Bob Kennedy

Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (died 2005)

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Born: August 18, 1920
Died: April 7, 2005
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1920

About Bob Kennedy

Robert Daniel Kennedy (August 18, 1920 – April 7, 2005) was an American professional baseball right fielder, third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball. From 1939 to 1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox (1939–42, 1946–48, 1955–56, 1957), Cleveland Indians (1948–54), Baltimore Orioles (1954–55), Detroit Tigers (1956) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1957). He batted and threw right-handed. After his playing career, Kennedy managed the Chicago Cubs (1963–65) and Oakland Athletics (1968). His son, former major league catcher Terry Kennedy, was a four-time All-Star and minor league manager. However, after the 1962 season ended with what is still the worst record in franchise history, owner Phil Wrigley named Kennedy as "head coach" for an indefinite period. In 1940, he became the first teenaged major leaguer since 1900 to play 150 games in a season. Kennedy debuted a year later, and became the starting third baseman in 1940.

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Bob Kennedy timeline

1940In 1940, he became the first teenaged major leaguer since 1900 to play 150 games in a season.
1940Kennedy debuted a year later, and became the starting third baseman in 1940.
1962However, after the 1962 season ended with what is still the worst record in franchise history, owner Phil Wrigley named Kennedy as "head coach" for an indefinite period.

The world when Bob Kennedy was born

Bob Kennedy was born in 1920. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1920

#1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Kennedy's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1920	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,296	$435,000
Average income	$3,269	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	106.0M	341 million

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