American baseball player (1867?1915)
Baseball player
Brickyard Kennedy
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1895 baseball card of Kennedy
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Pitcher
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Born:
(
1867-10-07
)
October 7, 1867
Bellaire, Ohio
, U.S.
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Died:
September 23, 1915
(1915-09-23)
(aged 47)
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
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Batted:
Right
Threw:
Right
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April 26, 1892, for the Brooklyn Grooms
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September 26, 1903, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Win?loss record
| 187?159
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Earned run average
| 3.96
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Strikeouts
| 799
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William Park Kennedy
(October 7, 1867 ? September 23, 1915), nicknamed
"Brickyard"
and
"Roaring Bill"
, was an American
pitcher
in
Major League Baseball
from 1892 to 1903. He played for the
Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms/Superbas
(1892?1901),
New York Giants
(1902), and
Pittsburgh Pirates
(1903).
Baseball career
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Kennedy was born in
Bellaire, Ohio
, in 1867. From 1889 to 1891, he played
minor league baseball
.
[1]
Kennedy then joined Brooklyn of the
National League
. He won over 10 games for Brooklyn every year from 1892 to 1900. He had four 20-win seasons, including a career-high 25 in 1893.
[2]
In 1901, Kennedy won three games. He was then released by Brooklyn and signed with New York, winning one game with them.
[2]
Kennedy signed with Pittsburgh for the 1903 season and won nine games for the team, which won the National League championship. He started one game in the
1903 World Series
and lost. It was his last major league game.
[3]
From 1904 to 1908, Kennedy played in the
Central League
.
[1]
Legacy
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During his 12-year major league career, Kennedy had a 187?159
win?loss record
with a 3.96
earned run average
and 799
strikeouts
in 3,030
innings pitched
.
[2]
He had the fourth-most wins of the 1890s, behind
Kid Nichols
,
Cy Young
, and
Amos Rusie
.
[3]
Kennedy was a better than average hitting pitcher in his major league career. He posted a .261
batting average
(334-for-1279) with 1
home run
and 148
RBI
along with 54
doubles
and 21
triples
.
[2]
Kennedy was nicknamed "Brickyard". He was also commonly known as "Roaring Bill" because he had a loud voice and talked a lot.
[3]
Kennedy died in Bellaire, Ohio, in 1915, at the age of 47.
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