Dick Kenworthy
Third baseman, Baseball Player
1941 – 2010
Who was Dick Kenworthy?
Richard Lee Kenworthy was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox. Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., Kenworthy batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Red Oak, Iowa, United States.
Kenworthy was signed by the White Sox in 1961 out of the University of Missouri. He was assigned assigned immediately to Class-A Clinton C-Sox, where he hit 22 home runs, a season team-record since then. Although Kenworthy finally caught on in the majors, he had to endure five more failed tryouts with Chicago, serving as a backup for Don Buford and Pete Ward.
In a six-season career, Kenworthy was a .215 hitter with four home runs and 13 RBI in 125 games, including 12 runs, six doubles and one triple.
Kenworthy died in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 69.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1941
Red Oak - Profession
- Education
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- Lived in
- Red Oak
- Died
- Apr 22, 2010
Kansas City
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on July 23, 2013
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