Al Kenders Baseball player

Albert Daniel George Kenders (born April 4, 1937) is an American former player. A catcher, he played for eight seasons (1956–1963) in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system, with a ten-game, 23-at bat Major League trial for the 1961 Phillies. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) as an active player.In 1961, Kenders started four games at catcher for the Phillies after a mid-season recall from the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts. In his second game, he recorded his first MLB hit, a single off pitcher Jack Curtis of the Chicago Cubs. He would notch only three more hits during his Major League service, with the only extra-base blow, a double, coming off future Baseball Hall of Fame southpaw Warren Spahn on August 20, 1961.He batted .259 with 33 home runs in 655 minor league games.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 04, 1937
Birth place
Barrington New Jersey

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 14, 1961
Career endSeptember 25, 1961
batting sideRight
former teams
Philadelphia Phillies
position
Catcher
teams
Philadelphia Phillies
throwing sideRight

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