Dan Kennard

Daniel "Dan" Kennard
Catcher
Born: September 3, 1883 Unknown
Died: May 21, 1947 (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, 1924)[2] St. Louis Stars (1922–1923) Detroit Stars (1925)[3]

Daniel "Dan" Kennard (born September 3, 1883 and died 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.

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

External links

• Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)