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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Team Record in Appearances: 7-17 / in Starts: 6-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 5

1944 Pitching Game Log

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1944 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	285	3	Apr 23(1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6			99	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	13.50	4.18	9												7					0
2	286	9	Apr 30(1)	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-8	W(1-0)	6	7.1	7	1	1	3	6	0	0	3.86	2.68	30	10	4	1	1	7	63			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.28	0.179	2.63	0.22%	2.14	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	287	14	May 4	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	GS-	L(1-1)	3	7.0	6	2	2	3	1	0	0	3.31	3.11	29						55						25					0
4	288	20	May 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-10	GS-	L(1-2)	7	2.0	7	6	6	2	0	0	0	5.89	3.39	14						16						12					0
5	289	26	May 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	W(2-2)	4	9.0	4	2	1	5	3	0	0	4.28	3.49	36						71						31	2	0			0
6	290	34	May 26	CLE		WSH	L,3-5	GS-		8	7.0	6	3	3	3	1	0	0	4.19	3.53	29						51						25					0
7	291	41	May 31	CLE		BOS	W,7-4	GS-5		4	4.1	3	2	2	7	1	0	0	4.19	3.92	21	4	6	1	0	3	43			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	-0.076	1.69	-0.07%	-1.32	1t start tie	5t 123 1 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	292	53	Jun 14(2)	CLE		DET	L,3-11	GS-	L(2-3)	13	5.0	8	4	4	6	1	0	0	4.53	4.15	27						30						21					0
9	293	57	Jun 18(2)	CLE		CHW	L,6-7	GS-4		3	3.2	6	5	3	0	1	0	0	4.75	3.99	19	5	7	0	0	6	34			0	0	0	18	2	1	0	0	0	2	.96	-0.291	1.42	-0.26%	-3.59	1t start tie	4t --3 2 out d5
10	294	60	Jun 22	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	L(2-4)	3	8.0	11	4	4	5	1	0	0	4.72	4.04	38						40						32	3	0			0
11	295	65	Jun 28	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	GS-3	L(2-5)	5	2.2	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	5.12	4.01	13	2	3	2	0	4	34			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.243	1.36	-0.15%	-1.89	1b start tie	3b 1-- 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	296	68	Jul 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.03	3.99	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.011	.37	0.01%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Phillies
13	297	79	Jul 16 susp	PHI		NYG	L,3-8	9-GF		14	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.98	3.99	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.018	.02	0.00%	-1.14	9t 12- 1 out d3	9t end d 5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	298	96	Aug 5	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-4	L(2-6)	19	3.1	7	5	5	2	1	0	0	5.43	3.98	18	4	4	0	0	7	25			1	0	0	16	1	2	1	1	0	0	1.50	-0.304	.00	0.00%	-2.66	1b start a 1	4b 123 1 out tie
15	299	104	Aug 13(2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS-5		7	4.2	5	2	2	5	1	0	0	5.32	4.08	24	6	7	0	0	5	42			0	0	0	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.40	1b start a 1	5b 123 2 out a3
16	300	111	Aug 20(1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG(12)	L(2-7)	6	11.2	8	2	1	1	3	1	0	4.65	4.00	45	13	20	3	0	8	79			0	0	0	44	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.39	0.342	.00	0.00%	3.25	1b start tie	12b 1-- 2 out d1
17	301	118	Aug 26(2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	L(2-8)	5	8.1	8	3	2	2	1	0	1	4.41	3.96	35						56						32	0	1			0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	302	124	Sep 1(2)	PHI		BSN	L,4-7	GS-7	L(2-9)	5	7.0	11	7	7	1	4	1	0	4.75	3.95	32	10	7	2	0	10	30			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.44	-0.319	.00	0.00%	-3.81	1t start tie	7t 3 out d5
19	303	129	Sep 4(2)	PHI		NYG	W,14-8	3-3		2	0.1	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	4.74	3.92	5	1	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.290	.00	0.00%	-4.44	3t 12- 1 out d1	3t -2- 2 out d6
20	304	132	Sep 10(1)	PHI		BRO	L,4-8	1-3		5	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.62	3.90	9	3	3	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.045	.00	0.00%	1.12	1t 1-- 2 out d5	3t 3 out d4
21	305	134	Sep 14	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-12	6-6		3	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	4.78	4.06	4	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-2.85	6b 1-3 1 out d6	6b 3 out d10
22	306	139	Sep 17(2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	GS-4		2	3.2	8	4	4	3	4	0	0	4.96	4.02	21	5	1	0	0	8	30			0	0	0	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.269	.00	0.00%	-2.48	1t start tie	4t -2- 2 out tie
23	307	142	Sep 21(1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-5	9-GF(12)	L(2-10)	3	3.2	3	2	2	1	3	0	0	4.96	3.94	14	5	2	1	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.23	9t 12- 1 out tie	12t end d 2
24	308	150	Sep 26(2)	PHI		CHC	W,10-1	CG	W(3-10)	4	9.0	5	1	1	2	4	0	0	4.64	3.83	34	10	13	2	0	5	75			2	0	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	2	.49	0.200	.00	0.00%	3.10	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
							7-17		W-L:3-10	4.4	114.1	127	67	59	57	41	3	1	4.64	3.83	514	1.06		8%	1%	73	46	9	67%	3	1	0	447	17	7	1	7	0	6	1.07	-0.915	.55	-0.25%	-14.30

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