Don Kessinger

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, AR us

High School: Forrest City HS (Forrest City, AR)

School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)

Debut: September 7, 1964 (Age 22-052d, 12,288th in major league history)
vs. MLN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 1979 (Age 37-014d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Donald Eulon Kessinger

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Relatives: Father of Keith Kessinger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

7651

1931

.252

899

RBI

527

100

OBP

.314

SLG

.312

OPS

.626

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	STL		CHC	W,5-0	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
2	2	Apr 10	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	5	6	0	11	3	SS
3	3	Apr 11	STL		CHC	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	0	7	1	8	0	SS
4	4	Apr 13	STL	@	PIT	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	3	3	1	7	2	SS
5	5	Apr 15	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
6	6	Apr 17	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	35	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
7	7	Apr 18	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
8	8	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	73	17.0	1	3	1	5	0	SS
9	9	Apr 20	STL		NYM	L,0-8	CG	47	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
10	10	Apr 21	STL		NYM	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
11	11	Apr 23	STL	@	SDP	L,1-5	GS	26	5.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
12	12	Apr 24	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
13	13	Apr 25	STL	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
14	14	Apr 26	STL	@	SFG	W,15-7	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
15	15	Apr 27	STL	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
16	16	Apr 28	STL	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	62	16.0	4	6	0	10	0	SS
17	17	Apr 29	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
18	18	Apr 30	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	2	3	1	6	2	SS
20	21 (1)	May 4	STL	@	ATL	W,8-7	CG	50	12.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
21	22	May 5	STL	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
22	23	May 6	STL	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
23	24	May 7	STL		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
24	25	May 8	STL		HOU	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
25	26	May 9	STL		HOU	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
26	27	May 10	STL		LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
27	28	May 11	STL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
28	29	May 12	STL		LAD	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
29	30	May 14	STL		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
30	31	May 15	STL		SFG	L,0-2	CG	43	11.0	4	8	0	12	2	SS
31	32	May 16	STL		SFG	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
32	33	May 17	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
33	34	May 18	STL		PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
34	35	May 19	STL		PIT	L,6-7	GF	8	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
35	36	May 20	STL		PIT	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	SS
36	37	May 21	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
37	38	May 22	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	5	0	11	1	SS
38	39	May 23	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	47	10.2	6	2	0	8	1	SS
39	40	May 25	STL	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
40	41	May 26	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
41	42	May 27	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
42	43	May 28	STL	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
43	44	May 29	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
44	45	May 30	STL	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	48	11.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	46	Jun 1	STL	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
46	47	Jun 2	STL		PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	6	1	8	3	SS
47	48	Jun 3	STL		PHI	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	SS
48	49	Jun 4	STL		CIN	L,2-11	GS	45	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
49	50	Jun 5	STL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
50	51	Jun 6	STL		CIN	L,2-13	CG	50	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
51	52	Jun 7	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
52	53	Jun 8	STL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	1	2	1	SS
53	54	Jun 9	STL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	42	8.0	2	6	0	8	3	SS
54	55	Jun 11	STL	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
55	56	Jun 12	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
56	57	Jun 13 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	GF	10	2.2	0	1	0	1	1	SS
57	58	Jun 13 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
58	59	Jun 14	STL		ATL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
59	60	Jun 15	STL		ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
60	61	Jun 16	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
61	62	Jun 18	STL		SDP	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
62	63	Jun 19	STL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
63	64	Jun 20	STL		SDP	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
64	65	Jun 21	STL		NYM	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	SS
65	66	Jun 22	STL		NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	SS
66	67	Jun 23	STL		NYM	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
67	68	Jun 25	STL	@	PHI	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
68	69	Jun 26	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
69	70	Jun 27	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
70	71	Jun 28	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
71	72	Jun 29	STL	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	73	Jul 1	STL	@	NYM	L,0-13	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
73	74	Jul 2	STL		MON	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
74	75	Jul 3	STL		MON	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
75	76	Jul 4	STL		MON	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	SS
76	77	Jul 5	STL		SFG	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
77	78	Jul 6	STL		SFG	W,13-7	GS	31	7.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
78	79	Jul 7	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	SS
79	80	Jul 9	STL		LAD	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	8	0	9	3	SS
80	81	Jul 10	STL		LAD	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
81	82	Jul 11	STL		LAD	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
82	83	Jul 15	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
83	84	Jul 16	STL	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
84	85	Jul 17	STL	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
85	86	Jul 18 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
86	87	Jul 18 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,5-4	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
87	88	Jul 19	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
88	89	Jul 20	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
89	90	Jul 21	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	45	9.1	2	4	0	6	2	SS
90	91	Jul 22	STL		CHC	L,4-8	CG	50	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
91	92	Jul 23	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
92	93	Jul 24	STL		CHC	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
93	94	Jul 25	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
94	95	Jul 27	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	SS
95	96	Jul 28	STL		MON	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
96	97	Jul 30	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	SS
97	98	Jul 31	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	99	Aug 1	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	41	9.2	3	2	0	5	1	SS
99	100	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
100	101	Aug 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	3	3	0	6	0	SS
101	102	Aug 3 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
102	103	Aug 4	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	48	11.1	4	4	0	8	2	SS
103	104	Aug 5	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
104	105	Aug 6	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	4	1	8	3	SS
105	106	Aug 7	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
106	107	Aug 8	STL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
107	108	Aug 9	STL		HOU	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
108	109	Aug 10	STL		HOU	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
109	110	Aug 11	STL		HOU	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	1	5	1	7	2	2B
110	111	Aug 13	STL	@	ATL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
111	112	Aug 14	STL	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
112	113	Aug 15	STL	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
113	114	Aug 16	STL		SDP	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
114	115	Aug 17	STL		SDP	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
115	116	Aug 18	STL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
116	117	Aug 20	STL		ATL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
117	118	Aug 21	STL		ATL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
118	119	Aug 22	STL		ATL	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
119	120	Aug 23	STL	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
120	121	Aug 24	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
121	122	Aug 27	STL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
122	123	Aug 28	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	2	2	7	1	2B
123	125 (1)	Aug 30	STL		CIN	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
124	126	Aug 31	STL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	127	Sep 1	STL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	38	11.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
126	128	Sep 3	STL	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
127	129	Sep 4	STL	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
128	130	Sep 5	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	GS	37	10.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
129	132 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
130	133	Sep 7	STL	@	MON	W,7-4	GF	15	4.0	2	3	0	5	1	PR 2B
131	134	Sep 8 (1)	STL		MON	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
132	135	Sep 8 (2)	STL		MON	L,7-8	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
133	136	Sep 9	STL		MON	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
134	140 (3)	Sep 13	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
135	141	Sep 14	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
136	143 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
137	144	Sep 16	STL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	43	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	SS
138	147 (2)	Sep 18 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,7-4	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
139	148	Sep 19 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,9-7	GS	26	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
140	149	Sep 19 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,0-1	GF	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
141	153 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	STL		PIT	W,10-6	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
142	154	Sep 24 (2)	STL		PIT	L,1-11	GS	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B 3B
143	157 (2)	Sep 27	STL		PHI	L,1-9	GF	19	3.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
144	158	Sep 28	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	SS
145	162 (3)	Oct 3 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,0-1	GF	19	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	SS
							146gm		1220.1	266	435	24	725	105