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| Shortstop | ||||||||||||
| Born: October 12, 1926 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: April 27, 1998 (aged 71) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||
| MLB debut | ||||||||||||
| April 22, 1957, for the Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | ||||||||||||
| May 3, 1957, for the Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | ||||||||||||
| Batting average | .000 | |||||||||||
| Home runs | 0 | |||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 0 | |||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | ||||||||||||
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John Irvin Kennedy (October 12, 1926 – April 27, 1998) was an American professional baseball shortstop. Kennedy was the first African-American player to be signed by and play for the Philadelphia Phillies, the last National League baseball team to support anti-Black segregation. The Phillies had fielded all-White teams through the 1956 season.