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 3)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYG		BRO	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
2	2	Apr 13	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
3	3	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
4	4	Apr 15	NYG		BRO	W,17-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 16	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
6	6	Apr 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
7	7	Apr 21	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	2
8	8	Apr 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	14	0	0	14	1
9	9	Apr 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
10	10	Apr 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
11	11	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
12	12	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
13	13	Apr 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
14	14	Apr 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
15	15	Apr 29	NYG	@	BSN	W,15-4	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
17	17	May 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	11	3	0	14	1
18	18	May 3	NYG		BSN	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	9	1	1	11	2
19	19	May 6	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	55	14.0	21	0	0	21	0
20	20	May 7	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	27	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
21	21	May 9	NYG	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
22	22	May 10	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
23	23	May 11	NYG	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	11	2	0	13	0
24	24	May 12	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.2	8	4	0	12	2
25	25	May 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	11	2	0	13	1
26	26	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	8	1	0	9	0
27	27	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
28	28	May 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
29	29	May 20	NYG	@	PIT	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
30	30	May 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	2
31	31	May 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
32	32	May 23	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	43	9.1	13	1	0	14	1
33	33	May 24	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
34	34	May 26 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
35	35	May 26 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	36	May 27	NYG		BSN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
37	37	May 28	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
38	38	May 29	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	17	0	0	17	2
39	39	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	49	9.1	13	0	0	13	1
40	40	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,16-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
41	41	May 31	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	1	11	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
43	43	Jun 2	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
44	44	Jun 3	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	15	0	1	16	1
45	45	Jun 4	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
46	46	Jun 7	NYG		CHC	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
47	47	Jun 8	NYG		CHC	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
48	48	Jun 9	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
49	49	Jun 10	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	14	3	0	17	0
50	50	Jun 11	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
51	51	Jun 12	NYG		CIN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	1
52	52	Jun 13	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
53	53	Jun 14	NYG		PIT	W,13-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
54	54	Jun 15	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	2
55	55	Jun 16	NYG		PIT	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	0
56	56	Jun 17	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	9	1	0	10	4
57	57	Jun 18	NYG		STL	L,2-4	CG	23	5.0	4	1	0	5	0
58	58	Jun 19	NYG		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	10	2	1	13	0
59	59	Jun 22	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
60	60	Jun 23	NYG		BRO	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	3
61	61	Jun 24	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
62	62	Jun 25	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
63	63	Jun 27	NYG		PHI	W,7-1	CG	20	6.0	7	2	0	9	1
64	64	Jun 28 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,5-8	CG	49	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
65	65	Jun 28 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
66	66	Jun 29	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
67	67	Jun 30	NYG		PHI	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
69	69	Jul 4	NYG		BRO	T,5-5	CG	57	14.0	2	1	0	3	1
70	70	Jul 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	14	3	0	17	0
71	71	Jul 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	79	18.0	17	3	1	21	3
72	72	Jul 8	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	1
73	73	Jul 10 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,19-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
74	74	Jul 10 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	5	0	0	5	2
75	75	Jul 11	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
76	76	Jul 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
77	77	Jul 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	55	11.0	12	1	0	13	1
78	78	Jul 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	19	0	1	20	1
79	79	Jul 15	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	12	3	0	15	1
80	80	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	9	1	1	11	0
81	81	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
82	82	Jul 18	NYG	@	STL	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	2
83	83	Jul 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
84	84	Jul 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
85	85	Jul 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
86	86	Jul 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
87	87	Jul 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
88	88	Jul 24 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
89	89	Jul 24 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
90	90	Jul 25	NYG		STL	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
91	91	Jul 26	NYG		STL	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
92	92	Jul 27	NYG		STL	W,12-7	CG	39	9.0	10	2	1	13	0
93	93	Jul 28 (1)	NYG		STL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
94	94	Jul 28 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
95	95	Jul 29	NYG		PIT	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
96	96	Jul 30	NYG		PIT	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
97	97	Jul 31	NYG		PIT	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	9	3	0	12	0
99	99	Aug 3	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
100	100	Aug 4 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
101	101	Aug 4 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
102	102	Aug 5	NYG		CHC	W,19-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
103	103	Aug 6	NYG		CHC	L,3-10	CG	43	10.0	13	2	0	15	2
104	104	Aug 8	NYG		CIN	L,3-7	CG	47	10.0	14	0	0	14	0
105	105	Aug 9	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
106	106	Aug 10	NYG		CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
107	107	Aug 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
108	108	Aug 12 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
109	109	Aug 12 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
110	110	Aug 13	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	1	12	1
111	111	Aug 15	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
112	112	Aug 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
113	113	Aug 17	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
114	114	Aug 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,17-11	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
115	115	Aug 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	43	10.1	13	1	0	14	1
116	116	Aug 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
117	117	Aug 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
118	118	Aug 24	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
119	119	Aug 25	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	2	1	7	0
120	120	Aug 26	NYG	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
121	121	Aug 27	NYG	@	STL	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
122	122	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	13	0	0	13	2
123	123	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	124	Sep 1	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	45	9.2	10	0	0	10	2
125	125	Sep 2 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
126	126	Sep 2 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
127	127	Sep 3	NYG		PHI	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
128	128	Sep 5 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
129	129	Sep 5 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
130	130	Sep 6	NYG	@	BSN	T,1-1	CG	22	5.0	6	0	0	6	0
131	131	Sep 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-6	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
132	132	Sep 8	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	11	1	1	13	1
133	133	Sep 9	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
134	134	Sep 10	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
135	135	Sep 11 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	3
136	136	Sep 11 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
137	137	Sep 13	NYG		CHC	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
138	138	Sep 14	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
139	139	Sep 15	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
140	140	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
141	141	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
142	142	Sep 17	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
143	143	Sep 18	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
144	144	Sep 20	NYG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
145	145	Sep 21	NYG		PIT	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
146	146	Sep 22	NYG		PIT	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
147	147	Sep 23	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
148	148	Sep 24	NYG		STL	L,6-10	CG	41	9.0	8	1	1	10	1
149	149	Sep 25	NYG		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	10	2	1	13	2
150	150	Sep 26	NYG		STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
151	155 (4)	Oct 1 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
							151gm		1351.0	1642	103	13	1758	123