Bill Kelso

Positions: Pitcher and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: February 19, 1940 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: May 11, 2009 in North Kansas City, MO

Buried: White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, MO

High School: North Kansas City HS (Kansas City, MO)

Schools: University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS), Whitworth University (Spokane, WA)

Last Game: September 28, 1968 (Age 28-222d)
vs. SFG 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: William Eugene Kelso

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

ERA

3.13

119

201.1

162

WHIP

1.311

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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
1962	22	0.1	Salem	NORW	B	LAD	0	1	.000	9.00	10.13	3	1		0	0		8.0	10	9	8	1	5	0	12	0	0	2		1.875	11.3	1.1	5.6	13.5	2.40
1963	23	0.8	Salem	NORW	A	LAD	14	7	.667	2.75	3.50	50	3		3	0		144.0	98	56	44	10	76	7	178	8	0	15		1.208	6.1	0.6	4.8	11.1	2.34
1964	24		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	LAA-HOU	9	11				30	29		7	0		169.0	180	101	98	29	85	5	159	3	1	4
1964	24	-1.1	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	LAA						25
1964	24	-1.1	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU						5
1964	24	-3.2	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	2	0	1.000	2.28	2.28	10	1	2	1	1	0	23.2	19	6	6	3	9	0	21	1	0	1	97	1.183	7.2	1.1	3.4	8.0	2.33
1965	25	2.0	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	4	9	.308	6.50	6.67	29	11		0	0		108.0	125	80	78	11	61	3	90	4	0	3		1.722	10.4	0.9	5.1	7.5	1.48
1966	26	0.4	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL	8	5	.615	2.09	2.60	54	0		0	0		142.0	89	41	33	6	71	12	123	2	0	10		1.127	5.6	0.4	4.5	7.8	1.73
1966	26	-1.0	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	1	1	.500	2.38	2.38	5	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	11	3	3	1	6	1	11	1	0	0	52	1.500	8.7	0.8	4.8	8.7	1.83
1967	27	0.1	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	5	3	.625	2.97	3.29	69	1	32	0	0	11	112.0	85	41	37	6	63	10	91	4	2	5	471	1.321	6.8	0.5	5.1	7.3	1.44
1968	28	2.3	Indianapolis	PCL	AAA	CIN	1	5	.167	6.07	6.28	20	5		0	0		43.0	45	30	29	6	26	4	33	1	0	3		1.651	9.4	1.3	5.4	6.9	1.27
1968	28	0.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	4	1	.800	3.98	4.31	35	0	6	0	0	1	54.1	56	26	24	6	15	5	39	3	0	5	233	1.307	9.3	1.0	2.5	6.5	2.60
1969	29		3 Teams	AA	AAA	KCR-MIN-OAK	3	4				29	3		0	0	5	49.0	70	40	37	7	22	2	22	0	0	5
1969	29	3.7	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR						11
1969	29	3.7	Denver	AA	AAA	MIN						5
1969	29	3.7	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK						13
1970	30	7.2	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	OAK	10	6	.625	2.94	4.06	26	19		8	1	2	144.0	136	65	47	7	40	2	107	5	0	5		1.222	8.5	0.4	2.5	6.7	2.68
1971	31	6.1	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	5	7	.417	3.94	4.31	19	12		4	0	0	96.0	83	46	42	10	36	4	78	3	0	3		1.240	7.8	0.9	3.4	7.3	2.17
1972	32		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CHC-OAK	12	8				28	26		10	2	0	190.0	182	80	67	23	72	5	139	9	0	6
1972	32	7.0	Peninsula	IL	AAA	MON	1	1	.500	2.57	3.86	2	2		1	0	0	14.0	11	6	4	0	5	0	5	1	0	2		1.143	7.1	0.0	3.2	3.2	1.00
1972	32	7.0	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK						12
1972	32	7.0	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC						14
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 (4 seasons)					Majors		12	5	.706	3.13	3.40	119	2	41	1	1	12	201.1	171	76	70	16	93	16	162	9	2	11	853	1.311	7.6	0.7	4.2	7.2	1.74
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		43	41				288	53		16	1	2	699.0	597	333	285	51	320	32	626	24	0	43
All Levels (11 Seasons)							55	46				407	55	41	17	2	14	900.1	768	409	355	67	413	48	788	33	2	54	853

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		15	18				180	19		5	0	0	295.0	228	123	108	22	138	20	239	7	0	18
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		14	15	.483	4.46	5.18	55	30		8	1	2	252.0	261	145	125	18	101	5	197	9	0	8		1.437	9.3	0.6	3.6	7.0	1.95
A (1 season)					Minors		14	7	.667	2.75	3.50	50	3		3	0		144.0	98	56	44	10	76	7	178	8	0	15		1.208	6.1	0.6	4.8	11.1	2.34
B (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	9.00	10.13	3	1		0	0		8.0	10	9	8	1	5	0	12	0	0	2		1.875	11.3	1.1	5.6	13.5	2.40