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

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

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	102 (101)	Aug 20 (1)	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
2	103	Aug 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
3	104	Aug 21	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
4	105	Aug 22	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
5	106	Aug 23	NYG		PIT	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
6	107	Aug 24	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	14	0	0	14	0
7	110 (2)	Aug 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	1
8	111	Aug 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-14	CG	46	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	117 (5)	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
10	118	Sep 6	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
11	119	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	8	4	0	12	1
12	120	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
13	121	Sep 9 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
14	122	Sep 9 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
15	123	Sep 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
16	124	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
17	125	Sep 12	NYG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
18	126	Sep 13	NYG	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	127	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
20	128	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
21	129	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	13	0	1	14	1
22	130	Sep 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	13	0	1	14	1
23	131	Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	3
24	132	Sep 20	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
25	133	Sep 24 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	3
26	134	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	9	0	0	9	0
27	135	Sep 25 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,14-2	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
28	136	Sep 25 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
29	137	Sep 26	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
30	138	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
31	139	Sep 28 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
32	140	Sep 28 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
							32gm		275.0	341	11	2	354	19