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Charlie Keller

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 12, 1916 in Middletown, MD us

Died: May 23, 1990 in Frederick, MD

Buried: Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, MD

High School: Frederick HS (Frederick, MD)

School: University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: April 22, 1939 (Age 22-222d, 8,636th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1952 (Age 36-002d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Charles Ernest Keller

Nicknames: King Kong

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Relatives: Brother of Hal Keller

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.6

3790

1085

189

.286

725

RBI

760

OBP

.410

SLG

.518

OPS

.928

OPS+

152

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

1941 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1941 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 17	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 19	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 20	NYY	@	PHA	W,19-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,14-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	9	Apr 22	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
10	10	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	49	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	11	Apr 24	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
13	13	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	Apr 29	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
16	16	Apr 30	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	62	13.0	0	0	1	1	0
20	20	May 4	NYY	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	21	May 5	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 6	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	23	May 7	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 8	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
25	25	May 11	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	27	May 13	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 14	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	29	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,1-13	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	30	May 16	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	31	May 17	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 18	NYY		SLB	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 19	NYY		SLB	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 20	NYY		SLB	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	35	May 21	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	2	1	0	3	1
36	36	May 22	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	37	May 23	NYY		BOS	T,9-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	May 24	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	39	May 25	NYY		BOS	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	40	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	41	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	42	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	T,2-2	CG	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	43	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
44	44	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-13	GS	31	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 1 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	50 (4)	Jun 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	51	Jun 8 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	52	Jun 8 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	35	7.0	0	0	1	1	0
49	53	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	54	Jun 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	55	Jun 14	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	56	Jun 15	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	57	Jun 16	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	58	Jun 17	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	59	Jun 18	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	60	Jun 19	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	61	Jun 20	NYY		DET	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	62	Jun 21	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	63	Jun 22	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	64	Jun 24	NYY		SLB	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
61	65	Jun 25	NYY		SLB	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	66	Jun 26	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	67	Jun 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	5	0	0	5	0
64	68	Jun 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	69	Jun 29 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
66	70	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	71	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	72	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,9-2	CG	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	73	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	74	Jul 5	NYY		PHA	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	75	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	76	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	77	Jul 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	20	5.0	0	0	1	1	0
74	78	Jul 11	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	79	Jul 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
76	80	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	81	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	37	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	82	Jul 14	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	83	Jul 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	84	Jul 16	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	85	Jul 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	86	Jul 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	7.2	2	0	0	2	0
83	87	Jul 19 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	88	Jul 19 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	89	Jul 20	NYY	@	DET	W,12-6	CG	74	17.0	7	0	1	8	0
86	90	Jul 22	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	91	Jul 23	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	92	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	93	Jul 25	NYY		CHW	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	94	Jul 26	NYY		CHW	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
91	95	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	96	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	97	Jul 29	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	98	Jul 31 (1)	NYY		DET	W,6-3	CG	50	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	99	Jul 31 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	100	Aug 1	NYY		SLB	W,9-0	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	101	Aug 2	NYY		SLB	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	102	Aug 3 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	103	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
100	104	Aug 4	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	106 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	108 (1)	Aug 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	109	Aug 8	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	110	Aug 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	111	Aug 10 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	112	Aug 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	113	Aug 11	NYY		BOS	L,0-8	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
108	114	Aug 12	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	115	Aug 13 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	116	Aug 13 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
111	117	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	118	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	119	Aug 16	NYY		PHA	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	120	Aug 17 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
115	121	Aug 17 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	122	Aug 19 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-12	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	123	Aug 19 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	124	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	40	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
119	125	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	126	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	127	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	128	Aug 24 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	129	Aug 24 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	130	Aug 25	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	131	Aug 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-1	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	133 (1)	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	134	Aug 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	135	Sep 1 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
129	136	Sep 1 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	137	Sep 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	138	Sep 4	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	139	Sep 6	NYY		BOS	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	140	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	GS	34	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	141	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	W,1-0	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	142	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	155 (12)	Sep 27	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
137	156	Sep 28	NYY		WSH	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							137gm			325	6	7	338	2