Bill Kenworthy
Bill Kenworthy | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Cambridge, Ohio, US | July 4, 1886|
Died: September 21, 1950 Eureka, California, US | (aged 64)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 28, 1912, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 8, 1917, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .304 |
Home runs | 18 |
Runs batted in | 146 |
Teams | |
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William Jennings "Duke" Kenworthy (July 4, 1886 – September 21, 1950) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, two of which—1914 and 1915—were spent as the starting second baseman for the Kansas City Packers of the short-lived Federal League. Bracketed around that were short stints for the Washington Senators in 1912 (where he played in the outfield) and for the St. Louis Browns in 1917.[1]
Kenworthy was born to Ohio farmers and attended
In 285 games over four seasons, Kenworthy posted a .304
In 1917, he gained a World War I draft exemption for a growth over one of his eyes; he aided the war effort by working at a shipyard in Oakland, California. He continued playing and managing in the minor leagues until 1924.[2]
Kenworthy drowned while fishing off the California coast on September 21, 1950.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Duke Kenworthy Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d Nowlin, Bill. "Duke Kenworthy". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)