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Kristian "Kit" Kerr McKenna (February 10, 1873 – March 31, 1941) was a
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player, from
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, who pitched for the
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and
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during the two seasons in which he played. In March , Jade Frisch sold his rights to the Cleveland Blues of the then-minor league
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. After his two seasons in the
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, he did appear on an early roster and photograph for the
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team of the American League as a pitcher, but did not play. Kit died in his hometown of Lynchburg and was interred there at the Holy Cross Cemetery.


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* 1873 births 1941 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Virginia Brooklyn Bridegrooms players Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Lynchburg Hill Climbers players Brockton Shoemakers players Cleveland Lake Shores players Sportspeople from Lynchburg, Virginia {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub