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Junior Kennedy

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 9, 1950 in Fort Gibson, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arvin HS (Arvin, CA).

High School: Arvin HS (Arvin, CA)

Debut: August 9, 1974 (Age 24-000d, 13,525th in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 17, 1983 (Age 32-342d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Junior Raymond Kennedy

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Kennedy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

1041

258

.248

114

RBI

OBP

.325

SLG

.299

OPS

.623

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-11 / in Starts: 8-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	31 (20-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
D Driessen	2
G Foster	2
R Knight	1

Most Driven In By
H Spilman	1
D Collins	1
D ConcepciÃ³n	1
K Griffey	1
P Householder	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	299	10 (9)	Apr 21	CIN		ATL	L,1-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						2B
2	300	11	Apr 22	CIN		ATL	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.02	-0.082	.85	-0.04%	-0.84	2B
3	301	12	Apr 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.84	-0.064	.55	-0.03%	-0.57	2B
4	302	13	Apr 24	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-0	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8	.76	0.002	.52	0.00%	0.09	2B
5	303	15 (1)	Apr 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	7	1.26	-0.015	.99	-0.01%	-0.20	2B
6	304	16	Apr 28	CIN		SDP	W,11-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1						2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	305	32 (15)	May 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.154	.167	.321	9	1.62	0.024	1.04	0.01%	-0.10	PH 3B
8	306	35 (2)	May 19	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.176	.188	.364	8	1.15	-0.009	.82	0.00%	0.15	2B
9	307	47 (11)	May 31	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-16	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.167	.176	.343	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.33	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	308	49 (1)	Jun 2	CIN	@	SFG	L,7-15	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.158	.167	.325	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.13	2B
11	309	52 (2)	Jun 6	CIN		MON	W,9-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.158	.167	.325	5						2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	310	65 (12)	Aug 19	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.150	.158	.308	9	1.50	-0.037	1.58	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
13	311	69 (3)	Aug 24	CIN		NYM	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.136	.130	.136	.267	8	.48	-0.001	.51	0.00%	-0.10	2B
14	312	70	Aug 25	CIN	@	MON	L,1-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.125	.130	.255	9	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.14	PH
15	313	71	Aug 26	CIN	@	MON	L,0-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.120	.125	.245	9	.21	-0.005	.21	0.00%	-0.21	PH
16	314	72	Aug 27	CIN	@	MON	L,0-12	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.115	.120	.235	9	.06	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.09	PH
17	315	74 (1)	Aug 29	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.115	.120	.235	6						3B
18	316	75	Aug 30	CIN	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.226	.207	.433	8	.51	0.049	.30	0.02%	0.97	3B
19	317	76	Aug 31	CIN		MON	W,9-8	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.219	.229	.219	.447	7	1.07	-0.029	.71	-0.01%	-0.48	3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	318	78 (1)	Sep 2	CIN		MON	W,7-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.229	.219	.447	3						2B
21	319	81 (2)	Sep 5	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.229	.219	.447	9						2B
22	320	85 (3)	Sep 9	CIN		SDP	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.211	.200	.411	7	1.18	-0.081	.53	-0.02%	-0.62	2B
23	321	87 (1)	Sep 12	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.205	.194	.400	9	.90	-0.022	.83	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
24	322	96 (8)	Sep 21	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.214	.205	.419	7	.71	-0.009	1.42	-0.01%	-0.20	2B
25	323	98 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.239	.256	.495	7	.57	0.134	.97	0.14%	1.75	3B
26	324	103 (4)	Sep 29	CIN		SFG	W,4-3	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.255	.273	.528	9	1.13	0.045	2.95	0.07%	0.24	PH
27	325	104	Sep 30	CIN		HOU	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.255	.273	.528	8						2B
							16-11		47	44	5	11	1	0	0	5	1	0	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.250	.255	.273	.528		.81	-0.102	.73	0.07%	-1.14

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