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Name	Team	Age
John Kennedy	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1970)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
George Van Haltren League	0	3 years (121 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	1/10/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1979	2B	DET	2	2	18.0	13	7	4	2	0	0	5.50	.846
	3B	DET	4	4	35.0	7	2	5	0	1	-3	1.80	1.000
1980	1B	DET	6	0	7.0	6	6	0	0	0	0	7.71	1.000
1981	1B	DET	6	2	23.0	25	23	1	1	2	+1	9.39	.960
1982	1B	DET	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
	RF	DET	1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
1985	1B	DET	3	3	27.0	29	29	0	0	2	+1	9.67	1.000
	3B	DET	1	1	9.0	4	0	4	0	0	0	4.00	1.000
Pos Total	1B		16	5	58.0	60	58	1	1	4	+2	9.16	.983
	2B		2	2	18.0	13	7	4	2	0	0	5.50	.846
	3B		5	5	44.0	11	2	9	0	1	-3	2.25	1.000
	RF		1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
Total			24	13	129.0	84	67	14	3	5	-1	5.65	.964

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	John Kennedy has retired from the Detroit Thunderbirds
1986-08-31	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted John Kennedy to the major league team.
1985-07-18	The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated John Kennedy for assignment.
1985-05-19	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted John Kennedy to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated Jeff Clement for assignment.
1982-08-20	The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated John Kennedy for assignment.
1979-07-28	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted John Kennedy to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated Mark Mellor for assignment.