Welcome to this day in baseball Daily rewind my name is Tom Hannon and I am your host. Thank you so much for joining me today as we back step our way through July 29 – August 4. Our format has been changing a bit and just to give you a quick recap, we are…
Vern Kennedy Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 175 Born: Wednesday, March 20, 1907 in Kansas City, MO USA Died: 1 28 1993 in Mendon, MO USA Debut: 9/18/1934 Last Game: 9/27/1945 Full Name: Lloyd Vernon Kennedy
On June 21, 1938 Red Sox 3B Pinky Higgins extends his consecutive hit string to 12, with eight hits in a doubleheader split with Detroit. He is 4 for 4 in each game, a Boston win in the opener, 8 – 3. Detroit wins the nitecap, 5 – 4, with Rudy York catching both games. Tomorrow, Pinky will strike out against Vern…
1937 – At the minor league meeting in Milwaukee, WI, the Detroit Tigers send Gee Walker, Marv Owen and Mike Tresh to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet and Dixie Walker. The trade causes an uproar with Tigers fans, and owner Walter Briggs issues an announcement from his Miami, FL home that “the deal was made with my approval.” Kennedy will start next season with nine straight wins, but end up the year at 12-9.
Vern Kennedy wins his 10th in a row, pitching the White Sox to a win over the A’s, 7 – 4. Bob Kennedy connects off his namesake for his 16th homer of the year, while Gordon “Dusty” Rhodes is handed one of his American League-high twenty losses. Hod Lisenbee, signed yesterday, is effective in relief of Rhodes.