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Jerry Kenney
Jerry Kenney
	Third baseman
	Born: 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);

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

Baseball career

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

^ "Twins, Bosox Both Win, Still On Top". NewspaperArchive.com. The Herald Journal. September 14, 1967. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ 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
^ Career statistics at baseball-references.com, Retrieved April 15, 2007

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference

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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

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-*[[Cleveland Indians]] (1973)}}'''Gerald Tennyson Kenney''' (born June 30, 1945 in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]) is a retired [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] infielder. He is from [[Beloit, Wisconsin]].
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+'''Gerald Tennyson Kenney''' (born June 30, 1945) is an [[Americans|American]] former [[Major League Baseball]] infielder. He is from [[Beloit, Wisconsin]].
 ==Baseball career==
-The second hit of his major league career was an Inside-the-Park (baseball-reference.com) home run with the [[New York Yankees]] in 1967. 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 played five games for the [[Cleveland Indians]] in his final season in 1973.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kenneje01.shtml Career statistics at baseball-references.com], Retrieved April 15, 2007</ref>  He was signed by Yankees scout [[Lou Maguolo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lou Maguolo|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Maguolo|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref>
+The second hit of his major league career was an [[inside-the-park home run]] with the [[New York Yankees]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=Twins, Bosox Both Win, Still On Top|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/logan-herald-journal-sep-14-1967-p-5/|website=NewspaperArchive.com|publisher=[[The Herald Journal]]|accessdate=13 March 2017|ref=Logan Herald Journal Newspaper Archives, Sep 14, 1967, p. 5 {{!}} NewspaperArchive®|language=en|date=14 September 1967}}</ref> 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 (baseball)|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.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/28/archives/mets-send-agee-to-the-astros-for-pair-yanks-trade-four-to-get-graig.html 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</ref> He played five games for the Indians in his final season in 1973.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kenneje01.shtml Career statistics at baseball-references.com], Retrieved April 15, 2007</ref>  He was signed by Yankees scout [[Lou Maguolo]].{{cn|date=January 2023}}
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