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.

1932 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1932 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	BRO		BSN	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	4
2	2	Apr 15	BRO		BSN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	1	13	0
3	3	Apr 16	BRO		PHI	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
4	4	Apr 17	BRO		PHI	L,0-2	CG	42	11.0	12	0	0	12	1
5	5	Apr 18	BRO		PHI	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
6	6	Apr 19	BRO		PHI	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
7	7	Apr 21	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	10	1	1	12	0
8	8	Apr 22	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
9	9	Apr 23	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
10	10	Apr 24	BRO		NYG	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
11	11	Apr 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	15	2	0	17	2
12	12	Apr 29	BRO	@	PHI	L,6-13	CG	43	8.0	11	4	0	15	1
13	13	Apr 30	BRO	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	62	12.2	13	1	0	14	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
15	15	May 3	BRO	@	NYG	W,11-7	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
16	16	May 5	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
17	17	May 6	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
18	18	May 7	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	18	0	1	19	3
19	19	May 8	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
20	20	May 9	BRO	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	4	0	0	4	1
21	21	May 11	BRO	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	47	12.0	15	1	0	16	0
22	22	May 12	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
23	23	May 13	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
24	24	May 14	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
25	25	May 15	BRO		PIT	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
26	26	May 16	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
27	27	May 17	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	14	0	0	14	0
28	28	May 18	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
29	29	May 19	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
30	30	May 20	BRO		NYG	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
31	31	May 21 (1)	BRO		NYG	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
32	32	May 21 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
33	33	May 22	BRO		NYG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
34	34	May 23	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	10	1	0	11	1
35	35	May 24	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
36	36	May 25	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	1	9	0
37	37	May 26	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	15	1	0	16	1
38	38	May 27	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
39	39	May 28	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
40	40	May 29 (1)	BRO		BSN	L,6-10	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
41	41	May 29 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
42	42	May 30 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,13-4	CG	33	9.0	6	1	1	8	2
43	43	May 30 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-3	GS	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
45	45	Jun 2 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,1-5	GS	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
46	46	Jun 3	BRO		BSN	L,5-6	GS	33	7.0	7	0	0	7	1
47	47	Jun 4 (1)	BRO		BSN	L,2-9	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 4 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
49	49	Jun 5	BRO		PHI	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	10	1	1	12	3
50	50	Jun 6	BRO	@	PHI	L,7-15	GS	26	4.0	3	1	0	4	0
51	51	Jun 7	BRO		CHC	W,9-2	GS	26	7.0	5	0	0	5	1
52	52	Jun 8	BRO		CHC	L,5-7	CG	64	14.0	17	1	0	18	1
53	53	Jun 9	BRO		CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	1	12	0
54	54	Jun 10	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	81 (26)	Jul 13	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	83 (1)	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-8	GF	12	3.0	3	1	0	4	0
57	85 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,2-9	GF	8	2.0	2	1	0	3	1
58	89 (3)	Jul 20	BRO	@	STL	L,5-16	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	91 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	39	8.0	11	2	1	14	0
60	92	Jul 23 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-16	CG	46	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
61	93	Jul 24	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
62	94	Jul 26 (1)	BRO		STL	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
63	95	Jul 26 (2)	BRO		STL	W,5-4	GS	16	3.0	4	0	1	5	1
							63gm		503.0	576	36	10	622	48