Dan Kennard

Baseball player
Dan Kennard
Catcher
Born: (1883-09-03)September 3, 1883
Unknown
Died: May 21, 1947(1947-05-21) (aged 63)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1913, for the French Lick Plutos
Last appearance
1925, for the Detroit Stars
Teams
  • French Lick Plutos (1913–1914) [1]
  • West Baden Sprudels (1914–1915)
  • Chicago American Giants (1914)
  • Indianapolis ABCs (1915–1916)
  • Chicago Black Sox (1915)
  • St. Louis Giants (1916, 1919–1921)[2]
  • St. Louis Stars (1922–1923)
  • St. Louis Giants (1924)
  • Detroit Stars (1925)[3]

Daniel Kennard (September 3, 1883 – May 21, 1947) was a Negro leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

On July 28, 1915, 31 year-old Kennard moved from the West Baden Sprudels to become the catcher for the Indianapolis ABCs. He started his first game for the A.B.C.s by pitching.[4]

Kennard died at the age of 63 in St. Louis, Missouri and is buried at St. Peter's Cemetery in Hillsdale, MO.

References

  1. ^ "American Giants Win All the Series With The French Lick Plutos" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, July 4, 1914, Page 4, Column 4
  2. ^ "Giants Winners Over Kansas City, 7 to 5" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, July 4, 1920, Page 12
  3. ^ "Champion Monarchs Open Season With Victory" The Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, Kansas, Friday, May 29, 1925, Page 3, Columns 1 to 5
  4. ^ "Notes of the A.B.C.'s" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 31, 1915, Page 4, Column 4
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads