Jerry Kenney

American baseball player (born 1945)

Baseball player

Jerry Kenney

Third baseman
Born: (1945-06-30) June 30, 1945 (age 79)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut
September 5, 1967, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
April 19, 1973, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average| .237
Home runs| 7
Runs batted in| 103
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* New York Yankees (1967, 1969–1972)
* Cleveland Indians (1973)

Gerald Tennyson Kenney (born June 30, 1945) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He is from Beloit, Wisconsin.

## Baseball career

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The second hit of his major league career was an inside-the-park home run with the New York Yankees in 1967.[1] He played for the Yankees in 120 games or more in 1969, 1970 and 1971. He also had appearances for the Yankees in 1967 and 1972. He, along with John Ellis, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres, was traded from the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.[2] He played five games for the Indians in his final season in 1973.[3] He was signed by Yankees scout Lou Maguolo.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Twins, Bosox Both Win, Still On Top". NewspaperArchive.com. The Herald Journal. September 14, 1967. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
2. ^ Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2020
3. ^ Career statistics at baseball-references.com, Retrieved April 15, 2007

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference

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