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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-13 / in Starts: 18-13
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 117 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	63 (33-17-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 117 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	72 (34-24-13)

Most Driven In
B Kauff	3
F Frisch	3
A Statz	2
A Fletcher	2
L McCarty	1
L Doyle	1

Most Driven In By
E Smith	3
F Snyder	2
J Barnes	1
R Youngs	1
G Burns	1
L McCarty	1
J Dubuc	0

1919 Batting Game Log

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1919 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	86	102 (101)	Aug 20 (1)	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.31	-0.022	.62	-0.03%	-0.40	1B
2	87	103	Aug 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		1		.167	.286	.167	.452	7	.79	0.020	1.82	0.03%	0.48	1B
3	88	104	Aug 21	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.125	.222	.125	.347	7	1.31	-0.022	2.88	-0.03%	-0.37	1B
4	89	105	Aug 22	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.231	.250	.481	7	.37	0.037	.78	0.05%	0.26	1B
5	90	106	Aug 23	NYG		PIT	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.133	.188	.200	.388	7	.73	-0.055	1.43	-0.07%	-0.54	1B
6	91	107	Aug 24	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.111	.158	.167	.325	7	1.11	-0.082	.95	-0.04%	-0.53	1B
7	92	110 (2)	Aug 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.111	.158	.167	.325	7						1B
8	93	111	Aug 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-14	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.217	.318	.536	7	.50	0.094	.24	0.03%	1.43	1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	94	117 (5)	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.231	.259	.346	.605	7	1.16	0.028	.57	0.01%	0.19	1B
10	95	118	Sep 6	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.214	.267	.321	.588	7	1.63	-0.122	.62	-0.03%	-0.73	1B
11	96	119	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0				0		.250	.294	.438	.732	7						1B
12	97	120	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0		.257	.316	.429	.744	7						1B
13	98	121	Sep 9 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.231	.286	.385	.670	7	.77	-0.074	.05	0.00%	-0.86	1B
14	99	122	Sep 9 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.233	.283	.372	.655	7						1B
15	100	123	Sep 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.255	.314	.383	.697	7	.67	-0.020	.08	0.00%	0.65	1B
16	101	124	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.275	.327	.392	.719	7	.78	0.076	.08	0.01%	0.99	1B
17	102	125	Sep 12	NYG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.322	.382	.704	7	.39	-0.038	.06	0.00%	-0.75	1B
18	103	126	Sep 13	NYG	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		1		0		.281	.339	.386	.725	7	1.36	0.329	.18	0.03%	1.88	1B
19	104	127	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.267	.323	.367	.690	7	1.10	-0.076	.18	-0.01%	-0.43	1B
20	105	128	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.270	.324	.365	.689	7	1.40	-0.139	.06	0.00%	-0.94	1B
21	106	129	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.258	.310	.348	.658	7	1.58	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-1.03	1B
22	107	130	Sep 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.275	.324	.377	.701	7	.33	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.36	1B
23	108	131	Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.260	.308	.356	.664	7	1.00	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-1.00	1B
24	109	132	Sep 20	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.296	.342	.638	7	.80	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.42	1B
25	110	133	Sep 24 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.275	.318	.375	.693	7	.58	0.158	.00	0.00%	1.91	1B
26	111	134	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.262	.303	.357	.661	7	1.05	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.07	1B
27	112	135	Sep 25 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,14-2	CG	5	4	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.284	.323	.420	.743	7	.38	0.141	.00	0.00%	1.78	1B
28	113	136	Sep 25 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.272	.309	.402	.711	7	.84	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.71	1B
29	114	137	Sep 26	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.274	.310	.400	.710	7	1.52	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.17	1B
30	115	138	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.283	.317	.404	.721	7	.49	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1B
31	116	139	Sep 28 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.301	.333	.427	.761	7	.95	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.70	1B
32	117	140	Sep 28 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.290	.321	.411	.733	4	.37	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-1.17	1B
							19-13		117	107	12	31	6	2	1	13	4	0	16	1	4		2		1		.290	.321	.411	.733		.85	-0.191	.35	-0.07%	0.39

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