George Kelly

Name Note: Name presented as High Pockets Kelly in some sources

Positions: First Baseman, Second Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: September 10, 1895 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: October 13, 1984 in Burlingame, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA

Debut: August 18, 1915 (Age 19-342d, 4,384th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 26, 1932 (Age 36-320d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View George Kelly's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: George Lange Kelly

Nicknames: High Pockets

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Relatives: Brother of Ren Kelly; Cousin of Rich Chiles; Nephew of Bill Lange

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.9

5993

1778

148

.297

819

RBI

1020

OBP

.342

SLG

.452

OPS

.795

OPS+

109

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-13 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 41 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	18 (8-7-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 41 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (11-8-4)

Most Driven In
L Doyle	2
F Merkle	1

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	106 (105)	Aug 18	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0			1.000			9	.48	0.010	.72	0.01%	0.10	PH
2	2	107	Aug 19	NYG		CIN	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.250	.000	.250	6	.42	-0.029	.60	-0.03%	-0.32	1B
3	3	108	Aug 20	NYG		CIN	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	6	.36	-0.002	.41	0.00%	-1.01	1B
4	4	109	Aug 21	NYG		STL	L,4-5	GS-13	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.083	.000	.083	6	1.29	-0.147	1.55	-0.11%	-0.88	1B
5	5	110	Aug 23 (1)	NYG		STL	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.071	.000	.071	6	.52	-0.026	.39	-0.01%	-0.31	1B
6	6	111	Aug 23 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.067	.000	.067	9	1.50	-0.036	.98	-0.01%	-0.08	PH
7	7	112	Aug 24	NYG		STL	L,1-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.063	.000	.063	8	.18	-0.005	.09	0.00%	-0.43	PH
8	8	114 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,7-9	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.056	.000	.056	6	.68	-0.018	.37	-0.01%	-0.19	1B
9	9	115	Aug 26	NYG		PIT	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.053	.000	.053	2	3.63	-0.094	1.11	-0.02%	-0.31	PH 1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	121 (5)	Sep 2 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.050	.000	.050	9	1.31	-0.035	.33	-0.01%	-0.19	PH
11	11	133 (11)	Sep 12 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,17-5	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.050	.095	.050	.145	4						1B
12	12	144 (10)	Sep 21 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.045	.087	.045	.132	4						1B
13	13	146 (1)	Sep 23	NYG	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	1		0		0	0	0				0		.154	.185	.269	.454	6						CF
14	14	147	Sep 25	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.133	.161	.233	.395	6						CF
15	15	148	Sep 26	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.129	.156	.226	.382	4						1B
16	16	149	Sep 29	NYG		BRO	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.143	.167	.229	.395	6	1.05	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
17	17	151 (1)	Oct 4 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.154	.175	.231	.406	6	1.21	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.17	CF
							4-13		41	39	2	6	0	0	1	3	1	0	9	0	0		0		0		.154	.175	.231	.406		.95	-0.414	.55	-0.18%	-3.68

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