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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Sep 12)

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG		BSN	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
2	2	Apr 15	NYG		BSN	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
3	3	Apr 18	NYG		PHI	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 19	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,0-3	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
6	6	Apr 24	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	33	8.2	8	1	0	9	1
8	8	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 29	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
10	10	Apr 30	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	28	5.2	7	0	1	8	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
12	12	May 3	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-9	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
13	13	May 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
14	14	May 5	NYG		BRO	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	14	0	1	15	0
15	15	May 6	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
16	16	May 7	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	CG	49	11.0	15	1	0	16	1
17	17	May 9	NYG		BSN	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	3
18	18	May 11	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
19	19	May 13	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
20	20	May 15	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
21	21	May 17	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	61	14.2	14	1	0	15	3
22	22	May 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	56	12.0	11	0	0	11	0
23	23	May 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,17-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
24	24	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
25	25	May 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
26	26	May 22	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	44	9.1	10	2	0	12	1
27	27	May 23	NYG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 24	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
29	29	May 25	NYG	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
30	30	May 27 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,2-5	CG	46	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
31	31	May 27 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	15	2	0	17	0
32	32	May 28	NYG		PHI	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
33	33	May 29	NYG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
34	34	May 30	NYG		PHI	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
35	35	May 31 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
36	36	May 31 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	37	Jun 1	NYG	@	BRO	L,9-10	CG	49	8.2	9	1	0	10	0
38	38	Jun 2	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
39	39	Jun 3 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
40	40	Jun 3 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
41	41	Jun 4	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-8	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
42	42	Jun 6	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	13	1	1	15	1
43	43	Jun 7	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
44	44	Jun 8	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
45	45	Jun 9	NYG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
46	46	Jun 10	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	11	2	1	14	0
47	47	Jun 11	NYG		CIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	1	9	1
48	48	Jun 12	NYG		STL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
49	49	Jun 13	NYG		STL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
50	50	Jun 14	NYG		STL	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
51	51	Jun 15	NYG		STL	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
52	52	Jun 18	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
53	53	Jun 19	NYG		PIT	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
54	54	Jun 20	NYG		PIT	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
55	55	Jun 22	NYG		CHC	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
56	56	Jun 23	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	2
57	57	Jun 24	NYG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	4
58	58	Jun 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	2	14	0
59	59	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	43	11.0	15	1	0	16	2
60	60	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	12	2	0	14	1
61	61	Jun 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
62	62	Jun 28	NYG	@	PHI	W,18-3	CG	34	9.0	16	1	0	17	2
63	63	Jun 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
64	64	Jun 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
65	65	Jun 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
67	67	Jul 2 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,7-9	CG	50	11.0	13	1	0	14	1
68	68	Jul 2 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
69	69	Jul 4	NYG		BSN	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
70	70	Jul 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	71	Jul 5 susp	NYG		PHI	W,13-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
72	72	Jul 8	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
73	73	Jul 9	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	50	12.2	16	0	0	16	2
74	74	Jul 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
75	75	Jul 11	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
76	76	Jul 12	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.2	16	0	0	16	0
77	77	Jul 13	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	45	12.0	16	2	0	18	1
78	78	Jul 14	NYG	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
79	79	Jul 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	60	17.0	29	1	0	30	1
80	80	Jul 17 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
81	81	Jul 17 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
82	82	Jul 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
83	83	Jul 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
84	84	Jul 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	15	0	1	16	1
85	85	Jul 23	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	14	2	0	16	1
86	86	Jul 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
87	87	Jul 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
88	88	Jul 27	NYG		STL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	15	0	1	16	3
89	89	Jul 28	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	59	14.0	20	1	0	21	0
90	90	Jul 29	NYG		STL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
91	91	Jul 30	NYG		STL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
92	92	Jul 31	NYG		CIN	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	93	Aug 1	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
94	94	Aug 2	NYG		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
95	95	Aug 3	NYG		CIN	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
96	96	Aug 5	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	18	2	0	20	0
97	97	Aug 6 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
98	98	Aug 6 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
99	99	Aug 7	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	2
100	100	Aug 8	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
101	101	Aug 9	NYG		PIT	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
102	102	Aug 11 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
103	103	Aug 11 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
104	104	Aug 12	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
105	105	Aug 13	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
106	106	Aug 14	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
107	107	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,7-8	CG	53	11.0	14	0	0	14	0
108	108	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,4-1	CG	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	109	Aug 17 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	45	10.0	7	1	0	8	2
110	110	Aug 17 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	8	1	0	9	2
111	111	Aug 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
112	112	Aug 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
113	113	Aug 22	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	39	11.0	14	0	0	14	0
114	114	Aug 23	NYG	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
115	115	Aug 24	NYG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
116	116	Aug 25	NYG	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
117	117	Aug 26	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
118	118	Aug 27 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	66	17.0	22	1	0	23	3
119	119	Aug 27 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	T,0-0	CG	16	5.0	5	1	0	6	0
120	120	Aug 28	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	3
121	121	Aug 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
122	122	Aug 30 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
123	123	Aug 30 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
124	124	Aug 31	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	125	Sep 1	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
126	126	Sep 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
127	127	Sep 3	NYG		BSN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	4
128	128	Sep 4	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
129	129	Sep 5	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
130	130	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	131	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	3
132	132	Sep 8 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
133	133	Sep 8 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
134	134	Sep 9	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
135	135	Sep 11	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
136	136	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
137	137	Sep 13	NYG		STL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	12	3	0	15	0
138	138	Sep 14	NYG		STL	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
139	139	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	14	3	0	17	0
140	140	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
141	141	Sep 17	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	12	1	0	13	0
142	142	Sep 18	NYG		PIT	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
143	143	Sep 19	NYG		CIN	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	11	2	0	13	1
144	144	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	16	1	0	17	1
145	145	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
146	146	Sep 21	NYG		CIN	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
147	147	Sep 22	NYG		CHC	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	1	13	2
148	148	Sep 25	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	16	1	0	17	2
149	149	Sep 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
150	150	Sep 27 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	14	2	0	16	1
151	151	Sep 27 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
152	152	Oct 1 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-4	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
153	153	Oct 1 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
154	154	Oct 2	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
155	155	Oct 3	NYG		PHI	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
							155gm		1411.0	1759	103	11	1873	115