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Name	Team	Age
Don Kessinger	Retired (1977, Age 35)	Died (2019, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12 (1960)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	8 years (119 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	10/22/1942
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	5	6
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1968	NYN	45	111	13	24	6	2	3	12	7	23	4	2	1	.648	.261	.387	.216
1969	NYN	73	184	29	50	7	3	7	33	15	32	6	2	2	.788	.332	.457	.272
1970	NYN	62	84	11	21	3	0	1	13	10	19	2	2	1	.651	.330	.321	.250
1971	NYN	74	199	21	55	9	1	6	23	16	35	6	2	1	.752	.330	.422	.276
1972	CLE-NYN	17	35	4	5	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	.353	.211	.143	.143
1974	NYN	39	125	21	30	5	2	1	11	16	17	7	1	4	.667	.331	.336	.240
1975	NYN	106	382	52	101	16	2	8	46	36	75	13	5	5	.711	.331	.380	.264
1976	NYN	69	192	22	51	10	2	4	26	19	34	3	1	0	.737	.336	.401	.266
1977	NYN	82	282	32	67	9	3	11	46	20	64	4	4	3	.696	.289	.408	.238
Total		567	1594	205	404	65	15	41	210	142	304	46	19	17	.707	.317	.390	.253

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Don Kessinger has retired from the New York Hurricanes
1973-10-13	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Don Kessinger to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Dave Winfield for assignment.
1973-03-01	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Pie Traynor to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Don Kessinger for assignment.
1972-09-24	The New York Hurricanes have acquired Don Kessinger from the waiver wire.
1972-09-20	The Cleveland Killer Corgis have designated Don Kessinger for assignment.
1972-04-01	A trade has been completed between the New York Hurricanes and the Cleveland Killer Corgis. The Cleveland Killer Corgis receive Don Kessinger from the New York Hurricanes in exchange for Eric Knotts.
1968-05-15	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Bill Mazeroski to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Don Kessinger to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Derek Geter for assignment. The New York Hurricanes have designated Pete Rose III for assignment.
1965-03-01	The New York Hurricanes have renamed Mike Jones to Don Kessinger.
1964-07-13	A trade has been completed between the New York Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Wildbunch. The Philadelphia Wildbunch receive Rafael"Juice"Palmerio from the New York Hurricanes in exchange for Mike Jones.