Dick Kennedy
Richard James Kennedy "Slick"
Born: April 9, 1936
Evans City, PA US
Deceased: April 26, 2019
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1956-1969
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Dick Kennedy compiled a career batting average of .244 with 35 home runs and 308 RBI in his 933-game career with the Graceville Oilers, Visalia Redlegs, Albuquerque Dukes, Savannah Reds, Columbia Reds, Nashville Vols, Knoxville Smokies, Macon Peaches, Indianapolis Indians and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Graceville Oilers | 101 | 414 | 351 | 61 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 9 | 53 | 32 | .285 | .382 | .385 | .766 | 135 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 1957 | C | CALL | Visalia Redlegs | 109 | 474 | 420 | 67 | 116 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 78 | 19 | 40 | 37 | .276 | .337 | .367 | .704 | 154 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Albuquerque Dukes | 95 | 331 | 290 | 41 | 92 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 34 | .317 | .396 | .438 | .834 | 127 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Reds | 31 | 85 | 78 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .192 | .247 | .282 | .529 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 84 | 301 | 262 | 33 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 32 | .214 | .291 | .286 | .577 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | (+) Columbia Reds | 42 | 114 | 99 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 17 | .273 | .368 | .333 | .702 | 33 | ||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | (+) Knoxville Smokies | 42 | 114 | 99 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 17 | .273 | .368 | .333 | .702 | 33 | ||||||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 71 | 188 | 160 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 33 | .206 | .316 | .300 | .616 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 95 | 281 | 236 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 37 | .178 | .277 | .237 | .514 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | 69 | 184 | 161 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 | .199 | .271 | .236 | .507 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 84 | 309 | 266 | 27 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 23 | .267 | .350 | .323 | .673 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 21 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .220 | .200 | .420 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 29 | 59 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .200 | .241 | .255 | .496 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 57 | 140 | 129 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | .186 | .250 | .194 | .444 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 53 | 138 | 123 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | .228 | .299 | .285 | .584 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 24 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .250 | .304 | .346 | .650 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 933 | 3021 | 2641 | 315 | 644 | 75 | 10 | 35 | 308 | 49 | 4 | 299 | 333 | .244 | .322 | .320 | .641 | 844 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Graceville Oilers | C | 87 | 565 | 73 | 16 | 3 | .976 | 7.333 | 9 | |||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Graceville Oilers | OF | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1957 | C | CALL | Visalia Redlegs | C | 105 | 667 | 64 | 15 | 7 | .980 | 6.962 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Albuquerque Dukes | C | 60 | 377 | 35 | 4 | 6 | .990 | 6.867 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Albuquerque Dukes | OF | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.250 | ||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Reds | C | 18 | 115 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 7.056 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | C | 73 | 475 | 35 | 4 | 9 | .992 | 6.986 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | C | 39 | 232 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.513 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 1B | 11 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .962 | 4.545 | ||||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | C | 60 | 315 | 39 | 8 | 5 | .978 | 5.900 | 6 | |||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | OF | 18 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.722 | ||||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | C | 43 | 255 | 28 | 2 | 5 | .993 | 6.581 | 6 | |||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | C | 79 | 548 | 43 | 8 | 6 | .987 | 7.481 | 11 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | C | 16 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .969 | 3.938 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | C | 34 | 185 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .985 | 5.676 | 5 | |||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 1B | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 16 | 92 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 6.625 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | C | 40 | 241 | 15 | 5 | 2 | .981 | 6.400 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 19 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .989 | 4.895 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 747 | 4331 | 414 | 75 | 58 | .984 | 6.352 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Graceville Oilers | |||
| 1957 | C | California League | Visalia Redlegs | CIN | ||
| 1958 | A | Western League | Albuquerque Dukes | CIN | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Reds | CIN | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CIN | ||
| 1963 | AA | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CIN | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Macon Peaches | CIN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | CHN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CIN | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | CIN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CIN | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN |
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