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.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 17	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 18	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 19	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 20 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 20 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
8	8	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	10	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 30	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-15	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 3 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
15	15	May 3 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 4	NYY	@	DET	T,2-2	CG	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 6	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 11	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 13	NYY		SLB	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	23	May 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 18	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	26	May 19	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	27	May 20	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
28	28	May 21	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 23	NYY		BOS	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 24	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 25	NYY		BOS	W,17-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 26	NYY		BOS	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
33	33	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	34	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	May 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	Jun 3	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	41	Jun 4 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
42	42	Jun 4 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,17-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 5	NYY	@	DET	W,7-0	GS	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
							43gm			79	2	3	84	0