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Monte
Kennedy		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 11, 1922 in Usa, VA, AMELIA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1946 24 MON NL   7 7 7 7 4 3 3 8 7 8
1947 25 MON NL   7 7 7 7 4 3 3 8 8 8
1948 26 MON NL $ 300,000 7 8 7 7 4 3 3 8 7 8
1949 27 MON NL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 7 7
1950 28 MON NL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 6 6
1951 29 MON NL $ 500,000 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
1952 30 MON NL $ 500,000 6 7 7 7 3 2 3 7 7 7
1953 31 MON NL $ 500,000 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 6 6
1954 32 TAM AL $ 340,000 5 7 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 7
1955 33 TAM AL $ 340,000 5 7 7 7 3 2 2 7 7 7
1956 34 TAM AL $ 340,000 5 7 6 7 3 2 2 7 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 7 6 7 3 2 2 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000 7 8 7 7 4 3 3 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1946 24 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 25 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 26 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 27 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 28 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 29 MON NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 30 MON NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 31 MON NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 32 TAM AL $ 340,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 33 TAM AL $ 340,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 34 TAM AL $ 340,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1946 24 AAA   4 1 .800 10 10 1 1 0 63.0 61 23 7 29 40 3.29 .254 .335 .375 .710  
    AA   5 2 .714 12 12 0 0 0 84.7 70 28 3 41 73 2.98 .222 .312 .298 .610  
1947 25 AAA   5 11 .313 19 19 0 0 0 101.0 129 61 8 57 89 5.44 .304 .387 .420 .807  
1948 26 MON NL 13 5 .722 27 27 4 0 0 179.3 163 88 18 105 106 4.42 .246 .351 .383 .734 11.0
1949 27 MON NL 5 3 .625 29 2 0 0 5 39.3 49 29 5 33 18 6.64 .314 .428 .506 .934 0.0
1950 28 MON NL 4 3 .571 39 1 0 0 5 53.3 56 41 9 46 23 6.92 .275 .409 .480 .889 0.1
1951 29 MON NL 4 2 .667 41 0 0 0 4 44.3 51 33 6 36 23 6.70 .297 .422 .453 .875 0.6
1952 30 MON NL 2 2 .500 30 6 0 0 1 59.7 65 40 6 32 35 6.03 .280 .370 .418 .788 0.5
1953 31 MON NL 3 2 .600 32 3 0 0 4 50.0 52 30 5 48 24 5.40 .280 .418 .425 .843 1.1
1954 32 AA   0 6 .000 28 28 0 0 0 111.3 78 33 6 51 160 2.67 .192 .282 .278 .561  
1955 33 AA   1 6 .143 30 30 0 0 0 119.7 97 44 12 61 143 3.31 .218 .312 .342 .654  
1956 34 AA   0 8 .000 30 30 0 0 0 120.7 91 38 15 60 141 2.83 .204 .298 .343 .641  
6 Years Sim 31 17 .646 198 39 4 0 19 426.0 436 261 49 300 229 5.51 .270 .385 .425 .809 13.4
2 Years AAA 9 12 .429 29 29 1 1 0 164.0 190 84 15 86 129 4.61 .286 .368 .404 .772  
4 Years AA 6 22 .214 100 100 0 0 0 436.3 336 143 36 213 517 2.95 .208 .301 .318 .618  
6 Years Minors 15 34 .306 129 129 1 1 0 600.3 526 227 51 299 646 3.40 .231 .320 .343 .663  
Season Average 5 2 .714 33 6 0 0 3 71.0 72 43 8 50 38 5.51 .270 .385 .425 .809  
Career Highs 13 5 .722 41 27 4 0 5 179.3 163 88 18 105 106 6.92 .314 .428 .506 .934  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   295 184 34 206 152   .268 .383 .420 .803
vs LH   141 77 15 94 77   .275 .388 .436 .823
Home 19 9 .679 100 22 2 0 9 231.0 229 138 23 167 120 5.38 .266 .385 .403 .788
Away 12 8 .600 98 17 2 0 11 195.0 207 123 26 133 109 5.68 .275 .384 .449 .834
Mar/Apr 8 1 .889 39 6 0 0 3 67.3 79 55 6 55 35 7.35 .296 .416 .427 .843
May 2 3 .400 33 1 0 0 5 39.7 49 31 6 34 23 7.04 .314 .437 .513 .950
June 4 4 .500 36 7 0 0 4 76.0 76 45 10 51 33 5.33 .267 .378 .439 .817
July 5 2 .714 31 6 1 0 1 73.3 74 45 6 51 39 5.52 .265 .379 .401 .780
August 5 4 .556 29 7 1 0 2 68.3 67 44 13 47 45 5.80 .258 .371 .481 .852
Sep/Oct 7 3 .700 30 12 2 0 5 101.3 91 41 8 62 54 3.64 .249 .357 .352 .710
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 26 MON NL 27 63 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .143 .169 .175 .344 0.7 0.0
1949 27 MON NL 29 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1950 28 MON NL 39 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .571 1.000 1.3 0.4
1952 30 MON NL 30 12 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 .231 .167 .397 0.1 0.0
1953 31 MON NL 32 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
5 Years Sim 157 94 8 16 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 19 .170 .196 .202 .398 2.3 0.4
162 Game Average 96 8 16 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 19 .170 .196 .202 .398 2.4  
Career Highs 39 63 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .429 .429 .571 1.000 1.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   55 5 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .164 .193 .218 .411 1.4
vs LH   39 3 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .179 .200 .179 .379 0.8
Home 78 53 5 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .170 .185 .226 .412 1.3
Away 70 41 3 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 10 .171 .209 .171 .380 0.9
RISP   24 0 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .167 .200 .208 .408 0.6
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 23 12 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .385 .417 .801 1.8
May 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 28 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .111 .158 .111 .269 -0.2
July 11 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
August 12 20 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .150 .190 .200 .390 0.4
Sep/Oct 12 27 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .259 .481 1.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1948 26 MON NL P 27 27 179.3 9 33 1 4 .977 2.11    
1949 27 MON NL P 29 2 39.3 2 4 2 0 .750 1.37    
1950 28 MON NL P 39 1 53.3 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1951 29 MON NL P 41 0 44.3 2 11 0 0 1.000 2.64    
1952 30 MON NL P 30 6 59.7 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.36    
1953 31 MON NL P 32 3 50.0 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.26    
Career Totals   198 39 426.0 21 67 3 5 .967 1.86    
Career Highs   41 27 179.3 9 33 2 4 1.000 2.64    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1949 27 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .250 .000 .250
1951 29 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1948-4-.722
 Hits per 9IP
1948-6-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1948-6-5.3
 OAVG
1948-8-.246
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ed Connolly (969)
  2. Lloyd Hittle (961)
  3. Harry Perkowski (949)
  4. Don Ferrarese (948)
  5. Steve Mingori (945)
  6. Neal Heaton (941)
  7. Joe Hatten (934)
  8. Mike Wallace (933)
  9. Mike Kilkenny (933)
  10. Tom Hall (933)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Montreal in 1946
Injured on 7/17/1946 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/26/1947 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 5/15/1947 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/13/1948 with a Broken Hand, out for 5-6 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/3/1948, off Ernie White (BRK)
Earned first career win on 6/3/1948
Injured on 4/21/1949 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Won World Series with Montreal in 1949
7/1/1950: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $500,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 9/1/1952 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
6/1/1953: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $340,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Montreal to Tampa Bay on 2/1/1954 (Going to MON: P Billy Pierce. Going to TAM: CF Dick Wakefield, P Monte Kennedy, C Sherm Lollar)
Injured on 5/30/1954 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
9/1/1956: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
 
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