Charlie Keller

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 12, 1916 in Middletown, MD us

Died: May 23, 1990 in Frederick, MD

Buried: Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, MD

High School: Frederick HS (Frederick, MD)

School: University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: April 22, 1939 (Age 22-222d, 8,636th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1952 (Age 36-002d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Charles Ernest Keller

Nicknames: King Kong

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Relatives: Brother of Hal Keller

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.6

3790

1085

189

.286

725

RBI

760

OBP

.410

SLG

.518

OPS

.928

OPS+

152

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 22	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 25	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
4	4	Apr 27	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	8	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	CG	52	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	May 2 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	10	May 2 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
11	11	May 4	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	12	May 5	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	May 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 7	NYY		PHA	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 8	NYY		PHA	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 9 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 9 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 12	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 14	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 16 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 16 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	35	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
23	23	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 23 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 23 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	26	May 27	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	27	May 28	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
28	28	May 29	NYY		CLE	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 30 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	30	May 30 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 31 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,5-10	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	32	May 31 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	33	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
34	34	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	Jun 4	NYY		SLB	W,6-4	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	36	Jun 5	NYY		SLB	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	37	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	38	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
39	39	Jun 10	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	40	Jun 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 12	NYY	@	PHA	W,14-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	42	Jun 13 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	43	Jun 13 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
44	44	Jun 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 15	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 16	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	47	Jun 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	48	Jun 18	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 19	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	50	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	51	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	52	Jun 22	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 23 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	54	Jun 23 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	55	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	T,2-2	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	57	Jun 27 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	58	Jun 27 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	50	11.1	2	0	0	2	0
59	59	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	45	11.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	60	Jul 1	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	75 (14)	Jul 16	NYY		PHA	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	76	Jul 17	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	77	Jul 18 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
64	78	Jul 18 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	79	Jul 21	NYY		SLB	L,0-1	CG	36	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	80	Jul 22	NYY		SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	81	Jul 23	NYY		SLB	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	82	Jul 24 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
69	83	Jul 24 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	84	Jul 25 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	85	Jul 25 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	86	Jul 26	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	87	Jul 27	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	88	Jul 28	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	89	Jul 29	NYY		CLE	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	90	Jul 30	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	91	Jul 31	NYY		DET	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	92	Aug 1 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	93	Aug 1 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	94	Aug 3 (1)	NYY		DET	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	95	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		DET	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	96	Aug 6	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	97	Aug 7	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
84	98	Aug 8 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	99	Aug 8 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	100	Aug 10	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-10	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	101	Aug 11	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	102	Aug 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	103	Aug 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	104	Aug 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
91	105	Aug 15 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
92	106	Aug 15 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	7.1	1	0	0	1	0
93	107	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	108	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	109	Aug 18 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	110	Aug 18 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	67	13.1	2	0	0	2	0
97	111	Aug 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	51	13.0	4	0	0	4	0
98	112	Aug 20	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	113	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	114	Aug 22 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,0-12	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	115	Aug 22 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	116	Aug 23	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	117	Aug 24 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	118	Aug 24 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	119	Aug 25 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	120	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	121	Aug 28	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
108	122	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	123	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	124	Aug 30	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	125	Sep 3	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	126	Sep 4	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	127	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	128	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	129	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-11	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	130	Sep 6 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	131	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	132	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	133	Sep 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	134	Sep 12 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	136 (1)	Sep 14	NYY		PHA	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	137	Sep 15	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	138	Sep 16	NYY		PHA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	139	Sep 17	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	140	Sep 19 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
126	141	Sep 19 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	142	Sep 22	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	143	Sep 23	NYY		DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	144	Sep 24	NYY		DET	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	145	Sep 25	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	50	14.0	2	1	0	3	0
131	146	Sep 26 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	147	Sep 26 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	148	Sep 27	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	149	Sep 28	NYY		CLE	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
135	150	Sep 29 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	151	Sep 29 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	152	Sep 30	NYY		CHW	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	153	Oct 2 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
139	154	Oct 2 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
140	155	Oct 3	NYY		SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
							140gm			286	8	2	296	0