King Kelly

Positions: Rightfielder, Catcher and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: December 31, 1857 in Troy, NY us

Died: November 8, 1894 in Boston, MA

Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, MA

Debut: May 1, 1878 (Age 20-121d, 374th in major league history)

Last Game: September 2, 1893 (Age 35-245d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1945. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).
View King Kelly's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1878 season

Full Name: Michael Joseph Kelly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.0

5896

1813

.308

1357

RBI

950

368

OBP

.368

SLG

.438

OPS

.806

OPS+

138

Summary of 5 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 5 lacking some details

3 Tms
CHC	2
CKK	2
BSN	1

Platoon
vs LHB	3
vs RHB	2

Home/Road
Away	5

Outs
Unk	5

4 Opps
STL	2
BUF	1
DTN	1
PIT	1

5 Batters
George Wood	1
Fred Carroll	1
Charlie Comiskey	1
Billy Hoy	1
Dan Brouthers	1

4 Parks
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	2
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	1
RecreationPk (DET)	1
RecreationPk (PIT)	1

Where Hit

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	3
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

8 Runs

Inning
7	1
8	2
9	2

7-end	5

RelScore
Unk	5

Unk	5

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	2
CF	1
C	1
LF	1

OrderPos
1st	2
Unk	1
4th	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat		Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-06-12	George Wood	DTN	CHC		b 8		1	1	7
2	2	2	1	1884-06-16	Dan Brouthers	BUF	CHC		b 8		2	4	3	IPHR
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat		Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
3	3	1	1	1887-08-09	Fred Carroll	PIT	BSN		b 9		1	1	2
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat		Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
4	4	1	1	1891-06-26	Billy Hoy	STL	CKK		b 7		1		8
5	5	2	2	1891-06-26	Charlie Comiskey	STL	CKK		b 9		3	6	3