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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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Team Record in Appearances: 22-13 / in Starts: 21-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1936 Pitching Game Log

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1936 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	35	5	Apr 20	CHW		CLE	W,5-1	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	4	1	1	2	7	1	0	1.00	3.87	32	9	11	3	1	3	80			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.564	3.40	1.07%	4.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
2	36	8	Apr 25	CHW		DET	L,6-8	GS-7		4	7.0	7	6	6	4	1	1	1	3.94	5.25	32	8	13	1	2	5	36			2	0	0	27	1	1	1	1	0	0	.74	-0.215	2.11	-0.37%	-1.38	1t start tie	7t 3 out d5
3	37	11	Apr 29	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-6		3	6.0	8	6	6	3	3	0	1	5.32	5.00	28	6	10	3	2	5	32			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.20	-0.304	2.61	-0.40%	-1.92	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	38	16	May 5	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG(10)	L(1-1)	5	9.2	8	8	6	9	5	1	0	5.40	5.43	47	11	15	1	4	7	41			0	1	0	37	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.86	-0.110	3.47	-0.12%	-1.91	1b start tie	10b --- 2 out d3
5	39	21	May 14	CHW		WSH	W,13-12	9-GF	W(2-1)	8	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.23	5.49	5	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.54	0.250	10.09	0.33%	1.07	9t 1-- 0 out tie	9t end tie
6	40	25	May 18	CHW		BOS	L,0-2	CG	L(2-2)	3	9.0	5	2	2	4	5	0	0	4.54	5.07	34	10	11	0	2	4	70			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.257	1.94	0.36%	3.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
7	41	30	May 23(1)	CHW		SLB	W,8-3	CG	W(3-2)	4	9.0	7	3	2	5	3	0	0	4.09	4.93	39	14	11	1	4	6	61			0	0	0	34	2	1	0	1	0	1	.72	0.088	1.29	0.10%	2.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
8	42	36	May 28	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-8	W(4-2)	4	8.0	6	5	5	4	3	1	0	4.30	5.04	32	12	8	0	0	5	49			0	0	2	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.60	-0.205	3.44	-0.27%	0.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
9	43	40	May 31	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG(8)	L(4-3)	2	8.0	13	7	7	5	2	1	0	4.73	5.19	36	13	5	0	0	11	25			0	1	1	30	3	2	0	2	0	0	.96	-0.274	1.63	-0.28%	-1.72	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	44	45	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-10	GS-2	L(4-4)	5	1.2	6	6	2	2	2	1	0	4.87	5.36	14	2	2	0	1	6	27			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	-0.359	1.69	-0.33%	-5.24	1b start tie	2b 1-3 2 out d5
11	45	48	Jun 9	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG(10)	W(5-4)	2	10.0	9	2	2	4	4	0	0	4.48	5.15	40	13	13	2	2	6	66			0	0	0	36	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.20	0.409	1.31	0.27%	4.22	1b start tie	10b 3 out a3
12	46	52	Jun 14	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	W(6-4)	4	9.0	11	4	3	2	2	0	0	4.33	4.99	38	13	10	0	0	11	51			1	0	0	36	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.55	0.216	1.68	0.14%	1.42	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a2
13	47	56	Jun 19	CHW		PHA	W,5-4	CG(13)	W(7-4)	4	13.0	9	4	4	7	7	0	1	4.13	4.87	54	19	12	0	2	8	73			1	1	0	44	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.93	1.063	2.27	0.75%	4.58	1t start tie	13t 3 out tie
14	48	60	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,13-4	CG	W(8-4)	3	9.0	9	4	2	5	6	0	0	3.95	4.77	40	11	13	4	2	5	58			0	1	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	0	.81	0.083	.99	0.06%	1.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
15	49	65	Jun 28(1)	CHW		WSH	L,9-12	GS-9		4	8.2	12	9	6	5	1	0	0	4.12	4.77	42	16	10	0	2	10	26			1	0	0	37	2	1	0	2	0	1	1.35	-0.213	.52	-0.05%	-1.94	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	50	70	Jul 4(1)	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	W(9-4)	5	9.0	6	2	2	4	3	0	0	3.97	4.72	36	14	10	1	3	5	66			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.243	.04	0.02%	3.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
17	51	75	Jul 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	W(10-4)	5	9.0	7	2	2	10	2	0	0	3.84	4.82	41	12	10	0	1	7	57			1	1	0	31	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.21	0.375	.21	0.04%	4.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
18	52	80	Jul 15	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	W(11-4)	4	8.1	8	4	4	6	1	0	0	3.87	4.84	37	15	7	0	0	8	46			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.032	.56	-0.01%	-0.26	1b start a 5	9b 123 1 out a2
19	53	85	Jul 19(1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,11-5	CG	W(12-4)	3	9.0	9	5	3	1	5	1	0	3.82	4.79	38	12	13	2	3	7	57			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	0	0	1	.73	0.090	.56	0.04%	0.60	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
20	54	89	Jul 23	CHW		WSH	W,7-6	CG	W(13-4)	3	9.0	10	6	4	3	4	0	0	3.83	4.71	42	14	15	2	3	6	48			0	0	0	38	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.20	0.045	1.62	0.04%	-0.06	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
21	55	93	Jul 27	CHW		PHA	L,8-15	GS-6		3	5.2	14	8	8	3	0	0	0	4.13	4.72	32	8	7	3	0	14	6			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	-0.465	.45	-0.11%	-4.75	1t start tie	6t -23 2 out d4
22	56	96	Jul 30	CHW		PHA	W,7-4	CG	W(14-4)	2	9.0	9	4	3	5	2	1	0	4.07	4.78	38	16	14	4	5	1	52			1	1	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.22	0.397	.36	0.07%	1.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	57	100	Aug 2(2)	CHW		BOS	W,12-11	GS-5		2	4.0	11	9	9	1	2	0	0	4.43	4.75	23	10	10	5	2	0	5			0	0	0	22	1	1	1	1	0	0	.92	-0.304	.35	-0.07%	-5.70	1t start tie	5t 1-3 0 out d6
24	58	102	Aug 5(1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-16	GS-5	L(14-5)	2	4.1	8	10	10	5	2	1	0	4.81	4.84	25	6	5	1	0	7	4			1	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.446	.41	-0.11%	-6.53	1b start tie	5b -2- 1 out d6
25	59	107	Aug 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	W(15-5)	2	9.0	15	7	5	2	1	0	0	4.82	4.79	42	9	18	4	5	12	32			0	0	0	40	4	0	0	0	0	1	1.27	0.017	.50	0.00%	-1.06	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
26	60	111	Aug 12	CHW		SLB	W,8-3	CG	W(16-5)	3	9.0	8	3	3	4	1	1	0	4.74	4.84	37	13	14	2	2	5	56			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	2	0	0	.67	0.269	.09	0.02%	2.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
27	61	115	Aug 16(1)	CHW		DET	L,4-6	GS-7	L(16-6)	3	7.0	9	6	4	4	2	0	0	4.75	4.83	33	14	4	0	0	9	37			1	1	0	29	2	0	1	2	0	2	.98	-0.170	.03	0.00%	-1.38	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
28	62	120	Aug 22	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	GS-7	W(17-6)	5	6.0	6	3	3	4	1	2	0	4.74	4.95	29	15	3	0	0	6	45			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	1	.95	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.44	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a2
29	63	124	Aug 26	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	W(18-6)	3	9.0	4	3	3	5	2	0	0	4.67	4.93	34	14	10	0	2	3	64			1	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.337	.01	0.00%	2.60	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a3
30	64	129	Aug 30(2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS-7	L(18-7)	3	7.0	3	4	3	2	2	1	0	4.65	4.95	26	12	7	1	2	3	57			1	0	0	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.08	-0.103	.00	0.00%	0.36	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	65	133	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	W,9-0	SHO	W(19-7)	5	9.0	5	0	0	7	5	0	0	4.48	4.94	36	11	8	0	0	5	75			3	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	.81	0.342	.00	0.00%	5.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
32	66	139	Sep 9	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG(13)	W(20-7)	3	13.0	10	2	2	6	4	0	0	4.32	4.89	55	17	20	1	3	8	77			1	1	0	47	4	0	0	0	0	1	1.88	1.011	.00	0.00%	6.58	1t start tie	13t 3 out tie
33	67	143	Sep 14(2)	CHW		WSH	W,11-3	CG	W(21-7)	4	9.0	5	3	3	4	4	0	0	4.27	4.85	36	13	10	0	0	5	65			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.01	0.187	.00	0.00%	2.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
34	68	148	Sep 20(2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-9	GS-	L(21-8)	5	5.0	9	8	7	4	2	0	0	4.43	4.85	26						17						21					0
35	69	150	Sep 23(1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-17	GS-7	L(21-9)	2	6.0	12	11	9	5	2	0	0	4.63	4.86	36	10	8	0	0	11	5			0	0	0	31	1	1	1	1	0	2	.80	-0.221	.00	0.00%	-6.38	1b start tie	7b 1-3 0 out d7
							22-13		W-L:21-9	3.6	274.1	282	167	141	148	99	13	3	4.63	4.86	1215	1.16		6%	8%	214	46	1	0%	15	10	3	1051	45	11	7	31	0	16	1.17	2.850	1.06	1.20%	17.41

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