Edward Aloysius "Scrap Iron" Kenna was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

. He played part of one season, , for the Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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. That season, he served as the primary backup to starting catcher Muddy Ruel

Muddy Ruel

Herold Dominic "Muddy" Ruel was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and general manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for 19 seasons with the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox...

, playing in 33 games at that position.

Kenna's minor league baseball

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 career spanned 17 years. He began playing professionally in , playing one game for the Vernon Tigers

Vernon Tigers

The Vernon Tigers were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1909 through 1925. Vernon, California, was and is a small town in Los Angeles County. The Tigers, together with the Sacramento Solons, joined the PCL as new teams in 1909 as the league expanded from...

 of the Pacific Coast League

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. In , Kenna's last year as a player, he served as player-manager of the Portsmouth Pirates

Portsmouth Pirates

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 of the Middle Atlantic League

Middle Atlantic League

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