Bill Kenworthy

Bill Kenworthy
Second baseman
Born: (1886-07-04)July 4, 1886 Cambridge, Ohio
Died: September 21, 1950(1950-09-21) (aged 64) Eureka, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 28, 1912, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
May 8, 1917, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.304
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	146
Teams
Washington Senators (1912) Kansas City Packers (1914–15) St. Louis Browns (1917)

William Jennings "Duke" Kenworthy (July 4, 1886 — September 21, 1950) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, two of which — 1914 and 1915 — were spent as the starting second baseman for the Kansas City Packers of the short-lived Federal League. Bracketed around that were short stints for the Washington Senators in 1912 (where he played in the outfield) and for the St. Louis Browns in 1917.

In 285 games over four seasons, Kenworthy posted a .304 batting average (301-for-989) with 159 runs, 71 doubles, 21 triples, 18 home runs, 146 RBI, 61 stolen bases, 67 bases on balls, .360 on-base percentage and .473 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .946 fielding percentage playing primarily at second base and several games at left and right field.

Kenworthy drowned while fishing off the California coast on September 21, 1950.

Sources[]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Bill Kenworthy at Find a Grave