Kit McKenna

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Kit McKenna


position=Pitcher
bats=Unknown
throws=Unknown
birthdate=February 10, 1873
deathdate=death date and age|1941|3|31|1873|2|10
debutdate=July 7
debutyear=by|1898
debutteam=Brooklyn Bridegrooms
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=by|1899
finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=4-9
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=5.31
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=34
teams=
*Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1898)
*Baltimore Orioles (1899)
highlights= James William McKenna (February 10, 1873 – March 31, 1941) was a former Major League Baseball player, from Lynchburg, Virginia, who pitched for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Baltimore Orioles during the two seasons in which played.cite web| title = Kit McKenna's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmckek101.htm | accessdate = 2008-01-07 ]

In March of by|1900, Brooklyn sold his rights to the Cleveland Blues, but did not play. After his two seasons in the National League, he did appear on an early roster and photograph for the by|1901 Boston Americans team of the American League, but did not play.cite web| title = The Definitive History: Red Sox Century, pg. 1894 | work = Glenn Stout & Richard A. Johnson | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YTktr9wCtwgC&pg=PA1894&lpg=PA1894&dq=%22kit+mckenna%22+baseball&source=web&ots=vl9Cgp_tos&sig=yvR9V7fhh6LghA8kqfkBWOBPhqU#PPA1894,M1 | accessdate = 2008-01-07 ]

Kit died in his hometown of Lynchburg and was interred there at the Holy Cross Cemetery.

References

ee also

* Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster

External links

*baseball-reference|id=m/mckenki01
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13486376 Kit McKenna's profile at Find-A-Grave]