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 as 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 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]
| Ed Kenna | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Kenna in The Richmond Dispatch, October 14, 1900 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 17, 1877 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: March 22, 1912 (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 record | 1–1 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Earned run average | 5.29 |
| Teams | |
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| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1898 | Georgetown |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1900 | Richmond |
| 1902 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–5–1 |
Head coaching record edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "The College Team". Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 14, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved March 3, 2019 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ "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
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External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ed Kenna at Find a Grave
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