William Lee Jennings (September 28, 1925 – October 20, 2010) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He studied business at Washington University.[1]
Jennings posted a .179 average (35-for-195) in 64 games for the Browns, driving in 13 runs and scoring 20 times, while collecting 10 doubles, two triples, and one stolen base. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox organizations, hitting a collective .255 with 68 home runs and 314 RBI in 897 minor league games from 1946 to 1953.[3]
Jennings died in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 85.[4]
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^admin. "Bill Jennings – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved 2022-06-26.
^Baseball Reference – major league profile and statistics
^Baseball Reference – minor league profile statistics
^Baseball Almanac – Major League Baseball players who died in 2010
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