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.

1924 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1924 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
2	2	Apr 16	NYG		BRO	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
3	3	Apr 17	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	11	3	0	14	3
4	4	Apr 19	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
6	6	Apr 21	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	1	11	3
7	7	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
8	8	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
9	9	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
10	10	Apr 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
11	11	Apr 28	NYG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
13	13	May 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-4	CG	50	12.0	11	1	0	12	0
14	14	May 3	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	9	0	0	9	1
15	15	May 4 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,13-3	CG	0	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
16	16	May 4 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,12-3	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
17	17	May 5	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
18	18	May 6	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
19	19	May 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	39	10.0	15	1	0	16	2
20	20	May 10	NYG	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	1
21	21	May 11	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
22	22	May 12	NYG	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	13	1	0	14	3
23	23	May 13	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
24	24	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
25	25	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
26	31 (5)	May 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
27	32	May 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
28	33	May 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
29	34	May 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
30	35	May 28 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
31	36	May 28 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
32	37	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
33	38	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
34	39	May 31	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	40	Jun 1	NYG		BSN	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	5	0	1	6	2
36	41	Jun 2	NYG		BSN	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
37	42	Jun 3 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
38	43	Jun 3 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
39	44	Jun 5	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
40	45	Jun 7	NYG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
41	46	Jun 8	NYG		PIT	W,7-0	CG	20	5.0	3	1	0	4	1
42	47	Jun 9	NYG		PIT	W,6-4	GS	15	3.2	4	0	0	4	0
43	50 (2)	Jun 13	NYG		CIN	L,1-4	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
44	51	Jun 14	NYG		CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
45	52	Jun 15	NYG		CIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
46	53	Jun 16	NYG		STL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
47	54	Jun 17	NYG		STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	1	14	1
48	55	Jun 18	NYG		STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	15	3	0	18	0
49	56	Jun 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
50	57	Jun 20	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
51	58	Jun 21	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
52	59	Jun 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
53	60	Jun 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
54	61	Jun 25	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	34	7.0	8	0	0	8	0
55	62	Jun 26	NYG		BSN	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
56	63	Jun 28	NYG		BSN	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
57	64	Jun 29 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
58	65	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
59	66	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	67	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	3
61	68	Jul 2	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	1	13	2
62	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
63	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
64	71	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
65	72	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
66	73	Jul 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	74	Jul 8	NYG	@	STL	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
68	75	Jul 10	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	11	2	0	13	0
69	76	Jul 11	NYG	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	46	10.0	9	2	0	11	0
70	77	Jul 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,14-3	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
71	78	Jul 13	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
72	79	Jul 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
73	80	Jul 15	NYG	@	CHC	T,9-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
74	81	Jul 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
75	82	Jul 17	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	51	12.1	15	1	0	16	2
76	83	Jul 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
77	84	Jul 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
78	85	Jul 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
79	86	Jul 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	52	10.2	10	1	1	12	1
80	87	Jul 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	14	0	1	15	0
81	89 (1)	Jul 25	NYG		STL	L,5-13	CG	47	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
82	90	Jul 26	NYG		STL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
83	91	Jul 27	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
84	92	Jul 28	NYG		STL	L,0-6	CG	46	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
85	93	Jul 29	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
86	94	Jul 30	NYG		PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	16	2	1	19	1
87	95	Jul 31	NYG		PIT	L,0-5	CG	27	6.0	7	1	0	8	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	96	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
89	97	Aug 2	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
90	98	Aug 3	NYG		CHC	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	99	Aug 4 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
92	100	Aug 4 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
93	104 (3)	Aug 8	NYG		CIN	W,8-3	GS	29	8.0	15	3	0	18	0
94	105	Aug 9	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
95	106	Aug 10 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
96	107	Aug 10 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
97	108	Aug 11	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
98	109	Aug 13	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
99	110	Aug 14	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
100	111	Aug 15	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
101	112	Aug 16	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	49	11.2	18	0	0	18	3
102	113	Aug 18	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	76	16.2	15	2	0	17	2
103	114	Aug 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
104	115	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
105	116	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	18	0	0	18	2
106	117	Aug 22	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
107	118	Aug 23	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	16	1	0	17	2
108	119	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	1	2	1
109	120	Aug 25 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	11	0	1	12	1
110	121	Aug 25 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
111	122	Aug 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,11-9	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
112	123	Aug 29	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
113	124	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
114	125	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	126	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	7	1	0	8	0
116	127	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
117	128	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
118	129	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	130	Sep 3	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	131	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	48	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
121	132	Sep 5 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
122	133	Sep 5 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,15-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	45	9.1	15	0	0	15	2
124	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,16-14	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
126	137	Sep 8	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	138	Sep 10 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,22-1	GS	24	6.0	7	0	0	7	0
128	139	Sep 10 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
129	140	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
130	141	Sep 13	NYG		STL	W,12-2	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	142	Sep 14	NYG		STL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	143	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
133	144	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-3	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
134	145	Sep 18 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
135	146	Sep 18 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	GS	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
136	147	Sep 19	NYG		CHC	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	148	Sep 20	NYG		CHC	L,3-7	GS	55	12.0	5	0	1	6	0
138	149	Sep 21	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
139	150	Sep 23	NYG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	1	6	1
140	151	Sep 24	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
141	152	Sep 25	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	2	1	7	0
142	153	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
							145gm		1138.0	1357	79	13	1449	109