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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View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

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.

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 16	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	7	0	7	0
3	3	Apr 17	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
4	4	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-1	GS	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	2
5	5	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
6	6	Apr 22	NYG		BSN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
7	7	Apr 23	NYG		BSN	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	16	1	0	17	2
8	8	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
9	9	Apr 25	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
10	10	Apr 26	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
12	12	Apr 28	NYG		PHI	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	15	2	0	17	0
13	13	Apr 29	NYG		PHI	L,9-13	CG	48	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
15	15	May 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,12-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
16	16	May 5	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-13	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
17	17	May 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	8	1	2	11	1
18	18	May 8	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
19	19	May 9	NYG		STL	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
20	20	May 10	NYG		STL	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
21	21	May 12	NYG		STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
22	22	May 13	NYG		CIN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
23	23	May 14	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	45	12.0	16	3	0	19	1
24	24	May 15	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
25	25	May 16	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	7	3	0	10	1
26	26	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
27	27	May 18	NYG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	28	May 19	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	2
29	29	May 20	NYG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
30	30	May 21	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
31	31	May 22	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	0	9	0	9	1
32	32	May 23	NYG		PIT	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
33	33	May 26 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	7	0	10	2
34	34	May 26 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	6	0	8	1
35	35	May 27	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
36	36	May 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
37	37	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,14-5	GS	24	6.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	42 (3)	Jun 4	NYG	@	STL	W,11-10	CG	49	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
40	43	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	3	5	1	9	1
41	44	Jun 6	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	5	0	7	1
42	45	Jun 7	NYG	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	46	Jun 8	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG	47	8.0	3	4	0	7	0
44	47	Jun 9	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	2	6	0	8	2
45	48	Jun 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	9	0	10	0
46	49	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	4	3	0	7	1
47	50	Jun 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
48	51	Jun 13	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	5	0	10	0
49	52	Jun 15	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
50	53	Jun 16	NYG	@	PIT	L,11-13	CG	51	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
51	54	Jun 17	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
52	55	Jun 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	46	13.0	4	6	0	10	2
53	56	Jun 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
54	57	Jun 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	3	0	7	2
55	58	Jun 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
56	59	Jun 23 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
57	60	Jun 23 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
58	61	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	1
59	62	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	6	3	0	9	0
60	63	Jun 26	NYG		BRO	W,9-6	CG	52	12.0	3	6	0	9	1
61	64	Jun 27	NYG		BSN	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
62	65	Jun 28	NYG		BSN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	3
63	66	Jun 30	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	67	Jul 1 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	5	0	9	1
65	68	Jul 1 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,16-7	GS	28	6.0	3	4	0	7	1
66	69	Jul 3	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	2	5	0	7	1
67	70	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	0
68	71	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	0
69	72	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	7	4	0	11	1
70	73	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	6	0	8	0
71	74	Jul 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	15	1	0	16	0
72	75	Jul 7	NYG		PIT	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
73	76	Jul 9 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,3-12	CG	48	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
74	77	Jul 9 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
75	78	Jul 11	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	4	4	1	9	0
76	79	Jul 12	NYG		CHC	L,8-9	CG	0	16.0	3	7	1	11	1
77	80	Jul 13	NYG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
78	81	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	3	0	9	3
79	82	Jul 15	NYG		STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
80	83	Jul 16	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
81	84	Jul 17	NYG		STL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	8	0	8	0
82	85	Jul 18	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
83	86	Jul 19	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	87	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	5	5	0	10	2
85	88	Jul 23 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
86	89	Jul 23 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
87	90	Jul 24	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	3	1	6	1
88	91	Jul 25	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	2
89	92	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
90	93	Jul 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	94	Jul 29	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
92	95	Jul 30	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
93	96	Jul 31	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	7	0	11	1
95	98	Aug 2	NYG	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
96	99	Aug 3	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
97	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
98	101	Aug 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
99	102	Aug 7	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	1
100	103	Aug 8	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
101	104	Aug 9	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	6	1	8	1
102	105	Aug 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
103	106	Aug 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
104	107	Aug 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	1	6	0	7	0
105	108	Aug 13	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	5	1	6	0
106	109	Aug 14 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
107	110	Aug 14 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
108	111	Aug 15	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
109	112	Aug 16 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
110	113	Aug 16 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
111	114	Aug 17	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
112	115	Aug 18	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	3	6	0	9	2
113	116	Aug 19	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	6	0	7	0
114	117	Aug 20	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
115	118	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	4	5	0	9	0
116	119	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0
117	120	Aug 23 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	0
118	121	Aug 23 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
119	122	Aug 24	NYG		PIT	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
120	123	Aug 25	NYG		CIN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	5	6	0	11	0
121	124	Aug 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	125	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	54	13.0	4	3	0	7	0
123	126	Aug 27	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	127	Aug 28	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	128	Aug 29	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	54	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		STL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		STL	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	131	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	2	3	0
129	132	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,24-9	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	133	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	134	Sep 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-10	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	135	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
133	136	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
134	137	Sep 11	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	138	Sep 12	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	139	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
137	140	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
138	141	Sep 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	143 (1)	Sep 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
140	144	Sep 23 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
141	145	Sep 23 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	34	6.0	1	2	0	3	1
142	146	Sep 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2
143	147	Sep 26 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	1
144	148	Sep 26 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
145	149	Sep 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	2	1	0	3	0
146	150	Sep 28	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	1	5	1	7	1
147	151	Oct 3 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	4	2	1	7	0
							150gm		1162.0	566	411	18	995	81