Don Kessinger

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Don Kessinger (1960s)
Don Kessinger (1960s)

Donald Eulon Kessinger (born July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Kessinger, a six-time All-Star, graduated from the University of Mississippi,where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1964.

Kessinger was not particularly renowned for his offensive production, but played an excellent defensive game at shortstop. In three different seasons with the Cubs, he turned 100 or more double plays. He won the Gold Glove for shortstops in 1969 and 1970.

Eventually Kessinger would go on to play for the crosstown Chicago White Sox, becoming a player-manager in 1979. However, he would resign before the end of the season, as well as retire as a player on July 31, 1979. In 1978, he earned the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award and in 1978-79, he earned the distinction of being the oldest active player in Major League Baseball.

Career Hitting[1]
G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2,078 7,651 1,931 254 80 14 899 527 684 759 .252 .314 .312 .626


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Preceded by
Lou Brock		 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1978		 Succeeded by
Phil Niekro
Preceded by
Larry Doby		 Chicago White Sox Manager
1979		 Succeeded by
Tony La Russa
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