| Don Kessinger | ||
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| Shortstop | ||
| Born: July 17, 1942 Forrest City, Arkansas |
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| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 7, 1964 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| July 31, 1979 for the Chicago White Sox |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Forrest City is a city in St Francis County, Arkansas, United States. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 252 | |
| Hits | 1,931 | |
| Runs batted in | 527 | |
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Donald Eulon Kessinger (born July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Forrest City is a city in St Francis County, Arkansas, United States. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Kessinger, a six-time All-Star, graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1964. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Athletics (track and field Indoor Competition March 6 &mdash Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor Mile
Kessinger was not particularly renowned for his offensive production, but played an excellent defensive game at shortstop. In three different seasons with the Cubs, he turned 100 or more double plays. He won the Gold Glove for shortstops in 1969 and 1970.
Eventually Kessinger would go on to play for the crosstown Chicago White Sox, becoming a player-manager in 1979. However, he would resign before the end of the season, as well as retire as a player on July 31, 1979. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Alexander Dityatin, USSR In 1978, he earned the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.
| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| 2,078 | 7,651 | 1,931 | 254 | 80 | 14 | 899 | 527 | 684 | 759 | . Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. On-base plus slugging (OPS is a baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's On-base percentage and Slugging percentage. 252 | . 314 | . 312 | . 626 |
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Trivia
His son Keith Kessinger also was a major league baseball player. Robert Keith Kessinger is a former Major League Baseball player who played 11 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1993
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Lou Brock |
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1978 |
Succeeded by Phil Niekro |
| Preceded by Larry Doby |
Chicago White Sox Manager 1979 |
Succeeded by Tony La Russa |
References
- ^ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kessido01.shtml Baseball-Reference. The following is a list of players and managers ( *) both past and current who appeared at least in one regular season game for the Chicago White Sox franchise Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939, El Dorado Arkansas) is an American former player in Major League Baseball The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, in Blaine Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player Field Managers Clark Griffith 1901-1902 Nixey Callahan 1903-1904 Fielder Jones 1904-1908 Billy Sullivan Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League com].
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