Vern Kennedy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 20, 1907 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: January 28, 1993 in Mendon, MO

Buried: Old Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, MO

School: University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)

Debut: September 18, 1934 (Age 27-182d, 7,783rd in major league history)
vs. PHA 7.1 IP, 11 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: September 27, 1945 (Age 38-191d)
vs. CHC 8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Lloyd Vernon Kennedy

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.2

104

132

ERA

4.67

344

263

2025.2

691

WHIP

1.591

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-14 / in Starts: 21-13
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 120 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	81 (39-27-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 120 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	83 (41-26-15)

Most Driven In
J Hayes	3
J Dykes	3
L Sewell	2
L Appling	1
T Piet	1
F Grube	0

Most Driven In By
M Kreevich	4
L Rosenthal	3
R Radcliff	2
M Haas	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 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	35	5 (4)	Apr 20	CHW		CLE	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.21	-0.022	3.82	-0.04%	-0.37	P
2	36	8 (2)	Apr 25	CHW		DET	L,6-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	1.04	-0.019	2.96	-0.03%	-0.07	P
3	37	11 (2)	Apr 29	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.714	1.143	9	1.05	0.065	2.27	0.09%	0.69	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	38	16 (4)	May 5	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.545	.909	9	.99	-0.042	1.85	-0.05%	-0.21	P
5	39	21 (4)	May 14	CHW		WSH	W,13-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.545	.909	9						P
6	40	25 (3)	May 18	CHW		BOS	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.81	-0.072	1.91	-0.10%	-0.58	P
7	41	30 (4)	May 23 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.48	-0.065	.86	-0.07%	-1.94	P
8	42	36 (5)	May 28	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	9	2.43	-0.232	5.24	-0.30%	-1.95	P
9	43	40 (3)	May 31	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.346	.577	9	1.40	-0.022	2.38	-0.02%	-0.51	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
10	44	45 (4)	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.346	.577	9						P
11	45	48 (2)	Jun 9	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	1.83	-0.194	1.99	-0.13%	-1.18	P
12	46	52 (3)	Jun 14	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.265	.333	.598	9	.91	0.054	.99	0.04%	0.55	P
13	47	56 (3)	Jun 19	CHW		PHA	W,5-4	CG(13)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.225	.282	.507	9	1.71	-0.273	2.01	-0.19%	-2.03	P
14	48	60 (3)	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,13-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.214	.233	.286	.518	9	1.34	0.109	1.65	0.08%	0.75	P
15	49	65 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,9-12	GS-9	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.229	.298	.527	9	.70	0.003	.27	0.00%	-0.45	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
16	50	70 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		1	0	.216	.231	.294	.525	9	.35	-0.014	.05	0.00%	-0.38	P
17	51	75 (4)	Jul 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.268	.327	.595	9	1.24	0.163	.21	0.02%	2.04	P
18	52	80 (4)	Jul 15	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.283	.339	.622	9	.60	0.021	.24	0.01%	0.44	P
19	53	85 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.277	.328	.605	9	.83	-0.004	.64	0.00%	-1.08	P
20	54	89 (3)	Jul 23	CHW		WSH	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.290	.353	.643	9	1.23	0.061	1.66	0.05%	0.74	P
21	55	90	Jul 25	CHW		NYY	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.290	.353	.643	9						PR
22	56	93 (2)	Jul 27	CHW		PHA	L,8-15	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.282	.343	.625	9	.68	-0.037	.26	-0.01%	-0.36	P
23	57	96 (2)	Jul 30	CHW		PHA	W,7-4	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.288	.297	.370	.667	9	.58	0.005	.17	0.00%	0.30	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
24	58	100 (3)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,12-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.289	.360	.649	9	.67	-0.040	.25	-0.01%	-0.43	P
25	59	102 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-16	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.295	.377	.671	9	1.06	0.040	.45	0.01%	0.50	P
26	60	107 (4)	Aug 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.289	.366	.655	9	1.19	-0.069	.46	-0.02%	-1.10	P
27	61	111 (3)	Aug 12	CHW		SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.276	.349	.625	9	.52	-0.053	.07	0.00%	-1.36	P
28	62	115 (3)	Aug 16 (1)	CHW		DET	L,4-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.264	.273	.345	.618	9	1.13	-0.040	.03	0.00%	-0.41	P
29	63	120 (4)	Aug 22	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	GS-7	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.293	.363	.656	9	.84	0.138	.00	0.00%	1.62	P
30	64	124 (3)	Aug 26	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.287	.295	.362	.656	9	1.09	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.48	P
31	65	129 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.289	.354	.643	9	.77	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
Sept		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
32	66	133 (3)	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.297	.360	.657	9	.42	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
33	67	139 (5)	Sep 9	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.279	.286	.346	.632	9	1.67	-0.210	.00	0.00%	-1.36	P
34	68	143 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,11-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.284	.343	.627	9	.52	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
35	69	148 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-9	GS-0	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0	0	.291	.297	.364	.661	9						P
36	70	150 (1)	Sep 23 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-17	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.289	.354	.643	9	1.64	-0.174	.00	0.00%	-1.82	P
							22-14		120	113	12	32	8	0	0	11	1	0	13	0	6		0		1	0	.283	.289	.354	.643		1.05	-0.984	1.00	-0.69%	-11.64

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