-20	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	9						P
35	67	106 (1)	Aug 9	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-9	4-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	9	.89	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
36	68	109 (2)	Aug 13	SLB	@	DET	L,9-12	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.074	.138	.074	.212	9						P
37	69	115 (5)	Aug 17 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.161	.103	.265	9	1.64	0.110	.00	0.00%	0.88	P
38	70	121 (5)	Aug 21 (2)	SLB		DET	L,7-8	GS-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
39	71	123 (1)	Aug 25	SLB		PHA	L,5-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
40	72	127 (3)	Aug 28 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9						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
41	73	131 (3)	Sep 1	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.211	.143	.353	9	1.08	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
42	74	135 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.220	.158	.377	9	.71	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
43	75	139 (3)	Sep 10	SLB		CLE	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.209	.150	.359	9	1.22	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
44	76	142 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,7-13	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.209	.150	.359	9						P
45	77	146 (3)	Sep 18 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.209	.150	.359	9						P
46	78	149 (2)	Sep 21	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-7	4-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	9	.42	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
47	79	151 (1)	Sep 25 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	9						P
48	80	154 (2)	Oct 2 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	9						P
							7-41		46	40	3	6	0	0	0	1	4	0	11	0	2		0	3	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377		.90	-0.304	.22	-0.09%	-2.94

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