William Aulton Kennedy (March 14, 1921 – April 9, 1983) born in Carnesville, Georgia

Carnesville, Georgia

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 was a Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 (1948), St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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 (1948–1951), Chicago White Sox

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 (1952), Boston Red Sox

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 (1953) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1957).

He debuted in the majors with the 1948 Indians. They traded him to the Browns for pitcher Sam Zoldak

Sam Zoldak

Samuel Walter Zoldak was a Major League Baseball pitcher for nine seasons. He was nicknamed "Sad Sam". He played for the St. Louis Browns from 1944 to 1948, the Cleveland Indians from 1948 to 1950, and the Philadelphia Athletics from 1951 to 1952.-Early life:He was born in Brooklyn, New York...

 that season and went on to win the World Series

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He led the American League

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 in Games (47) in 1952.

In 8 seasons he had a 15-28 Win-Loss record, 172 Games (45 Started), 6 Complete Games, 61 Games Finished, 11 Saves, 464.2 Innings Pitched, 497 Hits Allowed, 284 Runs Allowed, 244 Earned Runs Allowed, 34 Home Runs Allowed, 289 Walks Allowed, 256 Strikeouts, 12 Hit Batsmen, 13 Wild Pitches, 2145 Batters Faced and a 4.73 ERA.

He died in Seattle, Washington at the age of 62.

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