Alex Kellner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: August 26, 1924 in Tucson, AZ us

Died: May 3, 1996 in Tucson, AZ

Buried: Cremated

High School: Amphitheater HS (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: April 29, 1948 (Age 23-247d, 10,515th in major league history)
vs. BOS 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 23, 1959 (Age 34-301d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Alexander Raymond Kellner

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Relatives: Brother of Walt Kellner

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.0

101

112

ERA

4.41

321

250

1849.1

816

WHIP

1.445

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	16	CIN-min	C	13	6	.684	3.26							174.0	166	87	63		50									1.241	8.6		2.6			TUC AZTX
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Voluntarily Retired)
1947	22	PHA-min	AA	11	9	.550	4.96	33				1		176.0	182	112	97		95		107	9	0	13				1.574	9.3		4.9	5.5	1.13	BIR SOUA
1948	23	PHA-min	A	9	3	.750	2.73	15			9	2		112.0	79	42	34		42		93	2	0	3				1.080	6.3		3.4	7.5	2.21	SAV SALL
1948	23	PHA	AL	0	0		7.83	13	1	5	0	0	0	23.0	21	20	20	0	16	0	14	2	0	3	107	56	3.88	1.609	8.2	0.0	6.3	5.5	0.88
1949	24	PHA	AL	20	12	.625	3.75	38	27	9	19	0	1	245.0	243	120	102	18	129	2	94	2	3	7	1069	110	4.30	1.518	8.9	0.7	4.7	3.5	0.73	AS,MVP-18,RoY-2
1950	25	PHA	AL	8	20	.286	5.47	36	29	5	15	0	2	225.1	253	157	137	28	112	1	85	2	0	8	1023	83	4.96	1.620	10.1	1.1	4.5	3.4	0.76
1951	26	PHA	AL	11	14	.440	4.46	33	29	3	11	1	2	209.2	218	118	104	20	93	9	94	4	0	9	909	95	4.21	1.483	9.4	0.9	4.0	4.0	1.01
1952	27	PHA	AL	12	14	.462	4.36	34	33	1	14	2	1	231.1	223	124	*112*	21	86	6	105	4	0	3	990	90	3.83	1.336	8.7	0.8	3.3	4.1	1.22
1953	28	PHA	AL	11	12	.478	3.93	25	25	0	14	2	0	201.2	210	98	88	8	51	2	81	4	0	10	849	109	3.12	1.294	9.4	*0.4*	2.3	3.6	1.59
1954	29	PHA	AL	6	17	.261	5.39	27	27	0	8	1	0	173.2	204	118	104	16	88	14	69	6	0	4	793	73	4.42	1.681	10.6	0.8	4.6	3.6	0.78
1955	30	KCA	AL	11	8	.579	4.20	30	24	3	6	3	0	162.2	164	81	76	18	60	2	75	5	0	3	704	99	4.08	1.377	9.1	1.0	3.3	4.1	1.25
1956	31	KCA	AL	7	4	.636	4.32	20	17	3	5	0	0	91.2	103	49	44	15	33	3	44	2	0	1	399	101	4.68	1.484	10.1	1.5	3.2	4.3	1.33
1957	32	KCA	AL	6	5	.545	4.27	28	21	3	3	0	0	132.2	141	65	63	18	41	3	72	2	0	4	559	92	4.11	1.372	9.6	1.2	2.8	4.9	1.76
1958	33	TOT	MLB	7	5	.583	3.35	25	13	3	4	0	0	115.2	114	48	43	13	28	1	64	3	0	1	467	124	3.63	1.228	8.9	1.0	2.2	5.0	2.29
1958	33	KCA	AL	0	2	.000	5.88	7	6	0	0	0	0	33.2	40	24	22	5	8	0	22	0	0	0	136	67	3.81	1.426	10.7	1.3	2.1	5.9	2.75
1958	33	CIN	NL	7	3	.700	2.30	18	7	3	4	0	0	82.0	74	24	21	8	20	1	42	3	0	1	331	183	3.56	1.146	8.1	0.9	2.2	4.6	2.10
1959	34	STL	NL	2	1	.667	3.16	12	4	2	0	0	0	37.0	31	17	13	9	10	2	19	1	0	0	154	135	5.57	1.108	7.5	2.2	2.4	4.6	1.90
12 Yrs				101	112	.474	4.41	321	250	37	99	9	6	1849.1	1925	1015	906	184	747	45	816	37	3	53	8023	95	4.16	1.445	9.4	0.9	3.6	4.0	1.09
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.474	4.41	38	30	4	12	1	1	220	229	121	108	22	89	5	97	4	0	6	955	95	4.16	1.445	9.4	0.9	3.6	4.0	1.09

KCA (11 yrs)				92	108	.460	4.54	291	239	32	95	9	6	1730.1	1820	974	872	167	717	42	755	33	3	52	7538	92	4.16	1.466	9.5	0.9	3.7	3.9	1.05
STL (1 yr)				2	1	.667	3.16	12	4	2	0	0	0	37.0	31	17	13	9	10	2	19	1	0	0	154	135	5.57	1.108	7.5	2.2	2.4	4.6	1.90
CIN (1 yr)				7	3	.700	2.30	18	7	3	4	0	0	82.0	74	24	21	8	20	1	42	3	0	1	331	183	3.56	1.146	8.1	0.9	2.2	4.6	2.10

AL (11 yrs)				92	108	.460	4.54	291	239	32	95	9	6	1730.1	1820	974	872	167	717	42	755	33	3	52	7538	92	4.16	1.466	9.5	0.9	3.7	3.9	1.05
NL (2 yrs)				9	4	.692	2.57	30	11	5	4	0	0	119.0	105	41	34	17	30	3	61	4	0	1	485	164	4.19	1.134	7.9	1.3	2.3	4.6	2.03

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