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Earned run average
  
15.43


Strikeouts
  
2

Name
  
Art Kenney

Arthur Joseph Kenney (April 29, 1916 – March 12, 2014) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Bees during the 1938 season. Listed at 6' 0", 175 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Milford, Massachusetts. In two relief appearances on July 1 and July 4, Kenney posted a 15.34 ERA with two strikeouts and eight walks in 2 ⅓ innings pitched. He did not have a decision.

Kenney served in the US Army Air Force during World War II. He went on to work as an educator, eventually becoming the principal of the North Reading, Massachusetts, High School. At 97, Kenney was recognized as one of the oldest living major league ballplayers. He died on March 12, 2014. He was also the last living player from the Boston Bees.

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