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| Name | Team | Age |
| Jeff Kessinger | Retired (1973, Age 34) | Died (2018, Age 79) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 18 (1963) |
2B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Mel Ott League | 0 | 7 years (61 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 2/19/1939 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (C) |
| (0.7 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT |
| 1963 | C | CLE | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 |
| 2B | CLE | 24 | 13 | 119.33 | 74 | 33 | 40 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 5.51 | .986 | |||||
| CF | CLE | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |||||
| 1964 | 2B | CLE | 14 | 9 | 84.0 | 44 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4.50 | .955 | ||||
| 1965 | 2B | CLE | 26 | 22 | 199.0 | 128 | 53 | 71 | 4 | 12 | +2 | 5.61 | .969 | ||||
| 1966 | 2B | CLE | 11 | 7 | 60.66 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.23 | 1.000 | ||||
| SS | CLE | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 3.35 | .826 | |||||
| 1967 | C | CLE | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 |
| 2B | CLE | 64 | 57 | 514.66 | 281 | 97 | 180 | 4 | 28 | -5 | 4.84 | .986 | |||||
| 1968 | 2B | CLE | 129 | 125 | 1090.0 | 653 | 259 | 378 | 16 | 65 | -15 | 5.26 | .975 | ||||
| 1969 | 2B | CLE | 74 | 58 | 513.33 | 315 | 133 | 164 | 18 | 36 | -8 | 5.21 | .943 | ||||
| SS | CLE | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1970 | 2B | CLE | 117 | 108 | 938.33 | 589 | 247 | 331 | 11 | 67 | -22 | 5.54 | .981 | ||||
| SS | CLE | 14 | 14 | 113.33 | 49 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3.65 | .939 | |||||
| 1971 | C | CLE | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 |
| 1B | CLE | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.000 | |||||
| 2B | CLE | 87 | 87 | 728.33 | 419 | 176 | 235 | 8 | 41 | -29 | 5.08 | .981 | |||||
| 1972 | 2B | CLE | 88 | 88 | 755.0 | 442 | 172 | 260 | 10 | 46 | -19 | 5.15 | .977 | ||||
| 3B | CLE | 4 | 4 | 34.33 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3.15 | .800 | |||||
| CF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |||||
| 1973 | 2B | CLE-DET | 23 | 23 | 189.0 | 114 | 47 | 65 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 5.33 | .982 | ||||
| 3B | CLE-DET | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 3.75 | .833 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 2B | 657 | 597 | 5191.64 | 3101 | 1249 | 1776 | 76 | 322 | -109 | 5.24 | .975 | ||||||
| 3B | 7 | 7 | 58.33 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 | .815 | ||||||
| SS | 22 | 22 | 180.33 | 77 | 25 | 45 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 3.49 | .909 | ||||||
| CF | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||||||
| Total | 696 | 629 | 5461.3 | 3215 | 1287 | 1840 | 88 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | -112 | 5.15 | .973 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1973-11-01 | Jeff Kessinger has retired from the Detroit Lions |
| 1973-08-31 | The Detroit Lions have acquired Jeff Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-06-08 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Jeff Kessinger. |
| 1973-06-01 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Duke Parnham to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Jeff Kessinger for assignment. |
| 1968-04-01 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Bill Powell to the minors. |
| 1967-08-08 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Bill Powell to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Jeff Kessinger to the minors. |
| 1966-08-06 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. |
| 1965-08-10 | The Cleveland Knights have sent Jeff Kessinger to the minors. |
| 1965-07-16 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. |
| 1964-08-15 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Pat Carter to the minors. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ray McMillan to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Jeff Kessinger to the minors. |
| 1963-07-31 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Wedo Damaska to the minors. |