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Posts tagged with John Kennedy

Last Updated: Feb. 01, 2017 · 9:58 a.m.

Kennedy talking with three of his teammates in 1957 spring training in this photo from a Philadelphia Evening Bulletin newspaper article.

The story of John Kennedy, the Phillies’ forgotten first black player

“He was quiet until he put that uniform on. Then he turned into a demon.”