Bill Jennings (baseball) explained

Bill Jennings
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:September 28, 1925
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 19
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.179
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:13
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William Lee Jennings (September 28, 1925 – October 20, 2010) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Listed at, 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He studied business at Washington University.[1]

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Jennings played briefly for the St. Louis Browns during the season. He was signed by the New York Giants in 1946 and immediately was assigned to their Minor league system. He then was purchased by the Browns from the Giants in 1951.[2]

Jennings posted a .179 average (35-for-195) in 64 games for the Browns, driving in 13 runs and scoring 20 times, while collecting 10 doubles, two triples, and one stolen base. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox organizations, hitting a collective .255 with 68 home runs and 314 RBI in 897 minor league games from 1946 to 1953.[3]

Jennings died in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 85.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: admin . Bill Jennings – Society for American Baseball Research . 2022-06-26 . en-US.
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jennibi01.shtml Baseball Reference – major league profile and statistics
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jennin001wil Baseball Reference – minor league profile statistics
  4. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/baseball_deaths.php?y=2010 Baseball Almanac – Major League Baseball players who died in 2010