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Don Kessinger	Bats: Both Throws: Right Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 175   Born: July 17, 1942 in Usa, AR, FORREST CITY

Ratings - Batting     Help
								Contact			Power			Gap			Eye			Ks
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Salary				vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA	vL	vR	OA
1964	21	MON	NL					5	5	4	2	2	2	5	6	5	4	5	4	7	8	7
1965	22	OAK	AL					5	5	4	2	2	2	5	6	5	4	5	5	7	8	7
1966	23	OAK	AL					5	5	5	2	2	2	5	6	5	4	5	5	7	8	7
1967	24	OAK	AL					5	5	5	2	2	2	5	6	5	2	3	3	6	7	7
1968	25	OAK	AL					5	5	5	1	1	1	5	6	5	2	3	3	7	7	7
1969	26	OAK	AL	$ 300,000				6	6	5	1	1	1	5	6	6	2	3	3	7	7	7
1970	27	OAK	AL					5	5	5	1	1	1	5	6	6	2	3	3	7	7	7
1971	28	OAK	AL					5	5	4	1	1	1	5	6	5	2	3	3	4	5	5
1972	29	OAK	AL					5	5	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	2	3	3	4	5	5
1973	30	OAK	AL					5	5	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	2	3	3	4	5	5
1974	31	OAK	AL					5	5	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	2	3	3	4	5	4
1975	32	OAK	AL					5	5	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	2	3	3	4	4	4
OOTP6 Min Ratings								5	5	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	2	3	3	4	4	4
OOTP6 Max Ratings				$ 300,000				6	6	5	2	2	2	5	6	6	4	5	5	7	8	7

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
1964	21	AA		111	455	56	134	24	5	5	45	13	10	46	33	.295	.359	.402	.761	63.6
		A		26	104	9	26	2	0	1	10	3	4	19	7	.250	.366	.298	.664	12.6
1965	22	AA		137	551	70	155	27	3	8	46	17	10	63	62	.281	.355	.385	.740	75.8
1966	23	AA		137	542	49	140	24	1	12	56	14	11	61	59	.258	.333	.373	.706	68.2
1967	24	AAA		75	309	45	92	16	2	6	36	6	11	29	30	.298	.358	.421	.779	42.8
1968	25	AAA		137	543	57	132	28	6	3	55	11	5	47	89	.243	.303	.333	.637	55.1
1969	26	OAK	AL	6	4	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1.4	0.6
		AAA		135	488	47	137	19	1	4	42	9	8	44	60	.281	.340	.348	.689	57.3
1970	27	AAA		137	422	45	103	14	3	1	36	9	8	29	56	.244	.293	.299	.591	35.4
1971	28	AAA		15	62	7	16	7	0	1	9	1	0	5	4	.258	.313	.419	.733	7.9
1972	29	AAA		133	470	46	129	21	8	0	43	14	8	33	72	.274	.322	.353	.675	51.9
1973	30	AAA		137	515	49	132	19	4	0	38	16	7	27	90	.256	.293	.309	.602	45.4
1974	31	AAA		134	507	54	137	29	4	1	46	5	7	34	88	.270	.316	.349	.665	52.7
1975	32	AAA		137	514	41	132	19	5	3	49	10	13	29	105	.257	.297	.331	.627	46.5
1 Years Sim				6	4	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1.4	0.6
9 Years AAA				1040	3830	391	1010	172	33	19	354	81	67	277	594	.264	.313	.341	.654	395.1
3 Years AA				385	1548	175	429	75	9	25	147	44	31	170	154	.277	.349	.386	.734	207.7
1 Years A				26	104	9	26	2	0	1	10	3	4	19	7	.250	.366	.298	.664	12.6
13 Years Minors				1451	5482	575	1465	249	42	45	511	128	102	466	755	.267	.324	.353	.677	615.5
162 Game Average					108	54	54	0	27	0	81	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	36.7

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		4	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1.3
Home	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1.3
RISP		1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	3.000	4.000	1.0
Sep/Oct	6	4	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1.3

Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	IP	PO	A	E	DP	FPct	RF					DWS
1969	26	OAK	AL	SS	2	1	10.0	2	3	1	2	.833	4.50					0.0
				2B	1	0	2.0	0	1	0	0	1.000	4.50					0.0
				3B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00					0.0
				SS	2	1	10.0	2	3	1	2	.833	4.50					0.0
				2B	1	0	2.0	0	1	0	0	1.000	4.50					0.0
				3B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00					0.0
Career Totals					4	1	13.0	2	4	1	2	.857	4.15					0.0
Career Highs					4	1	13.0	2	4	1	2	.857	4.15

History

Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1944

Traded from Boston (A) to Montreal on 2/1/1946 (Going to MON: 2B Gene Mauch. Going to BOS: 1B Lynn Myers)

Injured on 5/3/1946 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week

Injured on 4/15/1948 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks

Injured on 4/25/1949 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week

Had first career hit on 9/22/1950, off Billy Pierce (TAM)

Injured on 7/5/1953 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week

Traded from Montreal to Detroit on 3/3/1954 (Going to MON: P Bobby Shantz. Going to DET: 1B Ferris Fain, P Bob Kuzava, P Ken Johnson, LF Jim Greengrass, 2B Gene Mauch)

Injured on 5/6/1954 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks

Hit first career homerun on 6/25/1954, off Bill Kennedy (MIN)

Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 3/3/1956 (Going to MIN: P Luis Arroyo, SS Gene Mauch, P Bob Porterfield, P Ken Johnson. Going to DET: 2B Alvin Dark, P Ken Holcombe)

2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration

Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1957

2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration

Injured on 8/18/1958 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week

2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration

7/31/1959: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $500,000 per year, for 2 years

Injured on 8/30/1959 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks

Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1960

Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1961

Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/2/1962 to a 2-year deal worth $741,908 per year

Injured on 5/11/1963 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week

Released by Cleveland (N) on 7/31/1963

Drafted in 4th round, 79th overall pick, by Montreal in 1964

Injured on 6/19/1964 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days

Injured on 8/22/1964 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days

Traded from Montreal to Oakland on 3/3/1965 (Going to MON: C Duane Josephson. Going to OAK: 3B Ed Charles, SS Don Kessinger)

Injured on 4/23/1965 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days

Injured on 7/13/1966 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days

Injured on 6/24/1967 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season

Injured on 8/15/1968 with a Sore Back, out for one week

Had first career hit on 9/10/1969, off Dave Wickersham (MIN)

Injured on 4/2/1970 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days

Injured on 4/18/1971 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season

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