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Name Team Age
Matt Kendall Retired (1964, Age 35) Died (2009, Age 80)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 43
(1952)
SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Joe Jackson League 0 10 years (61 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ D+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 1/31/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(85.3 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1952 CHA 11 17 3 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .871 .400 .471 .294
1953 CHA 31 112 10 21 2 1 4 13 6 18 2 1 9 .559 .229 .330 .188
1954 CHA 18 50 7 11 2 0 0 1 5 12 0 0 5 .551 .291 .260 .220
1955 CHA 39 97 18 33 4 1 2 14 11 21 4 0 3 .868 .404 .464 .340
1956 CHA 47 151 23 48 8 2 4 19 15 22 3 0 5 .864 .387 .477 .318
1957 CHA 49 167 26 46 4 0 8 28 20 33 5 1 10 .792 .349 .443 .275
1958 CHA 58 199 19 50 7 3 3 22 19 37 6 1 9 .688 .326 .362 .251
1959 CHA 62 202 20 43 7 0 6 29 20 33 5 0 7 .629 .292 .337 .213
1960 CHA 72 253 28 55 3 6 5 33 27 48 3 0 14 .624 .288 .336 .217
1961 CHA 71 231 30 60 7 3 2 33 22 34 4 0 3 .669 .327 .342 .260
1962 CHA 72 222 16 56 8 0 2 29 24 35 5 2 2 .647 .332 .315 .252
1963 CHA 29 83 7 18 4 0 0 5 5 17 1 0 1 .523 .258 .265 .217
1964 CHA 30 56 7 11 1 2 3 9 4 14 0 0 0 .696 .250 .446 .196
Total 589 1840 214 457 57 18 40 236 181 327 38 5 68 .682 .318 .364 .248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Matt Kendall has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1955-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Matt Kendall to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howard Erickson to the minors.
1954-09-21The Chicago Black Sox have sent Matt Kendall to the minors.
1954-09-05The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Matt Kendall to the major league team.
1954-05-04The Chicago Black Sox have sent Matt Kendall to the minors.
1954-04-18The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Matt Kendall to the major league team.
1953-07-23The Chicago Black Sox have sent Matt Kendall to the minors.
1953-06-14The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Matt Kendall to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Stu Lankford to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Chief Scanlan for assignment.
1952-08-01The Chicago Black Sox have sent Matt Kendall to the minors.
1952-07-12The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Matt Kendall to the major league team.