Don Kessinger

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Don Kessinger
Shortstop
Born: July 17, 1942 (1942-07-17) (age 65)
Forrest City, Arkansas
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1964
for the Chicago Cubs
Final game
July 31, 1979
for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average     .252
Hits     1,931
Runs batted in     527
Teams

As Player

As Manager
Career highlights and awards

Donald Eulon Kessinger (born July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Kessinger, a six-time All-Star, graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1964.

Kessinger was not particularly renowned for his offensive production, but played an excellent defensive game at shortstop. In three different seasons with the Cubs, he turned 100 or more double plays. He won the Gold Glove for shortstops in 1969 and 1970.

Eventually Kessinger would go on to play for the crosstown Chicago White Sox, becoming a player-manager in 1979. However, he would resign before the end of the season, as well as retire as a player on July 31, 1979. In 1978, he earned the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.

Career Hitting[1]
G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2,078 7,651 1,931 254 80 14 899 527 684 759 .252 .314 .312 .626

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His son Keith Kessinger also was a major league baseball player.

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Preceded by
Lou Brock		 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1978		 Succeeded by
Phil Niekro
Preceded by
Larry Doby		 Chicago White Sox Manager
1979		 Succeeded by
Tony La Russa
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Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
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National League Shortstop Gold Glove Award
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Chicago White Sox managers
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[edit] References

  1. ^ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kessido01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com].
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