John Kennedy (baseball, born 1926)
- John Kennedy (baseball, born 1926)
John Irvin Kennedy (October 12, 1926 - April 27, 1998) was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He signed as a free agent with the New York Giants before the 1953 season, was released before the 1954 season, then signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1957 season. He played in five games for Philadelphia in 1957.
When Kennedy made his major league debut (April 22, 1957 at Roosevelt Stadium), he became the first black player in Philadelphia Phillies history. Playing against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Kennedy entered the game in the top of the 8th inning as a pinch runner for Solly Hemus, who had doubled, but did not score. The Dodgers won, 5-1.
His next game was two days later, playing against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Connie Mack Stadium. He entered the game in the bottom of the 6th as a pinch runner for Harry Anderson, who had singled, and later scored on a bases-loaded triple by Ed Bouchee. The Phillies won, 8-5.
He got into a total of just five games, the last one on May 3, 1957. At the plate he was 0-for-2, including one strikeout. In his two appearances at shortstop he had one assist, one error, and participated in one double play.
ee also
*List of first black Major League Baseball players by team and date
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kennejo02.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pkennj104.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.thediamondangle.com/marasco/negleg/timeline.html Baseball Integration Timeline]
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