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	4-12 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 3 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (2-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 3 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	148	4 (3)	Apr 20 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	149	7 (2)	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	150	9 (1)	Apr 24	BOS		PHA	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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
4	151	16 (6)	May 3 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	152	18 (1)	May 6	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	153	20 (1)	May 9	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	154	21	May 10	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	155	22	May 12	BOS		CHW	L,7-9	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
9	156	26 (3)	May 18 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	157	32 (5)	May 22 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	158	34 (1)	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-8	2-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.014	2.21	-0.03%	-0.15	P
12	159	35	May 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,14-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	160	37 (1)	May 28	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
14	161	43 (5)	Jun 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
15	162	45 (1)	Jun 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-8	2-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.00	-0.024	1.56	-0.02%	0.07	P
16	163	50 (4)	Jun 9	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
							4-12		3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000		.86	-0.038	1.77	-0.06%	-0.09

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