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Charlie Keller

Charles Ernest Keller (King Kong)

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 12, 1916 in Middletown, MD
High School: Frederick HS (Frederick, MD)
School: University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1939 (Age 22)   vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Tigers 1939-1952

Final Game: September 14, 1952 (Age 36)   vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: May 23, 1990 in Frederick, MD
Buried: Christ Church Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, MD
Relatives: Brother of Hal Keller
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Charlie Keller: 189 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 2 tying, 4 go ahead, 179 lacking some details
2 Tms
NYY184
DET5
 
vs RHP151
vs LHP38
 
Home107
Away82
 
Leverage
Medium Lev1
Low Lev2
8 Opps
CHW31
PHA31
SLB30
CLE26
DET26
BOS25
WSH19
NYY1
94 Pitchers
Tex Hughson7
Phil Marchildon6
Eddie Smith6
Thornton Lee5
Nels Potter5
Bobo Newsom5
Al Smith4
George Caster4
Al Milnar4
Mickey Haefner4
Sid Hudson4
Dizzy Trout4
Lum Harris4
Joe Dobson3
Johnny Niggeling3
Johnny Kucab3
Dutch Leonard3
Al Benton3
Joe Haynes3
Jim Bagby3
9 Parks
NYC16102
DET0419
CHI1017
PHI1114
STL0713
BOS079
CLE066
CLE075
WAS094
Where Hit
Unk186
93
General field locations when available.
 
7 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms162
2·HR gms12
3·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
Unk100
5th30
4th26
3rd26
6th4
7th1
1st1
2nd1
Outs
Unk183
03
22
11
 
DefPos
LF159
RF25
PH4
SS1
Bases
Unk186
12-1
-2-1
---1
 
327 RBI
RISP2
0 on95
1 on57
2 on30
3 on7
Any on94
Inning
131
218
314
429
517
614
730
821
911
Extra4
 
1-363
4-660
7-end66
RelScore
+4..2
+11
Tied4
-11
-21
-31
Unk179
 
Ahead3
Tied4
Behind3
Unk179
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1939 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1939-05-02 NYY @ DET Fred Hutchinson t 7 3 5 7
2 2 2 1 1939-05-27 (1) NYY PHA Bill Beckmann b 2 2 5 7
3 3 3 1 1939-08-04 NYY CLE Al Milnar b 5 2 3 9
4 4 4 1 1939-08-13 (1) NYY @ PHA Buck Ross t 4 2 3 9
5 5 5 1 1939-08-24 NYY @ SLB Lefty Mills t 1 2 3 9
6 6 6 1 1939-08-28 NYY @ DET Tommy Bridges t 1 2 3 9
7 7 7 1 1939-09-02 NYY @ BOS Fritz Ostermueller t 8 1 3 9
8 8 8 1 1939-09-03 (1) NYY @ BOS Denny Galehouse t 1 3 3 7
9 9 9 1 1939-09-10 (2) NYY WSH Dutch Leonard b 6 2 3 9 IPHR
10 10 10 1 1939-09-19 NYY CHW Eddie Smith b 1 1 3 9
11 11 11 1 1939-09-30 (2) NYY BOS Jack Wilson b 7 2 PH
1940 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
12 12 1 1 1940-04-17 NYY @ PHA Nels Potter t 6 1 7
13 13 2 1 1940-05-03 NYY CHW Clint Brown b 8 1 9
14 14 3 1 1940-05-21 NYY @ CLE Al Milnar t 7 1 9 IPHR
15 15 4 1 1940-05-26 NYY @ BOS Emerson Dickman t 7 1 9
16 16 5 1 1940-05-27 NYY WSH Bucky Jacobs b 8 3 9
17 17 6 1 1940-05-29 NYY WSH Dutch Leonard b 1 1 9
18 18 7 1 1940-06-12 NYY DET Al Benton b 7 3 9 IPHR
19 19 8 1 1940-06-14 NYY @ SLB Bob Harris t 1 1 9
20 20 9 2 1940-06-14 NYY @ SLB Bob Harris t 4 2 9
21 21 10 1 1940-06-15 NYY @ SLB Johnny Niggeling t 8 1 9
22 22 11 1 1940-06-18 NYY @ CHW Eddie Smith t 1 1 9
23 23 12 1 1940-06-21 NYY @ DET Lynn Nelson t 9 2 9
24 24 13 1 1940-06-28 NYY PHA Buck Ross b 1 1 9
25 25 14 1 1940-07-04 (1) NYY @ BOS Herb Hash t 1 1 9
26 26 15 2 1940-07-04 (1) NYY @ BOS Fritz Ostermueller t 5 2 9
27 27 16 1 1940-07-06 NYY @ PHA Buck Ross t 6 2 9
28 28 17 1 1940-07-13 (2) NYY SLB Slick Coffman b 8 4 9
29 29 18 1 1940-07-28 (1) NYY @ CHW Ted Lyons t 3 1 5 7
30 30 19 2 1940-07-28 (1) NYY @ CHW Ted Lyons t 7 2 5 7
31 31 20 3 1940-07-28 (1) NYY @ CHW Bill Dietrich t 9 1 5 7
32 32 21 1 1940-08-10 NYY PHA Nels Potter b 1 1 7
1941 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
33 33 1 1 1941-04-17 NYY PHA Porter Vaughan b 4 2 7
34 34 2 1 1941-04-22 NYY @ PHA Les McCrabb t 4 2 7
35 35 3 1 1941-04-24 NYY BOS Emerson Dickman b 3 3 7
36 36 4 1 1941-05-01 NYY @ SLB George Caster t 1 3 7
37 37 5 1 1941-05-04 NYY @ DET Bobo Newsom t 2 1 7 IPHR
38 38 6 1 1941-05-16 NYY CHW Thornton Lee b 1 2 7 IPHR
39 39 7 1 1941-05-25 NYY BOS Lefty Grove b 4 3 7 IPHR
40 40 8 1 1941-06-07 NYY @ SLB Bob Muncrief t 3 4 7
41 41 9 1 1941-06-08 (2) NYY @ SLB Bob Harris t 1 2 7
42 42 10 1 1941-06-10 NYY @ CHW Johnny Rigney t 7 2 7
43 43 11 1 1941-06-17 NYY CHW Johnny Rigney b 8 2 7
44 44 12 1 1941-06-18 NYY CHW Thornton Lee b 2 2 7
45 45 13 1 1941-06-19 NYY CHW Eddie Smith b 4 4 7
46 46 14 1 1941-06-20 NYY DET Bobo Newsom b 1 2 7
47 47 15 1 1941-06-28 NYY @ PHA Lum Harris t 7 2 7
48 48 16 1 1941-06-29 (2) NYY @ WSH Sid Hudson t 4 1 7
49 49 17 1 1941-07-02 NYY BOS Dick Newsome b 2 1 7
50 50 18 1 1941-07-05 NYY PHA Phil Marchildon b 5 2 7
51 51 19 2 1941-07-05 NYY PHA Phil Marchildon b 7 1 7
52 52 20 1 1941-07-16 NYY @ CLE Al Milnar t 4 1 7
53 53 21 1 1941-07-19 (1) NYY @ DET Bobo Newsom t 5 2 7
54 54 22 1 1941-07-20 NYY @ DET Al Benton t 17 1 7
55 55 23 1 1941-07-23 NYY CLE Al Smith b 4 2 7
56 56 24 1 1941-07-24 NYY CLE Jim Bagby b 5 2 7
57 57 25 1 1941-07-25 NYY CHW Pete Appleton b 8 3 7
58 58 26 1 1941-07-31 (1) NYY DET Johnny Gorsica tied 3-3 b 13 3 7 Walk-Off
59 59 27 1 1941-08-03 (1) NYY SLB Johnny Niggeling b 2 1 7
60 60 28 1 1941-08-09 NYY @ PHA Tom Ferrick t 7 1 7
61 61 29 1 1941-08-14 (1) NYY WSH Bill Zuber b 7 2 7
62 62 30 1 1941-08-19 (1) NYY @ DET Hal Newhouser t 2 1 7
63 63 31 1 1941-08-24 (2) NYY @ CHW Thornton Lee t 6 1 7
64 64 32 2 1941-08-24 (2) NYY @ CHW Thornton Lee t 8 1 7
65 65 33 1 1941-09-01 (1) NYY @ PHA Tom Ferrick t 5 3 7
1942 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
66 66 1 1 1942-04-21 NYY @ PHA Roger Wolff t 1 4 5 7
67 67 2 1 1942-05-03 (1) NYY CHW Eddie Smith b 3 2 5 7
68 68 3 1 1942-05-10 (1) NYY WSH Sid Hudson b 7 1 5 7
69 69 4 1 1942-05-26 NYY BOS Joe Dobson b 1 2 5 7
70 70 5 1 1942-05-31 (1) NYY @ PHA Phil Marchildon t 6 1 5 7
71 71 6 1 1942-06-07 (2) NYY CLE Mel Harder b 6 2 1 6
72 72 7 1 1942-06-16 (2) NYY @ DET Hal Manders t 7 1 5 7
73 73 8 1 1942-06-26 NYY @ CHW Eddie Smith t 2 2 5 7
74 74 9 1 1942-06-30 (1) NYY @ PHA Herman Besse t 6 2 6 7
75 75 10 1 1942-07-09 NYY SLB George Caster b 8 1 5 7
76 76 11 1 1942-07-18 NYY CHW Jake Wade b 7 1 5 7
77 77 12 1 1942-07-22 NYY @ CLE Al Milnar t 2 1 6 7
78 78 13 1 1942-07-26 NYY @ DET Dizzy Trout t 4 1 5 7
79 79 14 2 1942-07-26 NYY @ DET Al Benton t 8 1 5 7
80 80 15 1 1942-07-28 NYY @ CHW Eddie Smith t 3 1 6 7
81 81 16 1 1942-07-31 (2) NYY @ SLB Bob Muncrief t 2 3 5 7
82 82 17 1 1942-08-08 NYY PHA Phil Marchildon b 1 3 5 7
83 83 18 1 1942-08-12 NYY BOS Mike Ryba tied 4-4 b 9 4 6 7 Walk-Off
84 84 19 1 1942-08-15 (1) NYY @ PHA Dick Fowler t 8 1 5 7
85 85 20 1 1942-08-19 (1) NYY @ BOS Tex Hughson t 8 1 5 7
86 86 21 1 1942-08-19 (2) NYY @ BOS Joe Dobson t 9 1 5 7
87 87 22 1 1942-08-21 NYY WSH Bill Trotter b 4 1 5 7
88 88 23 1 1942-08-23 (1) NYY WSH Sid Hudson b 4 2 5 7
89 89 24 1 1942-08-30 (2) NYY DET Dizzy Trout b 4 1 5 7
90 90 25 1 1942-09-02 (1) NYY SLB Elden Auker tied 2-2 b 10 1 5 7 Walk-Off
91 91 26 1 1942-09-19 NYY BOS Bill Butland b 7 1 5 7
1943 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
92 92 1 1 1943-05-02 (1) NYY @ WSH Early Wynn t 4 3 3 7
93 93 2 1 1943-05-05 NYY BOS Tex Hughson b 1 1 3 7 IPHR
94 94 3 1 1943-05-09 (1) NYY PHA Lum Harris b 3 1 3 7
95 95 4 1 1943-05-16 (1) NYY @ SLB Al Hollingsworth t 3 1 3 7
96 96 5 1 1943-05-22 NYY @ CLE Jim Bagby t 4 1 3 7
97 97 6 1 1943-05-31 (2) NYY CHW Johnny Humphries b 1 3 3 7
98 98 7 1 1943-06-04 NYY SLB George Caster b 8 1 3 7
99 99 8 1 1943-06-05 NYY SLB Johnny Niggeling b 9 1 3 7
100 100 9 1 1943-06-20 (1) NYY WSH Dutch Leonard b 6 1 3 7
101 101 10 1 1943-06-20 (2) NYY WSH Mickey Haefner b 2 2 3 7
102 102 11 1 1943-07-18 (2) NYY PHA Lum Harris b 4 1 4 7
103 103 12 1 1943-07-22 NYY SLB Nels Potter b 6 3 4 7
104 104 13 1 1943-07-27 NYY CLE Al Smith b 6 3 4 7
105 105 14 1 1943-07-29 NYY CLE Pete Center b 8 1 4 7
106 106 15 1 1943-07-31 NYY DET Stubby Overmire b 7 1 4 7
107 107 16 1 1943-08-03 (2) NYY DET Hal Newhouser b 3 3 3 7
108 108 17 2 1943-08-03 (2) NYY DET Prince Oana b 7 2 3 7
109 109 18 1 1943-08-11 NYY @ SLB Steve Sundra t 2 1 4 7
110 110 19 1 1943-08-15 (1) NYY @ CHW Orval Grove t 3 1 4 7
111 111 20 1 1943-08-18 (2) NYY @ CLE Joe Heving t 13 1 4 7
112 112 21 1 1943-08-21 NYY @ CLE Jim Bagby t 2 1 4 7
113 113 22 1 1943-08-22 (2) NYY @ DET Tommy Bridges t 2 1 4 7
114 114 23 1 1943-08-29 (1) NYY BOS Tex Hughson b 4 1 4 7
115 115 24 2 1943-08-29 (1) NYY BOS Tex Hughson b 9 2 4 7
116 116 25 1 1943-09-06 (2) NYY @ PHA Don Black t 2 1 4 7
117 117 26 1 1943-09-10 NYY @ BOS Tex Hughson t 7 1 4 7
118 118 27 1 1943-09-15 NYY PHA Orie Arntzen b 1 3 4 7
119 119 28 1 1943-09-16 NYY PHA Lum Harris b 7 2 4 7
120 120 29 1 1943-09-22 NYY DET Virgil Trucks b 1 3 4 7
121 121 30 1 1943-09-26 (1) NYY CLE Al Smith b 9 1 4 7
122 122 31 1 1943-09-26 (2) NYY CLE Ray Poat b 7 1 4 7
1945 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
123 123 1 1 1945-08-21 (2) NYY @ CHW Johnny Humphries t 9 1 7
124 124 2 1 1945-08-30 NYY BOS Dave Ferriss b 8 1 7
125 125 3 1 1945-09-03 (2) NYY @ PHA Joe Berry t 7 1 7
126 126 4 1 1945-09-06 (1) NYY DET George Caster b 8 2 7
127 127 5 1 1945-09-09 (2) NYY CLE Allie Reynolds b 4 1 7
128 128 6 1 1945-09-10 NYY CLE Al Smith tied 1-1 b 7 4 7 7
129 129 7 1 1945-09-12 (1) NYY CHW Orval Grove b 4 1 4 7
130 130 8 1 1945-09-15 (1) NYY SLB Jack Kramer b 1 2 4 7
131 131 9 2 1945-09-15 (1) NYY SLB Jack Kramer b 3 2 4 7
132 132 10 1 1945-09-30 NYY BOS Otey Clark b 8 1 4 7
1946 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
133 133 1 1 1946-04-21 NYY WSH Mickey Haefner b 7 1 7
134 134 2 1 1946-05-03 NYY DET Dizzy Trout b 8 1 7
135 135 3 1 1946-05-05 NYY CHW Ted Lyons b 2 1 7
136 136 4 1 1946-05-09 NYY SLB Nels Potter b 2 1 7
137 137 5 1 1946-05-15 NYY @ SLB Sam Zoldak t 1 1 7
138 138 6 1 1946-05-17 NYY @ CHW Bill Dietrich t 1 2 3 7
139 139 7 1 1946-05-18 NYY @ CHW Orval Grove t 9 1 3 7
140 140 8 1 1946-05-31 NYY PHA Dick Fowler b 1 3 7
141 141 9 1 1946-06-01 NYY SLB Jack Kramer b 5 2 7
142 142 10 1 1946-06-03 NYY SLB Ox Miller b 4 1 3 7
143 143 11 1 1946-06-07 NYY CLE Red Embree b 7 2 7
144 144 12 1 1946-06-08 NYY CLE Bob Feller b 3 1 7
145 145 13 1 1946-06-09 (2) NYY CLE Joe Krakauskas b 9 3 7
146 146 14 1 1946-06-16 (2) NYY @ SLB Tex Shirley t 5 2 7
147 147 15 1 1946-06-20 (1) NYY @ CHW Bill Dietrich t 3 1 7
148 148 16 1 1946-06-22 NYY @ DET Stubby Overmire t 5 1 3 7
149 149 17 1 1946-06-28 NYY PHA Phil Marchildon b 8 2 7
150 150 18 1 1946-07-07 (1) NYY @ PHA Russ Christopher t 7 3 7
151 151 19 1 1946-07-17 (2) NYY SLB Nels Potter b 3 4 7
152 152 20 1 1946-07-30 NYY @ DET Virgil Trucks t 6 2 7
153 153 21 1 1946-08-15 (1) NYY WSH Mickey Haefner ahead 2-1 b 8 0 1 5 7
154 154 22 1 1946-08-15 (2) NYY WSH Early Wynn behind 0-2 b 4 1 2 5 7
155 155 23 1 1946-08-18 (1) NYY @ BOS Tex Hughson t 4 3 7
156 156 24 1 1946-08-21 (1) NYY CHW Gordon Maltzberger b 7 1 7
157 157 25 1 1946-08-27 NYY DET Dizzy Trout b 6 2 7
158 158 26 1 1946-09-07 NYY WSH Mickey Haefner behind 2-3 b 4 0 1 5 7
159 159 27 1 1946-09-11 NYY @ CLE Allie Reynolds t 6 1 7
160 160 28 1 1946-09-18 (1) NYY @ CHW Joe Haynes t 1 1 7
161 161 29 2 1946-09-18 (1) NYY @ CHW Joe Haynes t 8 1 7
162 162 30 1 1946-09-22 (2) NYY PHA Phil Marchildon b 5 1 7
1947 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
163 163 1 1 1947-04-18 NYY @ WSH Bobo Newsom t 3 3 7
164 164 2 1 1947-04-22 NYY BOS Joe Dobson b 1 3 7
165 165 3 1 1947-04-26 NYY WSH Bobo Newsom b 5 1 7
166 166 4 1 1947-05-03 (1) NYY @ CHW Thornton Lee t 4 1 7
167 167 5 1 1947-05-13 NYY SLB Sam Zoldak b 4 2 3 7
168 168 6 2 1947-05-13 NYY SLB Fred Sanford b 6 1 3 7
169 169 7 1 1947-05-19 NYY CLE Bryan Stephens b 7 2 7
170 170 8 1 1947-05-20 NYY CLE Don Black b 7 1 7
171 171 9 1 1947-05-23 NYY BOS Fritz Dorish b 5 3 7
172 172 10 1 1947-05-25 NYY BOS Tex Hughson b 1 2 7
173 173 11 1 1947-05-31 NYY @ CLE Bob Feller t 1 2 7
174 174 12 2 1947-05-31 NYY @ CLE Bob Feller t 5 2 7
175 175 13 1 1947-06-01 NYY @ CLE Steve Gromek t 5 2 7
1948 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
176 176 1 1 1948-04-29 NYY WSH Sid Hudson b 4 1 7
177 177 2 1 1948-05-09 NYY CHW Joe Haynes b 1 1 7
178 178 3 1 1948-05-18 NYY @ SLB Cliff Fannin t 5 1 2 7
179 179 4 1 1948-08-31 NYY SLB Cliff Fannin b 4 3 7
180 180 5 1 1948-09-12 NYY @ WSH Walt Masterson t 2 3 PH
181 181 6 1 1948-09-14 NYY @ CLE Bob Lemon t 7 2 PH
1949 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
182 182 1 1 1949-07-22 NYY @ DET Virgil Trucks t 4 1 7
183 183 2 1 1949-08-05 (2) NYY SLB Cliff Fannin b 1 2 7
184 184 3 1 1949-09-16 NYY DET Art Houtteman b 2 2 7
1950 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
185 185 1 1 1950-09-19 DET PHA Johnny Kucab ahead 8-0 b 5 0 12- 3 4 7 0.004 100% Home Run; Mullin Scores; Kell Scores
186 186 2 2 1950-09-19 DET PHA Johnny Kucab ahead 11-2 b 7 2 --- 1 4 7 0.001 100% Home Run
1951 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
187 187 1 1 1951-07-15 (2) DET NYY Tom Morgan b 9 3 PH
188 188 2 1 1951-07-22 DET BOS Ellis Kinder behind 3-6 b 4 2 -2- 2 4 9 0.181 38% Home Run; Kryhoski Scores/unER; Keller Scores/unER
189 189 3 1 1951-08-26 DET PHA Johnny Kucab b 5 1 5 9

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1916 to 2013, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.