Terry Kennedy
Terry Kennedy
Full Name:  Terrance Edward Kennedy
   School:  Saint Mary's High School in Pheonix, Arizona

Awards:  1977 The Sporting News Player of the Year
         2021 College Baseball Hall of Fame

Legacy Bricks:  Legacy Walk Map Link
   1982 Baseball HOF - Loc 48
   1976, 77 Baseball AA - Loc 67


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FSU Career
Baseball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  B  T  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1975  25  C       6-3  200  L  R  Fr   *   Mesa, AZ              
1976  25  C-OF    6-3  208  L  R  So   *   Mesa, AZ              
1977  25  C       6-3  210  L  R  Jr   *   Mesa, AZ              


Conference Awards
Baseball
Year  Award
1977  Metro Conference - Spring Sports Outstanding Athlete
      Metro Conference - Tournament MVP
      Metro Conference - All-Tournament Team


All-American Awards
Baseball
Year  Award
1976  The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
1977  The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American


Member of the FSU Hall of Fame
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1982
Swinging his big bat or crouched behind the plate, number 25, Terry Kennedy, gave Florida State his best - and his best was awesome. Playing from 1975 to 1977, he drove in 122 runs and clouted 32 homers. His 64 RBI's and 21 home runs in 1976 were school records. His incredible slugging average of .810 in '76 is still a school mark. Many honors came to Kennedy. In '76 he was All-Region and in '77 All-Metro. In 1976 and 1977 Terry was 1st team Sporting News All-American and in the latter year he was named college baseball's MVP. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals he played for the Redbirds for four years until traded to San Diego. In 1981 he was named to the National League All-Star Team. Since graduation, Kennedy has remained strongly supportive of Seminole baseball, his generous gift aiding in the improvement of Seminole Field. Amateur and pro, Terry Kennedy represents the best in Florida State athletics.

Kennedy and Litwhiler named to the 2021 Induction Class for National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

May 13th, 2021

LUBBOCK, Texas - The latest class will be inducted as part of the virtual College Baseball Night of Champions ceremony scheduled for June 26 and hosted by Dani Wexelman, currently a host for MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM and the host of the 2020 event.

"This is another outstanding class," said Mike Gustafson, president and CEO of the College Baseball Foundation and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. "With players from coast to coast and across so many levels of college baseball, this group has a little bit of everything."

Kennedy was a two-time Sporting News first-team All-American (1976-77) and was named Most Valuable Player in 1977. He earned all-region honors in 1976 and all-Metro Conference honors in 1977 and was the MVP of the 1977 Metro Conference Tournament. Drafted sixth overall in the 1977 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, he finished with a career .352 average, 30 home runs and 118 RBI in 130 games.

Terry Kennedy, Florida State, 1975-77 (Catcher)

  • The Sporting News National Player of the Year (1977)
  • In both 1976 and 1977, was named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News
  • Most Valuable Player recognition from the The Sporting News in 1977
  • Earned 1976 All-Region and 1977 All-Metro honors
  • Named MVP of 1977 Metro Conference tournament
  • From 1975-77, drove in 122 runs and hit 32 home runs
  • His 64 RBI, 21 home runs and .810 slugging average were school records in 1976
  • Drafted sixth overall by the St. Louis Cardinals


FSU Statistics
Baseball
Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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1975  .343  38      108  16  37  10   1   3  17   58  .537  20   1  21      .450  0  0   0   2
1976  .364  55      195  64  71  18   3  21  64  158  .810  34   5  39      .462  4  0   1   1
1977  .333  40      165  33  55  16   0   8  41   95  .576  15   1  33      .386  3  0   2   2
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Tot   .348 133   0  468 113 163  44   4  32 122  311  .665  69   7  93   0  .434  7  0   3   5
Fielding Statistics
Year   PO  AST  E   FLD%  DP
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1975   23    1  1   .960    
1976  193   20  1   .995    
1977  189   15  6   .971    
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Tot   405   36  8   .982   0
Baseball
Game Statistics
1975
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Feb 26 Saint Leo College      4  .000  1 DH   0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  1 Florida                6a1.000  1      1   0   1            1   1                      0            
Mar  2 Florida                4  .667  1 DH   2   0   1            0   1                      0            
Mar  6 Jacksonville           4  .286  1 DH   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  6 Jacksonville           4  .375  1 DH   1   2   1        1   2   4                      0            
Mar  7 Jacksonville           7a .375  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  9 Valdosta State Coll    4  .455  1 DH   3   0   2            1   2                      0            
Mar 12 Mercer                 4  .429  1 DH   3   0   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 13 Mercer                 4  .471  1 DH   3   2   2        1   1   5                      0            
Mar 15 FL International       4  .476  1 DH   4   1   2            2   2                      0            
Mar 20 Saint Leo College      4  .480  1 DH   4   0   2            0   2                      0            
Mar 20 Saint Leo College      4  .464  1 C    3   0   1 1          0   2                      0            
Mar 22 FL International       4  .382  1 DH   6   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 23 Michigan State         4  .351  1 DH   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 24 Michigan State         4a .342  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 28 Niagara                4  .350  1 DH   2   1   1 1          1   2                      0            
Mar 29 Tampa                  4  .318  1 C    4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 31 Niagara                7a .318  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  2 Columbus College       6  .319  1 DH   3   1   1            1   1            1         0            
Apr  4 Miami                  6  .294  1 DH   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  8 South Alabama          5  .302  1 DH   2   1   1 1          1   2                      0            
Apr  9 South Alabama          6a .315  1      1   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 12 Georgia Tech           6  .310  1 DH   4   1   1            1   1                      0            
Apr 13 Georgia Tech           6b .305  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 17 Stetson                6  .333  1 DH   4   0   3 2          1   5                      0            
Apr 22 Jacksonville           5  .324  1 DH   5   0   1 1          1   2                      0            
Apr 23 Jacksonville           7a .324  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 25 Mercer                 6  .315  1 DH   5   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 26 Mercer                 5  .329  1 DH   3   1   2            0   2                      0            
Apr 29 Florida                5  .333  1 DH   5   1   2 2          1   4                      0            
Apr 29 Florida                6a .341  1      1   0   1 1          0   2                      0            
Apr 30 Florida                5  .337  1 DH   4   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
May  2 Georgia Southern       5  .344  1 DH   4   2   2            1   2                      0            
May  4 Georgia Southern       5  .362  1 DH   4   0   3 1          0   4      1               0            
May  5 Georgia Southern       5  .357  1 C    4   1   1     1      1   3                      0           1
May  7 South Alabama          5  .353  1 DH   4   1   1 1          0   2                      0            
May 23 Miami                  5  .343  1 DH   3   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
May 24 Louisiana State        6  .343  1 DH   3   0   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
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                                 .343 38 30 108  16  37 11  1  3  17  59  0   1  0  1  0  0   0    0   0  1
1976
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Feb 22 Biscayne               4  .750  1 RF   4   3   3 1      2   2  10                      0            
Feb 22 Biscayne               4  .714  1 C    3   2   2 1   1      1   5                      0            
Feb 23 Miami                  4  .500  1 C    5   0   1            0   1                      0            
Feb 28 Southwestern La.       4  .467  1 C    3   0   1            0   1                      0            
Feb 29 Southwestern La.       4  .500  1 RF   5   2   3 2          2   5                      0            
Mar  3 Columbus College       4  .458  1 RF   4   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Mar  4 GA Southwestern St     4  .462  1 C    2   0   1 1          1   2                      0            
Mar  4 GA Southwestern St     4  .483  1 RF   3   1   2 1      1   3   6                      0            
Mar  6 GA Southwestern St     4  .438  1 C    3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  6 GA Southwestern St     4  .400  1 DH   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  9 Biscayne               4  .368  1 C    3   1   0            1   0            1         0            
Mar 10 Biscayne               4  .381  1 DH   4   2   2        1   4   5            1         0            
Mar 18 Howard                 4  .372  1 C    1   0   0            0   0      1               0            
Mar 18 Howard                 4  .370  1 RF   3   2   1            0   1      1               0            
Mar 20 Valdosta State Coll    4  .380  1 C    4   1   2        1   2   5                      0            
Mar 20 Saint Leo College      4  .382  1 RF   5   2   2     1      2   4                      0            
Mar 21 Saint Leo College      4  .367  1 RF   5   0   1            1   1                      0            
Mar 23 Stetson                4  .344  1 RF   4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 23 Stetson                4  .324  1 C    4   1   0            0   0                      0           1
Mar 24 Jacksonville           4  .347  1 C    4   3   3        2   4   9                      0            
Mar 24 Jacksonville           4  .342  1 RF   4   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Mar 26 Otterbein College      4  .350  1 RF   4   1   2        1   2   5                      0            
Mar 26 Otterbein College      4  .361  1 C    3   1   2        1   3   5                  1   1            
Mar 28 Valdosta State Coll    4  .352  1 C    5   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Mar 29 Stetson                4  .366  1 C    5   2   3        1   1   6                      0            
Mar 30 Stetson                4  .357  1 RF   5   1   1            0   1                      0            
Apr  3 Georgia Southern       4  .373  1 RF   4   3   3            1   3                      0            
Apr  4 Georgia Southern       4  .371  1 C    3   2   1        1   1   4                      0            
Apr  8 Jacksonville           4  .370  1 RF   3   2   1            0   1                      0            
Apr  9 Jacksonville           4  .366  1 RF   4   0   1 1          0   2                      0            
Apr 10 Mercer                 4  .374  1 DH   3   3   2 1          0   3                      0            
Apr 10 Mercer                 4  .381  1 RF   3   2   2 1          0   3      1               0            
Apr 11 South Florida          4  .392  1 RF   2   1   2            1   2                      0            
Apr 11 South Florida          4  .388  1 C    1   0   0            1   0            1         0            
Apr 12 Florida                4  .376  1 RF   4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 13 Florida                4  .375  1 C    3   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Apr 13 Niagara                4  .379  1 RF   4   2   2 1          1   3                      0            
Apr 14 Niagara                4  .370  1 RF   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 14 Niagara                4  .381  1 C    4   2   3 2          2   5                      0            
Apr 17 South Alabama          4  .385  1 C    4   2   2 1      1   3   6                      0            
Apr 17 South Alabama          4  .379  1 RF   2   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 18 South Alabama          4  .376  1 RF   4   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Apr 20 Florida                4  .371  1 C    2   0   0            0   0      1               0            
Apr 21 Florida                4  .378  1 C    5   2   3 1   1      2   6                      0            
Apr 24 South Alabama          4  .381  1 C    4   4   2 1          2   3                      0            
May  2 Georgia Tech           4  .388  1 C    5   2   3 1      1   3   7                      0            
May  2 Georgia Tech           4  .381  1 C    3   0   0            1   0            1         0            
May  5 Miami                  4  .378  1 C    4   0   1            0   1                      0            
May  6 Miami                  4  .369  1 C    4   0   0            0   0                      0            
May  6 Miami                  4  .372  1 RF   4   1   2 2          4   4                      0            
May  8 Georgia Southern       4  .375  1 C    4   1   2        1   3   5      1               0            
May  9 Georgia Southern       4  .375  1 DH   0   0   0            0   0                      0            
May 21 Jacksonville           4  .380  1 RF   3   2   2        2   4   8                      0   1    0   
May 24 Auburn                 4  .372  1 RF   4   1   0            0   0                      0   1    0   
May 24 Jacksonville           4  .364  1 RF   4   0   0            0   0                      0   2    1   
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                                 .364 55 55 195  64  71 18  3 21  63 158  0   5  0  4  0  1   1    4   1  1
1977
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Feb 26 Saint Leo College      4  .000  1 C    4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  1 Jacksonville           4  .375  1 C    4   1   3        1   4   6                      0            
Mar  2 Jacksonville           4  .400  1 C    2   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Mar  7 Florida                4  .357  1 C    4   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Mar  7 Florida                4  .278  1 DH   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 13 Valdosta State Coll    4  .286  1 C    3   2   1        1   3   4            1         0            
Mar 26 Georgia Southern       5  .320  1 DH   4   1   2            0   2                      0            
Mar 26 Georgia Southern       5  .357  1 DH   3   1   2            1   2                      0            
Mar 27 Georgia Southern       5  .375  1 DH   4   1   2 1          1   3                      0            
Mar 30 Troy State             4  .343  1 C    3   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  3 Nevada-Las Vegas       4  .359  1 C    4   0   2 1          0   3  0      0            0   4    0   
Apr  3 Southern California    4  .326  1 DH   4   0   0            1   0  0      1            0   0    0   
Apr  4 Hawaii                 4  .300  1 C    7   1   1            0   1  0      1            0  10    0   
Apr  5 Kearney State          4  .286  1 DH   6   0   1            0   1  0      4            0   0    0   
Apr  6 Southern California    4  .267  1 C    4   0   0            0   0  0      2            0   8    1   
Apr  7 Nevada-Las Vegas       4  .262  1 C    5   0   1            0   1  0      0            0   6    1  1
Apr  8 Kearney State          4  .271  1 DH   5   2   2 1          3   3  0      0            0   0    0   
Apr  8 Hawaii                 4  .274  1 C    3   1   1            1   1  0      0  1         0   8    0   
Apr 12 Valdosta State Coll    4  .276  1 DH   3   2   1 1          1   2                      0            
Apr 15 Saint Leo College      4  .288  1 C    4   0   2 2          4   4                      0           1
Apr 15 Saint Leo College      4  .298  1 DH   4   1   2            1   2                  1   1            
Apr 17 Florida                4  .307  1 RF   4   0   2 1          1   3            1         0            
Apr 19 Miami                  4  .312  1 RF   5   1   2        1   1   5                      0            
Apr 20 Miami                  4  .302  1 C    3   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 24 South Florida          4  .317  1 C    5   3   3 2          0   5      1               0            
Apr 25 Miami                  4  .308  1 RF   6   1   1 1          3   2                      0           1
Apr 26 Miami                  4  .306  1 C    4   1   1 1          0   2                      0           1
Apr 26 Miami                  4  .293  1 RF   5   0   0            0   0                      0            
May  4 Mercer                 4  .292  1 RF   4   0   1 1          0   2                      0            
May  4 Mercer                 4  .301  1 C    3   2   2            1   2                      0            
May  7 Georgia Southern       4  .307  1 RF   4   1   2            0   2                      0            
May  8 Georgia Southern       4  .313  1 C    4   1   2        1   2   5                      0            
May 13 Tulane                 4  .301  1 RF   5   0   0            0   0                      0            
May 13 Louisville             4  .321  1 C    4   1   4            2   4                  2   2            
May 14 Memphis State          4  .331  1 C    5   2   3        2   3   9                      0            
May 15 Tulane                 4  .329  1 RF   4   0   1            1   1                      0            
May 15 Tulane                 4  .331  1 C    5   0   2 2          1   4  0      1            0   6    1   
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                                 .331 37 37 154  31  51 14  0  8  37  89  0   1  9  3  0  3   3   42   3  4


Pro Career
Baseball
Height: 6-3   Weight: 220  Throws: Right  Bats: Left
Drafted: 1977, June Regular Draft, 1st Round  #6, St. Louis Cardinals, OF    
Debut: September 4, 1978

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
1978  StL    St. Louis Cardinals                 16      C
1979  StL    St. Louis Cardinals                 16      C
1980  StL    St. Louis Cardinals                 16      C-OF
1981  SD     San Diego Padres                    16      C
1982  SD     San Diego Padres                    16      C-1B
1983  SD     San Diego Padres                    16      C-1B
1984  SD     San Diego Padres                    16      C
1985  SD     San Diego Padres                    16      C-1B
1986  SD     San Diego Padres                    16      C
1987  Bal    Baltimore Orioles                   15      C
1988  Bal    Baltimore Orioles                   15      C
1989  SF     San Francisco Giants                16      C-1B
1990  SF     San Francisco Giants                16      C
1991  SF     San Francisco Giants                16      C-1B


Pro Statistics
Baseball
Batting Statistics
Year Team   AVG   GP   GS   AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP   SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB ATT
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1978 StL   .172   10    9   29    0    5   0   0   0   2    5  .172   4   0    3   2  .273   0   0   0   0
1979 StL   .284   33   26  109   11   31   7   0   2  17   44  .404   6   0   20   2  .319   1   0   0   0
1980 StL   .254   84   64  248   28   63  12   3   4  34   93  .375  28   0   34   9  .325   4   1   0   0
1981 SD    .301  101   98  382   32  115  24   1   2  41  147  .385  22   2   53   7  .341   2   4   0   2
1982 SD    .295  153  145  562   75  166  42   1  21  97  273  .486  26   5   91   7  .328   8   3   1   1
1983 SD    .284  149  145  549   47  156  27   2  17  98  238  .434  51   2   89  10  .342   9   1   1   4
1984 SD    .240  148  141  530   54  127  16   1  14  57  187  .353  33   2   99  16  .284   5   0   1   3
1985 SD    .261  143  134  532   54  139  27   1  10  74  198  .372  31   0  102  19  .301   2   0   0   0
1986 SD    .264  141  114  432   46  114  22   1  12  57  174  .403  37   2   74  10  .324   1   4   0   3
1987 Bal   .250  143  135  512   51  128  13   1  18  62  197  .385  35   1  112  13  .299   0   1   1   1
1988 Bal   .226   85   75  265   20   60  10   0   3  16   79  .298  15   1   53  13  .269   2   2   0   0
1989 SF    .239  125  102  355   19   85  15   0   5  34  115  .324  35   0   56   6  .306   2   3   1   4
1990 SF    .277  107   84  303   25   84  22   0   2  26  112  .370  31   0   38   7  .342   2   3   1   3
1991 SF    .234   69   40  171   12   40   7   1   3  13   58  .339  11   1   31   4  .283   1   0   0   0
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14 Years   .264 1491 1312 4979  474 1313 244  12 113 628 1920  .386 365  16  855 125  .314  39  22   6  21
All-Star Batting Statistics
Year Team   AVG   GP   GS   AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP   SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB ATT
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1981 SD    .000    1         1    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    0   0  .000   0   0   0   0
1983 SD    .000    0         0    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    0   0  .000   0   0   0   0
1985 SD    .500    1         2    0    1   0   0   0   1    1  .500   0   0    0   0  .500   0   0   0   0
1987 Bal   .000    1         2    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    1   0  .000   0   0   0   0
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4 Years    .200    3    0    5    0    1   0   0   0   1    1  .200   0   0    1   0  .200   0   0   0   0
Playoff Batting Statistics
Year Team   AVG   GP   GS   AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP   SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB ATT
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1984 SD    .222    5        18    2    4   0   0   0   1    4  .222   1   0    3   1  .250   1   0   0   0
1989 SF    .188    5        16    0    3   1   0   0   0    4  .250   1   0    4   0  .235   0   0   0   0
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2 Years    .206   10    0   34    2    7   1   0   0   1    8  .235   2   0    7   1  .243   1   0   0   0
World Series Batting Statistics
Year Team   AVG   GP   GS   AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP   SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB ATT
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1984 SD    .211    5        19    2    4   1   0   1   3    8  .421   1   0    1   0  .250   0   0   0   0
1989 SF    .167    4        12    1    2   0   0   0   2    2  .167   1   0    3   0  .231   0   0   0   0
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2 Years    .194    9    0   31    3    6   1   0   1   5   10  .323   2   0    4   0  .242   0   0   0   0
Fielding Statistics
Year Team Pos   GP   PO  Ast   E  DP  Fld%
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1978 StL  C     10   46    4   1   1  .980
1979 StL  C     32  135    7   1   1  .993
1980 StL  C     41  182   21   7   3  .967
  "   "   OF    28   49    1   0   0 1.000
1981 SD   C    100  465   63  20  12  .964
1982 SD   C    139  666   56   7  11  .990
  "   "   1B    12  111   10   2   7  .984
1983 SD   C    143  782   79  12   8  .986
  "   "   1B     4   25    3   0   4 1.000
1984 SD   C    147  708   54  14   6  .982
1985 StL  C    140  654   67  10  12  .986
1985 SD   1B     5    8    1   0   0 1.000
1986 SD   C    123  692   70   8  13  .990
1987 Bal  C    142  750   58   6  11  .993
1988 Bal  C     79  332   23   2   3  .994
1989 SF   C    121  516   47   8   6  .986
  "   "   1B     3    3    0   0   0 1.000
1990 SF   C    103  390   38   4   3  .991
1991 SF   C     58  237   36   6   2  .978
  "   "   1B     2    3    0   0   0 1.000
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14 Years      1432 6754  638 108 103  .986