1953 Topps - Bob Kennedy #33 (Outfielder) (PSA Certified / Techenor Collection) (b. 18 Aug 1920 - d. 7 Apr 2005 at age 84) - Autographed Baseball Card (Cleveland Indians)

Robert Daniel Kennedy (b. August 18, 1920 – d. April 7, 2005 died at age 84) was a right fielder / third baseman, manager and executive in MLB. From 1939 to 1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers. After his playing career, Kennedy managed the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics.

Kennedy was born in Chicago. A line-drive hitter, he was blessed with a strong and accurate throwing arm. In 1940, he became the first teenaged major leaguer since 1900 to play 150 games in a season. After a break of three years to serve in the military during World War II, he returned, to play mostly in right field.

In the 1948 midseason Kennedy was sent to Cleveland in the same trade that brought Pat Seerey to Chicago. Kennedy hit .301 the rest of the year and became a member of the last World Championship Indians team. His most productive season came in 1950, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.291), runs (79), hits (157) and doubles (27). The same season, he started two triple plays from the right field, matching Indians left fielder Charlie Jamieson's two triple plays of 1928.

Rounding out his baseball career, Kennedy served as a senior baseball operations executive for the Houston Astros (1982–1985) and San Francisco Giants (1986–1992), assisting his former Cleveland teammate Al Rosen, then the president or general manager of those teams.

MLB debut - September 14, 1939, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance - September 29, 1957, for the Brooklyn Dodgers

MLB statistics:
Batting average - .254
Home runs - 63
RBI - 514

Games managed - 545
Win–loss record 264–278
Winning % - .487

Teams - As player:
Chicago White Sox (1939–1942, 1946–1948)
Cleveland Indians (1948–1954)
Baltimore Orioles (1954–1955)
Chicago White Sox (1955–1956)
Detroit Tigers (1956)
Chicago White Sox (1957)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1957)

As manager:
Chicago Cubs (1963–1965)
Oakland Athletics (1968)

Career highlights and awards:
World Series champion (1948)

Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/3069/col/1/yea/0/Bob...

Taken on: August 2, 2018

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