| Jerry Kenney | |
|---|---|
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| Third baseman | |
| Born:June 30, 1945 St. Louis, Missouri | |
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 |
| Teams | |
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Gerald Tennyson Kenney (born June 30,1945) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He is from Beloit,Wisconsin.
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