Monty Kennedy
1946–1953 · bats R / throws L · New York Giants
255G
.153AVG
.188OBP
.183SLG
More career statistics
46H
1HR
26RBI
0SB
42–55W–L
961.0IP
411K
3.84ERA
127GS
4SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 77 | 78 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,240 | 4,237 |
| Pitching · p er | 410 | 415 |
| Pitching · p h | 928 | 930 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,883 | 2,885 |
| Pitching · p k | 411 | 419 |
| Pitching · p r | 484 | 486 |
| Pitching · p w | 495 | 494 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | 330 | 301 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | .153 | .188 | .183 | .371 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 961.0 | 249 | 127 | 48 | 42 | 55 | 4 | 928 | 484 | 410 | 67 | 495 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 1.481 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1946-07-02 to 1946-07-25
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1946-08-22 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1947-07-11 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1946-05-11 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 130 | 167 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 34 | .183 | .216 | .222 |
| Away | 125 | 163 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 44 | .122 | .129 | .142 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .312 | .333 |
| May | 37 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .090 | .133 | .090 |
| June | 45 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | .190 | .186 | .190 |
| July | 49 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | .193 | .194 | .298 |
| August | 56 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .184 | .182 | .204 |
| September | 51 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .096 | .153 | .115 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 48 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .133 | .167 | .133 |
| cincinnati-reds | 42 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .180 | .171 | .213 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 41 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .071 | .091 | .143 |
| boston-braves | 37 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .217 | .240 | .261 |
| chicago-cubs | 33 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .154 | .171 | .154 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .074 | .129 | .111 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 19 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .240 | .259 | .280 |
| milwaukee-braves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  New York Giants | 38 | 64 | 15 | – | 8 | – | .234 | 186 | 77 |
| 1947 | New York Giants | 34 | 48 | 8 | – | 6 | – | .167 | 148 | 60 |
| 1948 | New York Giants | 26 | 31 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .129 | 114 | 63 |
| 1949 | New York Giants | 39 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 8 | – | .145 | 223 | 95 |
| 1950 | New York Giants | 36 | 36 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .056 | 115 | 41 |
| 1951 | New York Giants | 29 | 15 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 68 | 24 |
| 1952 | New York Giants | 34 | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | .091 | 83 | 48 |
| 1953 | New York Giants | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 22 | 11 |