Ed Kenna
American baseball player, football coach, and newspaper editor (1877–1912) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Eddie Kenna.
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 as 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 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]
Quick Facts MLB debut, Last MLB appearance ...
Ed Kenna | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1877-10-17)October 17, 1877 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | |
Died: March 22, 1912(1912-03-22) (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 |
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Quick Facts Playing career, Position(s) ...
Playing career | |
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1898 | Georgetown |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1900 | Richmond |
1902 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–5–1 |
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