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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	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1979	DET	34	50	8	12	1	0	3	5	5	9	0	0	2	.749	.309	.440	.240
1980	DET	10	9	6	5	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1.970	.636	1.333	.556
1981	DET	8	13	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.522	.214	.308	.154
1982	DET	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.125	.125	.000	.000
1985	DET	10	20	4	4	1	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	.673	.273	.400	.200
1986	DET	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.000	1.000	2.000	1.000
Total		68	100	20	24	4	1	6	12	11	14	0	0	3	.795	.315	.480	.240

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.