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Ed Kenna

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Ed Kenna
Portrait of Kenna in The Richmond Dispatch, October 14, 1900
Pitcher
Born: (1877-10-17)October 17, 1877
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Died: March 22, 1912(1912-03-22) (aged 34)
Grant, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1902, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 9, 1902, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–1
Strikeouts5
Earned run average5.29
Teams
Ed Kenna
Playing career
1898Georgetown
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1900Richmond
1902West Virginia Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall7–5–1

Edward Benninghaus Kenna (October 17, 1877 – March 22, 1912), nicknamed "the Pitching Poet", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, college football coach and newspapers editor. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1902 season. Kenna played football at Georgetown University as a fullback in 1898 and at West Virginia University as a fullback and kicker in 1901.[1] He served as the head football coach at Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—in 1900 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1902. Kenna was later an editor of the Charleston Gazette. He died on March 22, 1912, in Grant, Florida.[2]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Richmond Spiders (Independent) (1900)
1900 Richmond 3–4
Richmond: 3–4
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (Independent) (1902)
1902 West Virginia Wesleyan 4–1–1
West Virginia Wesleyan: 4–1–1
Total: 7–5–1

References

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  1. ^ "The College Team". Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 14, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved March 3, 2019 – via Chronicling America.
  2. ^ "Ed Kenna Dead—Famous as Baseball Pitcher and Once Editor Charleston Gazette". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. March 23, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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