Dennis Kinney
Dennis Paul Kinney
Born: February 26, 1952
Toledo, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 10 (1970 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Bedford HS (Temperance, MI)
Career: 1970-1982
Major League Statistics
Dennis Kinney compiled a career record of 50 wins and 62 losses, with 73 saves, and a 3.99 ERA in his 452-game pitching career with the Indians, Reno Silver Sox, San Antonio Brewers, San Jose Bees, Williamsport Tomahawks, Toledo Mud Hens, Jersey City Indians, Hawaii Islanders, Evansville Triplets and Tacoma Tigers. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
 Reno Silver Sox |
 Williamsport Tomahawks |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 San Jose Bees |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Evansville Triplets |
 Tacoma Tigers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | GULF | Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.74 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.0 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1971 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1971 | R | GULF | Indians | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.02 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 49.0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1972 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 3 | 9 | .250 | 4.30 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 88.0 | 84 | 54 | 42 | 5 | 66 | 6 | 112 | 8 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.79 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 76.0 | 77 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 40 | 7 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1974 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.56 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75.0 | 81 | 44 | 38 | 3 | 46 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.54 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 104.0 | 133 | 75 | 64 | 8 | 39 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1976 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22.0 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | AA | EL | Williamsport Tomahawks | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.63 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67.0 | 76 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1977 | AA | EL | Jersey City Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.74 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 118.0 | 123 | 57 | 49 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.86 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42.0 | 55 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 4 | 11 | .267 | 4.76 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87.0 | 106 | 54 | 46 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.03 | 46 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 71.0 | 64 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.50 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 60.0 | 63 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 50 | 62 | .446 | 3.99 | 452 | 39 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 73 | 927.0 | 970 | 527 | 411 | 67 | 433 | 50 | 791 | 39 | 3 | 62 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | GULF | Indians | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .571 | .250 | .821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | R | GULF | Indians | 16 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 56 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .000 | .182 | .000 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 51 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .300 | .000 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AA | EL | Williamsport Tomahawks | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 233 | 58 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | .075 | .275 | .075 | .350 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | GULF | Indians | P | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .429 |
| 1971 | R | GULF | Indians | P | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .933 | .875 |
| 1971 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 |
| 1972 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 56 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .895 | .304 |
| 1973 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 51 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .216 |
| 1974 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | P | 33 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1975 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | P | 52 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .327 |
| 1976 | AA | EL | Williamsport Tomahawks | P | 33 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .424 |
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1976 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .909 |
| 1977 | AA | EL | Jersey City Indians | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 40 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .450 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.625 |
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 20 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .900 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | P | 46 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .283 |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | P | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .213 |
| Totals | 452 | 57 | 134 | 7 | 10 | .965 | .423 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | Gulf Coast League | Indians | CLE | ||
| 1971 | R | Gulf Coast League | Indians | CLE | ||
| 1971 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1972 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1973 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1974 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Brewers | CLE | ||
| 1975 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Brewers | CLE | ||
| 1976 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | CLE | ||
| 1976 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Tomahawks | CLE | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | CLE | ||
| 1977 | AA | Eastern League | Jersey City Indians | CLE | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | CLE | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | SDN | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | SDN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK |
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