Kenneth Albert Weafer (February 6, 1913 – June 4, 2005) was a

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who played in one game in 1936 with the

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. He batted and threw right-handed. On May 29, 1936, he pitched 3 innings in

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surrendering 6 hits, 4

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3, and

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none, as the Bees lost to the

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at the

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. During World War II, Weafer served in the

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. Weafer was born in

Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,876 at the 2020 census. Woburn is located north of Boston. Woburn uses Massachusetts' mayor-council form of governme ...

, to Margaret E. Sullivan and Jeremiah F. Weafer (1862–1949), a barber, and died in

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. He is the brother of American League umpire

Hal Weafer Harold Leaon Weafer (March 27, 1900 – August 23, 1978) was an American professional baseball player and umpire. Weafer was a first baseman in minor league baseball. He became an American League umpire in 1943 and stayed there until 1947. He umpi ...

. He is also second cousin once removed to the South African artist

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, and second cousin twice removed to English footballer Graham Knight.

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* 1913 births 2005 deaths Boston Bees players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Massachusetts Birmingham Barons players Toledo Mud Hens players Columbia Senators players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Albany Senators players Duke Blue Devils baseball players People from Woburn, Massachusetts People from Guilderland, New York Burials at St. Agnes Cemetery {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub