finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1970 left tulsa , oklahoma 1970 july 9 .125 0 0 infielder st. louis cardinals batting average home runs runs batted in june 14 1 november 1946 jim kennedy -lrb- infielder -rrb-
 st. louis cardinals jimmy jim kennedy right
jim kennedy -lrb- infielder -rrb-

james earl kennedy -lrb- born november 1 , 1946 -rrb- is a former professional baseball player .
he played part of one season in major league baseball for the st. louis cardinals in 1970 , appearing in seven games as a shortstop and five games as a second baseman .
jim was a standout athlete at arvin high school .
he was originally signed by the new york yankees in 1966 as a free agent , and was acquired by the cardinals prior to the 1970 season through the rule 5 draft .
jim 's younger brother , junior kennedy , also played in mlb from 1974-83 .
