Ed Kenna
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| Ed Kenna | |
|---|---|
| File:Edward B Kenna.png Portrait of Kenna in The Richmond Dispatch, October 14, 1900 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 17, 1877 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: March 22, 1912 (aged 34) Grant, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 5, 1902, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 9, 1902, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Earned run average | 5.29 |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
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| Playing career | |
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| 1898 | Georgetown |
| Position | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1900 | Richmond |
| 1902 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–5–1 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Edward Benninghaus Kenna (October 17, 1877 – March 22, 1912), nicknamed "the Pitching Poet", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, college football coach and newspapers editor. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1902 season. Kenna played football at Georgetown University as a fullback in 1898 and at West Virginia University as a fullback and kicker in 1901.[1] He served as the head football coach at Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—in 1900 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1902. Kenna was later an editor of the Charleston Gazette. He died on March 22, 1912, in Grant, Florida.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Spiders (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Richmond | 3–4 | |||||||
| Richmond: | 3–4 | ||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (Independent) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan: | 4–1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–5–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Editors of West Virginia newspapers
- People from Grant, Florida
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- American baseball pitcher, 1870s birth stubs