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	9-24 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	14 (6-6-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In By
L Boudreau	2
O Hockett	1
R Weatherly	0
K Keltner	0

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	237	8 (7)	Apr 22	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.063	2.82	-0.10%	-0.49	P
2	238	15 (6)	Apr 30	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.48	-0.016	1.95	-0.04%	-0.85	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	239	20 (4)	May 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.39	-0.010	1.87	-0.03%	-0.10	P
4	240	25 (4)	May 11	CLE		DET	W,8-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
5	241	28 (2)	May 16 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,1-7	3-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.25	0.003	1.06	0.01%	-0.06	P
6	242	33 (4)	May 21	CLE		BOS	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
7	243	39 (5)	May 27	CLE		CHW	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	7						PR
8	244	45 (5)	May 31 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.73	-0.018	1.61	-0.02%	-0.16	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
9	245	51 (5)	Jun 7 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-13	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
10	246	56 (4)	Jun 12	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.80	-0.020	1.41	-0.02%	-0.10	P
11	247	59 (2)	Jun 14 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
12	248	61 (1)	Jun 18	CLE		WSH	L,1-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	1.14	0.002	1.48	0.00%	0.05	P
13	249	72 (10)	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	9	.89	0.012	1.13	0.01%	-0.03	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
14	250	80 (7)	Jul 5 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	9	1.03	-0.027	2.51	-0.04%	-0.24	P
15	251	84 (3)	Jul 11	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9	.74	-0.030	1.47	-0.04%	-0.03	P
16	252	93 (8)	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	9	.87	-0.050	2.09	-0.07%	-0.56	P
17	253	95 (1)	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
18	254	98 (2)	Jul 25	CLE		WSH	L,6-10	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
19	255	99	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	9	1.31	0.040	.84	0.02%	0.21	P
20	256	102 (2)	Jul 28	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	2						PR
21	257	103	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	9						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
22	258	114 (10)	Aug 12 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	9						P
23	259	115	Aug 12 (2)	CLE		DET	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	9						P
24	260	116	Aug 13	CLE		DET	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
25	261	118 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,1-6	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.250	.519	9	.33	-0.017	.03	0.00%	-0.36	P
26	262	122 (3)	Aug 22	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.269	.250	.519	9						P
27	263	126 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.231	.286	.269	.555	9						P
28	264	132 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.269	.555	9						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
29	265	137 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	9	1.32	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.83	P
30	266	140 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	9						P
31	267	142 (1)	Sep 9	CLE		PHA	L,4-5	9-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.233	.483	9	1.70	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
32	268	147 (4)	Sep 14	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.233	.483	9						P
33	269	151 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.233	.483	9						P
							9-24		34	30	3	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	8	0	2		1	1	1	0	.200	.250	.233	.483		.89	-0.355	1.31	-0.33%	-3.84

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