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George Van Haltren League
8-1-2073
John Kennedy First Base
Retired (1986, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .240 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .795 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 24 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 01-10-1952
HR 6 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(121 games)
RBI 12
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR B 
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF F  (0.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1970 Minors 18 25.00 2 / 2 6 / 6 4 / 5 4 / 4 2 / 2 5 / 5 1 / 1 24 / 25
1971 Minors 19 19.00 6 / 6 1 / 1 2 / 3 1 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 3 / 3 16 / 19
1972 Minors 20 24.00 5 / 6 2 / 2 2 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 1 4 / 4 5 / 5 20 / 24
1973 Minors 21 22.00 2 / 4 2 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 6 / 6 15 / 22
1974 Minors 22 29.00 2 / 4 3 / 3 6 / 7 2 / 3 2 / 3 5 / 5 4 / 4 24 / 29
1975 Minors 23 27.00 3 / 5 2 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 6 3 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 1 15 / 27
1976 Minors 24 26.00 4 / 5 5 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 3 15 / 26
1977 Minors 25 21.00 1 / 2 3 / 4 0 / 0 4 / 7 1 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 2 11 / 21
1978 Minors 26 28.00 2 / 6 2 / 2 1 / 6 2 / 3 1 / 1 3 / 3 3 / 7 14 / 28
1979 Minors 27 18.00 1 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 5 / 18
1979 Majors 27 11.44 59 6 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 3 3 / 11
1980 Majors 28 18.24 162 0 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 18
1981 Majors 29 17.21 162 2 0 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 17
1982 Minors 30 8.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 8
1982 Majors 30 12.23 124 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 12
1983 Minors 31 20.00 0 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 4 3 / 20
1984 Minors 32 28.00 0 / 0 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 28
1985 Minors 33 17.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 3 2 / 17
1985 Majors 33 7.40 53 4 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 7
1986 Minors 34 22.00 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 3 3 / 22
1986 Majors 34 2.20 28 0 0 -5 / 0 -5 / 0 -4 / 0 -7 / 0 -5 / 0 -3 / 1 -4 / 1 -33 / 2
Total 588 13 0 23 / 61 26 / 61 15 / 70 12 / 57 13 / 45 23 / 47 29 / 60 141 / 401
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01John Kennedy has retired from the Detroit Thunderbirds
1986-08-31The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted John Kennedy to the major league team.
1985-07-18The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated John Kennedy for assignment.
1985-05-19The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted John Kennedy to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated Jeff Clement for assignment.
1982-08-20The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated John Kennedy for assignment.
1979-07-28The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted John Kennedy to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated Mark Mellor for assignment.