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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	3-21 / in Starts: 2-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	23 (9-10-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
R Cullenbine	1
D Heffner	1

Most Driven In By
H Clift	2
B Lewis	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	213	2 (1)	Apr 18	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.064	3.37	-0.10%	-0.55	P
2	214	5 (2)	Apr 24	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.82	0.015	1.99	0.02%	0.21	P
3	215	9 (3)	Apr 28	SLB		CHW	L,1-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.76	-0.133	3.15	-0.14%	-1.42	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	216	14 (4)	May 3	SLB		WSH	W,9-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	.73	0.119	.67	0.07%	0.24	P
5	217	18 (3)	May 9	SLB		CLE	W,9-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	9	.88	0.136	.96	0.09%	1.37	P
6	218	22 (3)	May 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.438	.533	.971	9	1.17	0.022	1.00	0.01%	0.31	P
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Washington Nationals
7	219	32	May 19	WSH		CHW	L,2-8	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.389	.421	.500	.921	9	2.00	-0.141	3.13	-0.13%	-0.97	P
8	220	37 (4)	May 24 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.381	.409	.476	.885	9	.84	-0.007	.51	0.00%	-0.14	P
9	221	39 (1)	May 27	WSH		NYY	L,8-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.391	.455	.846	9	1.72	-0.044	.78	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
10	222	43 (3)	May 30 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,4-14	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.375	.400	.458	.858	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
11	223	47 (3)	Jun 3	WSH	@	SLB	L,12-14	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.360	.385	.440	.825	9						P
12	224	51 (3)	Jun 7	WSH	@	DET	L,6-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.360	.385	.440	.825	9						P
13	225	56 (4)	Jun 15 (2)	WSH		DET	L,2-4	0-GF(6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.360	.385	.440	.825	9						P
14	226	62 (5)	Jun 22	WSH		CLE	L,0-6	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.360	.407	.440	.847	9	1.05	0.044	.09	0.00%	0.39	P
15	227	69 (6)	Jun 29 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.360	.407	.440	.847	9						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	228	71 (1)	Jul 2	WSH	@	PHA	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.360	.407	.440	.847	9						P
17	229	73 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.393	.423	.816	9	1.06	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
18	230	80 (6)	Jul 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-6	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.321	.367	.393	.760	9	.61	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
19	231	81	Jul 17	WSH	@	DET	L,1-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.355	.379	.734	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
20	232	85 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.344	.667	9	1.73	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
21	233	89 (3)	Jul 25	WSH		SLB	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.324	.629	9	1.09	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.47	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	234	115 (25)	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-6	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.297	.314	.612	9	2.33	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
23	235	120 (4)	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.306	.595	9	.48	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.12	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
24	236	129 (8)	Sep 1 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,9-13	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.306	.595	9						P
							3-21		39	36	3	9	0	1	0	3	2	0	5	0	1		1	1	0	0	.250	.289	.306	.595		1.17	-0.379	1.12	-0.20%	-3.07

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