Leo Kiely

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: November 30, 1929 in Hoboken, NJ us

Died: January 18, 1984 in Montclair, NJ

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ

High School: Hoboken HS (Hoboken, NJ)

Last Game: June 20, 1960 (Age 30-203d)
vs. BOS 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Leo Patrick Kiely

Nicknames: Kiki

Pronunciation: \KIGH-lee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.6

ERA

3.37

209

523.0

212

WHIP

1.436

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	18	-2.2	Wellsville	PONY	D	BOS	12	9	.571	3.40	4.60	30	22		16	2		180.0	172	92	68		80		157	1	0	3		1.400	8.6		4.0	7.9	1.96
1949	19	-5.1	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	3	5	.375	4.24	5.01	15	9		5	0		70.0	58	39	33		38		43	0	0	3		1.371	7.5		4.9	5.5	1.13
1950	20	-6.9	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	18	9	.667	3.43	4.18	34			19	0		239.0	236	111	91		71		156	13	3	8		1.285	8.9		2.7	5.9	2.20
1951	21	-5.6	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	8	4	.667	4.25	4.33	15	12		8	0		108.0	106	52	51		24		60	8	0	2		1.204	8.8		2.0	5.0	2.50
1951	21	-8.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	7	.500	3.34	3.81	17	16	0	4	0	0	113.1	106	48	42	9	39	0	46	2	0	3	474	1.279	8.4	0.7	3.1	3.7	1.18

1953	23	-3.6	Mainichi	JPPL	Fgn		6	0	1.000	1.80	2.80	6	5	1	3	1		45.0	36	14	9	2	15		32	6	0	0	183	1.133	7.2	0.4	3.0	6.4	2.13
1954	24	-4.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	8	.385	3.50	5.08	28	19	0	4	1	0	131.0	153	74	51	12	58	4	59	1	1	0	589	1.611	10.5	0.8	4.0	4.1	1.02
1955	25	-3.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	3	.500	2.80	3.10	33	4	13	0	0	6	90.0	91	31	28	5	37	5	36	0	1	1	384	1.422	9.1	0.5	3.7	3.6	0.97
1956	26	-2.2	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	1	3	.250	2.10	4.50	13	0		0	0		30.0	31	15	7	3	8		8	0	0	0		1.300	9.3	0.9	2.4	2.4	1.00
1956	26	-2.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	2	.500	5.17	7.18	23	0	16	0	0	3	31.1	47	25	18	1	14	5	9	2	0	0	155	1.947	13.5	0.3	4.0	2.6	0.64
1957	27	-1.0	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	21	6	.778	2.22	2.47	59	3		1	0		146.0	119	40	36	6	24		38	1	0	2		0.979	7.3	0.4	1.5	2.3	1.58
1958	28	-0.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	2	.714	3.00	3.44	47	0	35	0	0	12	81.0	77	31	27	3	18	3	26	2	0	0	332	1.173	8.6	0.3	2.0	2.9	1.44
1959	29	0.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	3	.500	4.20	4.20	41	0	23	0	0	7	55.2	67	26	26	8	18	3	30	1	0	1	249	1.527	10.8	1.3	2.9	4.9	1.67
1960	30	2.1	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	1	2	.333	1.74	1.74	20	0	12	0	0	1	20.2	21	4	4	1	5	0	6	1	0	0	86	1.258	9.1	0.4	2.2	2.6	1.20
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		26	27	.491	3.37	4.11	209	39	99	8	1	29	523.0	562	239	196	39	189	20	212	9	2	5	2269	1.436	9.7	0.7	3.3	3.6	1.12
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		63	36	.636	3.33	4.06	166	46		49	2		773.0	722	349	286	9	245		462	23	3	18		1.251	8.4		2.9	5.4	1.89
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		6	0	1.000	1.80	2.80	6	5	1	3	1		45.0	36	14	9	2	15		32	6	0	0	183	1.133	7.2	0.4	3.0	6.4	2.13
All Levels (12 Seasons)							95	63	.601	3.30	4.04	381	90	100	60	4	29	1341.0	1320	602	491	50	449	20	706	38	5	23	2452	1.319	8.9		3.0	4.7	1.57

Opn (2 seasons)					Minors		22	9	.710	2.20	2.81	72	3		1	0		176.0	150	55	43	9	32		46	1	0	2		1.034	7.7	0.5	1.6	2.4	1.44
AAA (1 season)					Minors		8	4	.667	4.25	4.33	15	12		8	0		108.0	106	52	51		24		60	8	0	2		1.204	8.8		2.0	5.0	2.50
AA (1 season)					Minors		18	9	.667	3.43	4.18	34			19	0		239.0	236	111	91		71		156	13	3	8		1.285	8.9		2.7	5.9	2.20
A (1 season)					Minors		3	5	.375	4.24	5.01	15	9		5	0		70.0	58	39	33		38		43	0	0	3		1.371	7.5		4.9	5.5	1.13
D (1 season)					Minors		12	9	.571	3.40	4.60	30	22		16	2		180.0	172	92	68		80		157	1	0	3		1.400	8.6		4.0	7.9	1.96