Bill Kennedy

William Aulton Kennedy
Born: March 14, 1921
Carnesville, GA US
Deceased: April 9, 1983
Seattle, WA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1939-1960
Major League Statistics

Bill Kennedy compiled a career record of 149 wins and 81 losses and a 2.90 ERA in his 540-game pitching career with the Butler Yankees, Easton Yankees, Amsterdam Rugmakers, Ashland Colonels, Akron Yankees, Rocky Mount Leafs, Rocky Mount Rocks, Scranton Red Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels, Seattle Rainiers and Portland Beavers. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Baltimore Orioles

Seattle Rainiers

Portland Beavers

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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
1940	D	MTNS	Ashland Colonels	7	11	.389	3.47	32	23					158.0	154	98	61		67
1941	C	CAML	Amsterdam Rugmakers	2	4	.333	7.15	8						39.0	44	37	31		30
1941	D	COPL	Rocky Mount Leafs	10	6	.625	2.23	19						133.0	120	48	33		61
1942	D	BIST	Rocky Mount Rocks	13	8	.619	4.02	31						215.0	180	115	96		138
1946	D	COPL	Rocky Mount Rocks	28	3	.903	1.03	41						280.0	149		32		101		456
1947	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	15	2	.882	2.62	23			12	3		134.0	102	50	39		80		113		0	3
1950	AAA	IL	Baltimore Orioles	16	9	.640	3.73	42	23		12	5		198.0	172	89	82		89		144	3	0	2
1951	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	6	2	.750	2.73	13	12		5	4		89.0	73	36	27		30		57	1	0	2
1953	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	9	5	.643	3.05	20	17		6	3		133.0	116	49	45	6	41		95	2	0	3
1954	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	9	6	.600	4.08	24	16		6	1		128.0	126	61	58	13	44		94	1	0	1
1955	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	8	6	.571	1.92	52	1		0	0		93.7	74	38	20	5	18		77	4	0	4
1956	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	2	5	.286	2.55	43	0		0	0		67.0	57	31	19	3	23		55	1	0	1
1957	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	9	3	.750	1.16	51	0		0	0		85.0	60	18	11	3	29		72	2	1	0
1958	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	7	8	.467	4.50	56	2		1	0		82.0	85	46	41	9	18		56	0	0	1
1959	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	8	3	.727	2.32	36	0		0	0		66.0	55	18	17	2	10		43	1	0	3
1960	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers					12						0.0
1960	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers					37						0.0
Totals				149	81	.648	2.90	540	94	0	42	16	0	1900.7	1567	734	612	41	779	0	1262	15	1	20	0

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1940	D	MTNS	Ashland Colonels	33	58	58		11	2	0						.190	.190	.224	.414	13
1941	C	CAML	Amsterdam Rugmakers	8	15	15		1	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	1
1941	D	COPL	Rocky Mount Leafs	20	50	50		10	1	0						.200	.200	.220	.420	11
1942	D	BIST	Rocky Mount Rocks	31	73	73		11	4	0						.151	.151	.205	.356	15
1946	D	COPL	Rocky Mount Rocks	43	101	101	10	20	7	2	11	0				.198	.198	.327	.525	33
1947	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	24	56	46	9	10	2	0	5	0		9	11	.217	.345	.261	.606	12		0	1
1950	AAA	IL	Baltimore Orioles	42	82	67	5	11	0	1	6	0		7	11	.164	.243	.209	.452	14		0	8
1951	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	13	37	30	4	5	1	0	1	0		5	10	.167	.286	.200	.486	6	0	0	2
1953	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	20	53	40	3	4	1	0	4	0		9	18	.100	.265	.125	.390	5	0	0	4
1954	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	24	51	40	5	6	0	1	4	0		6	14	.150	.261	.225	.486	9	0	0	5	0
1955	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	52	25	22	0	3	0	0	0	0		1	5	.136	.174	.136	.310	3	1	0	2	0
1956	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	43	13	12	2	2	1	0	1	0		1	7	.167	.231	.250	.481	3	1	0	0	0
1957	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	51	26	20	0	3	0	0	0	0		2	9	.150	.227	.150	.377	3	0	0	4	0
1958	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	56	18	15	1	1	0	0	1	0		2	5	.067	.167	.067	.233	1	2	0	0	1
1959	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	36	16	13	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	.154	.312	.231	.543	3		0	0	0
1960	AAA	PCL	(+) Seattle Rainiers	49	12	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	2
1960	AAA	PCL	(+) Portland Beavers	49	12	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	2
Totals				496	674	602	40	100	20	4	33	0	0	45	93	.166	.224	.219	.443	132	4	0	26	1	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1940	D	MTNS	Ashland Colonels	P	32						.000
1941	C	CAML	Amsterdam Rugmakers	P	8						.000
1941	D	COPL	Rocky Mount Leafs	P	19						.000
1942	D	BIST	Rocky Mount Rocks	P	31						.000
1946	D	COPL	Rocky Mount Rocks	P	41	21	62	3		.965	2.024
1947	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	P	23	3	18	2	2	.913	.913
1950	AAA	IL	Baltimore Orioles	P	42	10	29	1	3	.975	.929
1951	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	13	4	13	2	0	.895	1.308
1953	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	20	4	23	0	0	1.000	1.350
1954	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	24	3	31	0	2	1.000	1.417
1955	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	52	1	14	2	1	.882	.288
1956	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	43	1	6	2	0	.778	.163
1957	Open	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	51	5	11	1	1	.941	.314
1958	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	56	5	7	0	1	1.000	.214
1959	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	36	1	9	0	0	1.000	.278
Totals					491	58	223	13	10	.956	.572

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1939	D	Penn State League	Butler Yankees	NYA
1939	D	Eastern Shore League	Easton Yankees	NYA
1939	C	Canadian-American League	Amsterdam Rugmakers	NYA
1940	D	Mountain State League	Ashland Colonels
1940	C	Middle Atlantic League	Akron Yankees	NYA
1941	D	Coastal Plain League	Rocky Mount Leafs
1941	C	Canadian-American League	Amsterdam Rugmakers	NYA
1942	D	Bi-State League	Rocky Mount Rocks
1946	D	Coastal Plain League	Rocky Mount Rocks
1947	A	Eastern League	Scranton Red Sox	BOS
1947	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs	BOS
1950	AAA	International League	Baltimore Orioles	SLA
1951	AAA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1953	AAA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1954	AAA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1955	Open	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers
1956	Open	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers	CIN
1957	Open	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers	CIN
1958	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers	CIN
1959	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers	CIN
1960	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers	CIN
1960	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Portland Beavers

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