Vern Kennedy
Lloyd Vernon Kennedy
Born: March 20, 1907
Kansas City, MO US
Deceased: January 28, 1993
Mendon, MO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1930-1955
Major League Statistics
Vern Kennedy compiled a career record of 128 wins and 129 losses and a 3.08 ERA in his 469-game pitching career with the Burlington Bees, Hazleton Mountaineers, Wichita Aviators, St. Joseph Saints, Oklahoma City Indians, San Diego Padres, Hollywood Stars, Dallas Eagles, Minneapolis Millers and Beaumont Exporters. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | D | MSVL | Burlington Bees | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0.00 | 16 | 114.0 | 106 | 53 | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 1931 | B | EL | Hazleton Mountaineers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6.38 | 12 | 48.0 | 58 | 43 | 34 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Wichita Aviators | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.40 | 12 | 50.0 | 47 | 36 | 30 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | St. Joseph Saints | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0.00 | 29 | 188.0 | 180 | 108 | 105 | |||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 15 | 18 | .455 | 3.49 | 48 | 271.0 | 229 | 120 | 105 | 136 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 17 | 18 | .486 | 3.15 | 43 | 283.0 | 247 | 125 | 99 | 133 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.92 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 225.0 | 185 | 92 | 73 | 103 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4.11 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 195.0 | 200 | 109 | 89 | 82 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.93 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 183.0 | 181 | 98 | 80 | 94 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.54 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 78.0 | 31 | 71 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 7.15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 68.0 | 86 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.64 | 54 | 0 | 99.0 | 82 | 39 | 29 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2.23 | 42 | 0 | 101.0 | 88 | 29 | 25 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.44 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 85 | 49 | 37 | 5 | 55 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 3 | 4 | .429 | 16 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 1 | 1 | .500 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 128 | 129 | .498 | 3.08 | 469 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1978.0 | 1805 | 1033 | 677 | 5 | 1007 | 0 | 415 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | D | MSVL | Burlington Bees | 20 | 53 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .283 | .283 | .528 | .811 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Wichita Aviators | 13 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .269 | .500 | .769 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | B | EL | Hazleton Mountaineers | 58 | 168 | 168 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .304 | .304 | .494 | .798 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | St. Joseph Saints | 45 | 96 | 96 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .219 | .219 | .354 | .573 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 67 | 112 | 112 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .402 | .652 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 80 | 149 | 149 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .329 | .570 | 49 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 34 | 86 | 85 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .200 | .209 | .282 | .492 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 36 | 77 | 72 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .208 | .219 | .250 | .469 | 18 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 40 | 70 | 67 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .239 | .250 | .299 | .549 | 20 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 22 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .160 | .160 | .160 | .320 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 15 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .171 | .194 | .229 | .423 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 62 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .182 | .341 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 42 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .433 | .767 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 45 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .357 | .571 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 611 | 1017 | 1004 | 33 | 243 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 52 | .242 | .245 | .360 | .605 | 361 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | B | EL | Hazleton Mountaineers | OF | 33 | 55 | 0 | 4 | .932 | 1.667 | |
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Wichita Aviators | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | St. Joseph Saints | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 48 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 34 | 16 | 62 | 2 | 3 | .975 | 2.294 |
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 36 | 14 | 41 | 2 | 3 | .965 | 1.528 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 38 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 0 | .964 | 1.395 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 20 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.050 |
| 1949 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | P | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.091 |
| 1951 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 54 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 44 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .852 | .523 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .312 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .643 |
| Totals | 431 | 127 | 184 | 14 | 10 | .957 | .722 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | D | Mississippi Valley League | Burlington Bees | |||
| 1931 | B | New York-Pennsylvania League | Hazleton Mountaineers | BSN | ||
| 1931 | A | Western League | Wichita Aviators | PIT | ||
| 1932 | A | Western League | St. Joseph Saints | |||
| 1933 | A | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1934 | A | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | CHA | ||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | CHN | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | ML1 |
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