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.

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 21	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	7	Apr 22	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	8	Apr 23	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	9	Apr 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	11	Apr 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	12	Apr 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	13	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	14	Apr 30	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	15	May 1	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	16	May 2	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
12	17	May 3	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
13	18	May 4	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	19	May 5	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	20	May 6	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	21	May 8	NYY		SLB	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	22	May 9	NYY		SLB	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	23	May 10	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	24	May 11	NYY		BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	25	May 12	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	26	May 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	27	May 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	28	May 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	29	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	30	May 19 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	31	May 19 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
27	32	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	42	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
28	33	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	34	May 22	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	35	May 23	NYY	@	DET	W,12-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	36	May 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	37	May 26 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	38	May 26 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	39	May 28	NYY		WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	40	May 29	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	41	May 30 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	42	May 30 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	43	May 31	NYY		PHA	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	44	Jun 1	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	45	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	46	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	47	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	48	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	49	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	50	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	51	Jun 9 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	52	Jun 9 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	53	Jun 10	NYY		DET	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	54	Jun 11	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	55	Jun 12	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	56	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	57	Jun 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	58	Jun 16 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	59	Jun 16 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	60	Jun 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	61	Jun 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
57	62	Jun 21	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
58	63	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	64	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	55	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	65	Jun 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	66	Jun 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	67	Jun 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	68	Jun 28	NYY		PHA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	69	Jun 29	NYY		PHA	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	70	Jun 30	NYY		PHA	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	71	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	72	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	73	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	74	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	75	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	76	Jul 6	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	77	Jul 7 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	78	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	79	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	80	Jul 13	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	81	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
77	82	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	83	Jul 15	NYY		DET	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	84	Jul 17 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
80	85	Jul 17 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
81	86	Jul 18	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	87	Jul 20	NYY		CHW	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	88	Jul 21 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	89	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
85	90	Jul 23	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	91	Jul 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
87	92	Jul 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	93	Jul 27	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	94	Jul 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	95	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	96	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	54	11.2	4	0	0	4	0
92	97	Jul 30	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	98	Jul 31	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	99	Aug 1	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	100	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	101	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	102	Aug 7	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	49	11.1	2	0	0	2	0
98	103	Aug 8 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	104	Aug 8 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	105	Aug 9	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	106	Aug 10	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	CG	52	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	107	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
103	108	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,9-1	CG	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	109	Aug 14	NYY		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	110	Aug 15 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	111	Aug 15 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	112	Aug 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	113	Aug 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	114	Aug 18 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	115	Aug 18 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	116	Aug 20	NYY		CHW	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
112	117	Aug 21 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	118	Aug 21 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	0	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	119	Aug 22 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
115	120	Aug 22 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	121	Aug 23	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
117	122	Aug 24	NYY		SLB	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	123	Aug 25	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	124	Aug 26	NYY		DET	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	125	Aug 27	NYY		DET	L,4-7	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	126	Aug 28	NYY		CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
122	127	Aug 29	NYY		CLE	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	128	Aug 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	129	Sep 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	130	Sep 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	131	Sep 2 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	132	Sep 4	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	133	Sep 5	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
129	134	Sep 6	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	135	Sep 7	NYY		WSH	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	136	Sep 8 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-2	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	137	Sep 8 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	138	Sep 10	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	139	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	140	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	141	Sep 13	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	142	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	143	Sep 15 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
139	144	Sep 15 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
140	145	Sep 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
141	146	Sep 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	147	Sep 18 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	148	Sep 22 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
144	149	Sep 22 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
145	150	Sep 23	NYY		PHA	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	151	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	152	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
148	153	Sep 29 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
149	154	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
							149gm			296	4	7	307	0