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Don Kessinger

Birthdate:

7/17/1942

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Forrest City, AR, USA

Bats / Throws:

B / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Don Kessinger of the Chicago Cubs was one of the top shortstops in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was the Cubs leadoff hitter and generally batted around .280 to .300. Kessinger was voted the starting shortstop in 4 all-star games; and he also played in 2 others.

In 1970, Kessinger scored 100 runs, smashed 168 hits, batted .266 and had a on base pct. of over .320. In 1971, Don got 6 hits in 6 at bats in one game. In the 1972 season, Kessinger whacked 20 doubles, walked 67 times, batted .274 and posted an on base pct of .351. Five years in a row, he lined 20 or more doubles. Don Kessinger was known for his top fielding and led the league in assists and total chances in much of his career.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
17 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1964	CHC (NL)	4	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	SLG
1965	CHC (NL)	106	309	19	62	4	3	0	14	20	44	1	2	1	2	3	2	.201	.252	SLG
1966	CHC (NL)	150	533	50	146	8	2	1	43	26	46	13	7	5	0	15	4	.274	.306	SLG
1967	CHC (NL)	145	580	61	134	10	7	0	42	33	80	6	13	1	4	7	4	.231	.275	SLG
1968	CHC (NL)	160	655	63	157	14	7	1	32	38	86	9	9	1	2	11	1	.240	.283	SLG
1969	CHC (NL)	158	664	109	181	38	6	4	53	61	70	11	8	4	1	6	5	.273	.332	SLG
1970	CHC (NL)	154	631	100	168	21	14	1	39	66	59	12	6	6	2	10	2	.266	.337	SLG
1971	CHC (NL)	155	617	77	159	18	6	2	38	52	54	15	8	6	3	14	1	.258	.318	SLG
1972	CHC (NL)	149	577	77	158	20	6	1	39	67	44	8	7	8	2	13	1	.274	.351	SLG
1973	CHC (NL)	160	577	52	151	22	3	0	43	57	44	6	6	18	0	7	2	.262	.327	SLG
1974	CHC (NL)	153	599	83	155	20	7	1	42	62	54	7	7	7	4	7	1	.259	.332	SLG
1975	CHC (NL)	154	601	77	146	26	10	0	46	68	47	4	7	2	1	14	9	.243	.317	SLG
1976	STL (NL)	145	502	55	120	22	6	1	40	61	51	3	0	5	1	9	4	.239	.320	SLG
1977	CHW (AL)	39	119	12	28	3	2	0	11	13	7	2	1	2	0	1	1	.235	.308	SLG
1977	STL (NL)	59	134	14	32	4	0	0	7	14	26	0	0	1	0	0	1	.239	.309	SLG
1978	CHW (AL)	131	431	35	110	18	1	1	31	36	34	2	4	1	0	12	1	.255	.312	SLG
1979	CHW (AL)	56	110	14	22	6	0	1	7	10	12	1	0	1	0	3	1	.200	.264	SLG
17 years		2078	7651	899	1931	254	80	14	527	684	759	100	85	69	22	132	40	.252	.314	.SLG

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