Walt Kinney | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1893 |
Birth Place: | Denison, Texas |
Death Place: | Escondido, California |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 26 |
Debutyear: | 1918 |
Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 9 |
Finalyear: | 1923 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Athletics |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 11-20 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.59 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 129 |
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Walter William Kinney (September 9, 1893 – July 1, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1918) and Philadelphia Athletics (1919–20, 1923). Kinney batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Denison, Texas.[1]
In a four-season career, Kinney posted an 11–20 record with 129 strikeouts and a 3.59 earned run average in innings pitched.
He was a better than average hitting pitcher, posting a .280 batting average (35-for-125) with 17 runs, 2 home runs, 18 RBI and 12 bases on balls.
Kinney died in Escondido, California, at the age of 77.