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.

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
2	2	Apr 18	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
3	3	Apr 19 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
4	4	Apr 19 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
5	5	Apr 20	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
7	7	Apr 22	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
8	8	Apr 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
10	10	Apr 26	NYG		BSN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	21	1	0	22	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYG		BSN	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
12	12	Apr 28	NYG		BSN	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
13	13	Apr 29	NYG		PHI	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
14	14	Apr 30	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
16	16	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	12	0	0	12	0
17	17	May 3	NYG		BRO	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
18	18	May 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-9	CG	59	13.0	10	0	0	10	0
19	19	May 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
20	20	May 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-8	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
21	21	May 8	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
22	22	May 9	NYG		CHC	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
23	23	May 11	NYG		CHC	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
24	24	May 13	NYG		PIT	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
25	25	May 14	NYG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
26	26	May 16	NYG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
27	27	May 17	NYG		CIN	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
28	28	May 18	NYG		CIN	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	11	2	1	14	0
29	29	May 19	NYG		CIN	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
30	30	May 20	NYG		STL	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
31	31	May 22	NYG		STL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
32	32	May 23	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
33	33	May 24	NYG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
34	34	May 25	NYG		PHI	W,12-8	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
35	35	May 26	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
36	36	May 27	NYG		PHI	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
37	37	May 28	NYG		BRO	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	4
38	38	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
41	41	May 31	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	1	7	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	NYG	@	PHI	W,22-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
43	43	Jun 2	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
44	44	Jun 5	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
45	45	Jun 6	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	4
46	46	Jun 7	NYG	@	CHC	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	12	0	1	13	1
47	47	Jun 8	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
48	48	Jun 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
49	49	Jun 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
50	50	Jun 13	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	7	2	0	9	2
51	51	Jun 14	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	9	1	0	10	0
52	52	Jun 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
53	53	Jun 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
54	54	Jun 17	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
55	55	Jun 18	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	0
56	56	Jun 19	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
57	57	Jun 20	NYG	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
58	58	Jun 22	NYG		BSN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
59	59	Jun 23	NYG		BSN	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
60	60	Jun 24	NYG		BSN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	1	13	2
61	61	Jun 25	NYG		PHI	W,11-10	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
62	62	Jun 26	NYG		PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
63	63	Jun 27	NYG	@	BSN	W,15-8	CG	51	11.0	10	0	0	10	2
64	64	Jun 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
65	65	Jun 30 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
66	66	Jun 30 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
68	68	Jul 2	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
69	69	Jul 3	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	4
70	70	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
71	71	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
72	72	Jul 7	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
73	73	Jul 8	NYG		CIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
74	74	Jul 9	NYG		CIN	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
75	75	Jul 10	NYG		PIT	W,9-8	CG	50	10.0	12	1	0	13	1
76	76	Jul 11	NYG		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	15	4	0	19	2
77	77	Jul 12 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	0
78	78	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	1	8	1
79	79	Jul 13	NYG		PIT	L,1-10	CG	49	9.0	11	2	0	13	2
80	80	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
81	81	Jul 15	NYG		CHC	L,5-9	CG	44	10.0	16	0	0	16	0
82	82	Jul 16 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
83	83	Jul 16 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
84	84	Jul 17	NYG		CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
85	85	Jul 18	NYG		STL	L,4-6	GS	13	3.0	3	1	0	4	0
86	92 (6)	Jul 28 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
87	93	Jul 28 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
88	94	Jul 29	NYG	@	CHC	W,15-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
89	95	Jul 30 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	10	0	0	10	0
90	96	Jul 30 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,17-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
91	97	Jul 31	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	98	Aug 1	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
93	99	Aug 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
94	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,14-4	GS	26	7.0	7	0	0	7	1
95	101	Aug 5	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
96	102	Aug 6 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
97	103	Aug 6 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
98	104	Aug 7	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
99	105	Aug 8	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
100	106	Aug 9	NYG	@	STL	L,12-13	CG	72	14.2	18	0	1	19	1
101	107	Aug 11 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
102	108	Aug 11 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
103	109	Aug 12	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
104	110	Aug 14	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	9	1	1	11	0
105	111	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
106	112	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
107	113	Aug 16	NYG		CIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
108	114	Aug 17	NYG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	11	0	1	12	0
109	115	Aug 18	NYG		CIN	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
110	116	Aug 19	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	12.0	21	0	0	21	0
111	117	Aug 20	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
112	118	Aug 21	NYG		PIT	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
113	119	Aug 23 (1)	NYG		STL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
114	120	Aug 23 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
115	121	Aug 24	NYG		STL	W,5-4	CG	53	14.0	17	2	0	19	0
116	122	Aug 25	NYG		STL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
117	123	Aug 26	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
118	124	Aug 27	NYG		CHC	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
119	125	Aug 28	NYG		CHC	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
120	126	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
121	127	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	128	Sep 1	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
123	129	Sep 2	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
124	130	Sep 3 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
125	131	Sep 3 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,1-8	CG	0	9.0	13	0	1	14	2
126	132	Sep 4	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
127	133	Sep 6	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
128	134	Sep 7	NYG		PHI	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
129	135	Sep 8	NYG		PHI	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
130	136	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	12	1	0	13	4
131	137	Sep 10	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
132	138	Sep 11	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
133	139	Sep 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
134	140	Sep 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
135	141	Sep 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
136	142	Sep 17	NYG	@	CHC	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
137	143	Sep 18	NYG	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
138	144	Sep 21 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
139	145	Sep 21 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	13	1	1	15	1
140	146	Sep 22	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
141	147	Sep 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
142	148	Sep 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
143	149	Sep 28	NYG		BRO	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
144	150	Sep 29	NYG		BRO	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
145	152 (1)	Oct 6	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	15	1	0	16	2
							145gm		1302.0	1568	60	12	1640	111