Don Kessinger

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, AR us

High School: Forrest City HS (Forrest City, AR)

School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)

Debut: September 7, 1964 (Age 22-052d, 12,288th in major league history)
vs. MLN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 1979 (Age 37-014d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Donald Eulon Kessinger

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Relatives: Father of Keith Kessinger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

7651

1931

.252

899

RBI

527

100

OBP

.314

SLG

.312

OPS

.626

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-27 / in Starts: 16-21
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 124 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	86 (39-32-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 124 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (37-25-13)

Most Driven In
M May	2
J Orta	1
B Nahorodny	1
W Nordhagen	1
A Bannister	1
Self	1
R Garr	0

Most Driven In By
R Garr	3
C Washington	2
C Lemon	2
E Soderholm	1
J Orta	1
J Moore	1
M Squires	1
Self	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2023	4 (3)	Apr 10	CHW		TOR	L,2-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						SS
2	2024	5	Apr 12	CHW		TOR	L,7-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.038	.41	-0.02%	-1.30	SS
3	2025	6	Apr 13	CHW		NYY	W,12-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.33	0.105	.29	0.06%	0.86	SS
4	2026	7	Apr 14	CHW		NYY	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.70	-0.035	.70	-0.02%	-0.57	SS
5	2027	9 (1)	Apr 16	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	2.15	-0.110	1.88	-0.06%	-1.04	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	2028	22 (12)	May 4 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	1						SS
7	2029	28 (5)	May 9	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	1.21	0.049	1.04	0.03%	0.10	SS
8	2030	29	May 10	CHW		KCR	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	9	1.51	-0.147	1.74	-0.10%	-1.53	SS 1B
9	2031	30	May 11	CHW		KCR	W,5-3	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9	.64	-0.011	.81	-0.01%	-0.39	SS
10	2032	32 (1)	May 13	CHW		KCR	L,5-14	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	9	.98	-0.054	1.00	-0.03%	-0.68	2B
11	2033	33	May 15	CHW	@	OAK	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	4						SS
12	2034	34	May 16	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	4						SS
13	2035	39 (4)	May 22	CHW		OAK	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.200	.385	9	1.53	0.025	1.25	0.01%	-0.48	SS
14	2036	40	May 23	CHW		OAK	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.233	.222	.456	9	.86	-0.041	.86	-0.03%	0.44	SS
15	2037	41	May 24	CHW		OAK	W,10-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.200	.435	9	.58	-0.011	.63	-0.01%	-0.02	SS
16	2038	43 (1)	May 26	CHW		CAL	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.235	.200	.435	2						SS
17	2039	44	May 27 (1)	CHW		CAL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	9	1.19	-0.120	1.74	-0.11%	-1.70	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	2040	51 (6)	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.152	.243	.212	.455	4	2.44	0.117	2.35	0.07%	0.42	SS
19	2041	52	Jun 4	CHW		MIL	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.225	.194	.419	8	.90	-0.065	.80	-0.03%	-0.97	SS
20	2042	54 (1)	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.250	.225	.475	9	.43	0.013	.29	0.01%	0.28	SS
21	2043	55	Jun 7	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.209	.459	9	.62	-0.071	.51	-0.04%	-0.61	SS
22	2044	56	Jun 9	CHW	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.149	.231	.191	.422	9	.72	-0.008	.53	0.00%	-0.48	SS
23	2045	57	Jun 10	CHW	@	MIL	W,13-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.137	.211	.176	.387	9	.67	-0.025	.60	-0.01%	-2.17	SS
24	2046	58	Jun 11	CHW		BAL	L,0-6	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.237	.192	.430	9	.41	0.030	.44	0.02%	0.52	SS
25	2047	59	Jun 12	CHW		BAL	W,12-4	GS-7	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.274	.273	.547	9	.58	0.068	.51	0.04%	2.49	SS
26	2048	60	Jun 13	CHW		BAL	L,7-8	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.288	.305	.593	9	.72	0.017	.75	0.01%	-0.15	SS
27	2049	61	Jun 15	CHW		BOS	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.286	.317	.603	9	.23	0.028	.21	0.02%	-0.16	SS
28	2050	62	Jun 16	CHW		BOS	L,5-11	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.274	.303	.577	9	.42	-0.032	.38	-0.02%	-0.53	SS
29	2051	63	Jun 17	CHW		BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.286	.314	.600	9	.47	0.027	.37	0.01%	0.23	SS
30	2052	64	Jun 18	CHW		SEA	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.272	.297	.569	9	.97	-0.083	.89	-0.05%	-0.88	SS
31	2053	65	Jun 19	CHW		SEA	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.265	.289	.555	9	.97	-0.053	.70	-0.02%	-0.49	SS
32	2054	67 (1)	Jun 21	CHW		SEA	W,9-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.265	.289	.555	9						SS
33	2055	68	Jun 22	CHW		MIN	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.256	.278	.534	9	1.05	-0.068	.83	-0.03%	-0.67	SS
34	2056	69	Jun 23	CHW		MIN	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.247	.268	.515	9	1.36	-0.104	1.03	-0.05%	-1.20	SS
35	2057	70	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.242	.262	.504	9	.97	-0.052	.52	-0.02%	-0.50	SS
36	2058	72 (1)	Jun 26	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.245	.299	.544	9	1.11	0.180	.40	0.04%	1.31	SS
37	2059	73	Jun 27	CHW	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.247	.292	.540	9	1.09	-0.036	.34	-0.01%	-0.28	SS
38	2060	74	Jun 28	CHW	@	SEA	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.247	.292	.540	3						SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	2061	77 (2)	Jul 1	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.250	.293	.543	9	1.64	-0.071	.32	-0.01%	-0.44	SS
40	2062	78	Jul 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.243	.284	.527	2	.52	-0.040	.06	0.00%	-0.53	SS
41	2063	80 (1)	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.243	.284	.527	9						SS
42	2064	81	Jul 6	CHW	@	KCR	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.243	.284	.527	1						SS
43	2065	82	Jul 7	CHW	@	KCR	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.240	.281	.522	9	.49	-0.014	.09	0.00%	-0.34	SS
44	2066	84 (1)	Jul 9	CHW		TEX	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.238	.278	.516	9	1.16	-0.032	.23	0.00%	-0.51	SS
45	2067	85	Jul 10	CHW		TEX	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.238	.278	.516	1						SS
46	2068	86	Jul 11	CHW		TEX	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.238	.278	.516	1						SS
47	2069	90 (3)	Jul 14	CHW		DET	W,12-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.283	.533	9	.81	0.103	.08	0.01%	0.59	SS
48	2070	91	Jul 15	CHW		DET	L,5-14	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.255	.287	.542	9	.73	-0.020	.07	0.00%	0.21	SS
49	2071	92	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	W,9-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.255	.287	.542	2						SS
50	2072	93	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.261	.287	.548	2	1.13	0.001	.16	0.00%	0.17	SS
51	2073	94	Jul 20	CHW	@	TEX	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.261	.287	.548	2						SS
52	2074	96 (1)	Jul 22	CHW	@	DET	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.261	.287	.548	7						PR
53	2075	97	Jul 23	CHW	@	DET	W,11-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.259	.283	.542	9	.69	-0.047	.09	0.00%	-1.41	SS
54	2076	102 (4)	Jul 28	CHW		CLE	L,5-10	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.269	.287	.556	9	1.19	0.000	.11	0.00%	0.15	SS
55	2077	103	Jul 29	CHW		CLE	L,6-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.264	.282	.546	9	.36	-0.020	.03	0.00%	-0.50	SS
56	2078	105 (1)	Jul 31	CHW		NYY	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.264	.282	.546	7						SS
							29-27		124	110	14	22	6	0	1	7	10	1	12	0	3	1	1	5	1	0	.200	.264	.282	.546		.87	-0.645	.62	-0.38%	-12.75

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