John J. Kenney (c. 1844 – August 7, 1893) was an American professional

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player. He played outfield and second base for the

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in , when that club belatedly joined the

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in its second season. Kenney played five games during May of that season; in 19

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s he did not get a base

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but is credited with one

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. Previously he had been a regular outfielder for the Atlantics in 1867 and a substitute infielder during the next two seasons. In the first professional season, 1869, he played primarily

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in nine of 58 team games on record. Next season he was a regular outfielder and infielder for

Union of Morrisania The Union of Morrisania (founded 17 July 1855, South Bronx, New York, United States) was a baseball team which played in the National Association of Base Ball Players league. History In their first season, the Union played only one game, aga ...

(now in the

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), a lesser one of fifteen professional teams in 1870.Wright 148, 191, 245, 303.

References

*Wright, Marshall (2000). ''The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. .

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Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball second basemen Brooklyn Atlantics (NABBP) players Morrisania Unions players Brooklyn Atlantics players 19th-century baseball players 1840s births 1893 deaths Baseball players from Brooklyn Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn {{US-baseball-second-baseman-stub