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Former Cub Don Kessinger watching with pride as grandson Grae arrives with Astros at Wrigley Field “We’re kind of living through Grae right now,” Kessinger told the Sun-Times.
Ole Miss legend and MLB All-Star Don Kessinger will have his jersey number retired April 22, as the third-ranked Rebels open a three-game series against LSU at Swayze Field.
Don Kessinger wasn't a particular hero of mine as a kid. I barely remember seeing him on TV at the end of his career with the White Sox in late 1970s. Also, as a lefty, ...
Don Kessinger on the ‘Curse of the Billy Goat’ and its effect on the 1969 Cubs. ... I guess I still don’t really view the windup of that season like that.
Kessinger played baseball at Ole Miss from 1962-64, and he was an ABCA First-Team All-American in 1964. He then became the Ole Miss baseball head coach from 1991-96.
Kessinger spent parts of the last two seasons with the Astros as a utility infielder, batting .131 in 49 games. Houston drafted Kessinger, the grandson of six-time All-Star shortstop Don Kessinger ...
Former Ole Miss shortstop and baseball coach Don Kessinger has been nominated for the College World Series Legends Team, and Rebels fans can vote to help secure Kessinger's spot on that team. To ...
Former Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger remembers teammate Ernie Banks as “the greatest ambassador for baseball and a terrific teammate and friend.”Kessinger, 72, said he had planned to attend ...
But I don’t remember any talk about a curse — at least not among the players.” Kessinger, a six-time All-Star, believes that for several seasons in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Cubs ...
Don Kessinger has a special connection to the city of Chicago. He was the Cubs’ second baseman for 12 seasons and attended six All Star games during that time. After a brief stint with the St. Louis ...