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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-11 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1921	WS g1	Oct 5	NYG		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.28	-0.177	58.41	-5.28%	-1.61	1B
2	1921	WS g2	Oct 6	NYG	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.73	-0.206	78.98	-5.16%	-1.85	1B
3	1921	WS g3	Oct 7	NYG		NYY	W,13-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	5	1.52	0.047	57.79	1.39%	0.29	1B
4	1921	WS g4	Oct 9	NYG	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.133	.310	5	1.11	-0.136	57.98	-3.81%	-0.62	1B
5	1921	WS g5	Oct 10	NYG		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	5	1.88	0.067	117.48	2.40%	0.92	1B
6	1921	WS g6	Oct 11	NYG	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.304	.385	.348	.732	5	.79	0.213	49.50	8.32%	1.84	1B
7	1921	WS g7	Oct 12	NYG		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.345	.308	.653	5	1.36	-0.103	113.33	-5.26%	-0.79	1B
8	1921	WS g8	Oct 13	NYG	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1		0	0	.233	.303	.267	.570	5	1.16	0.012	96.88	0.60%	0.21	1B
1922 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1922	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	6	.84	0.019	44.01	0.78%	-0.18	1B
10	1922	WS g2	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	T,3-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	1.38	-0.141	74.39	-4.51%	-1.20	1B
11	1922	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	1	.273	.273	.273	.545	6	.63	-0.055	33.75	-1.65%	-1.01	1B
12	1922	WS g4	Oct 7	NYG	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1.00	-0.127	43.38	-3.37%	-1.30	1B
13	1922	WS g5	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	6	2.94	0.461	72.41	6.54%	1.69	1B
1923 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1923	WS g1	Oct 10	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.01	-0.114	52.52	-4.10%	-1.11	1B
15	1923	WS g2	Oct 11	NYG		NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.12	-0.092	58.26	-3.24%	-0.49	1B
16	1923	WS g3	Oct 12	NYG	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	7	1.02	-0.131	64.13	-4.95%	-1.12	1B
17	1923	WS g4	Oct 13	NYG		NYY	L,4-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	.39	0.032	24.44	1.32%	0.63	1B
18	1923	WS g5	Oct 14	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	7	.23	-0.014	19.17	-0.63%	-0.16	1B
19	1923	WS g6	Oct 15	NYG		NYY	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	7	.97	-0.105	81.05	-5.22%	-1.01	1B
1924 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1924	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG(12)	6	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	4	1.55	-0.060	81.18	-1.45%	-0.34	CF 2B
21	1924	WS g2	Oct 5	NYG	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.625	.958	4	1.69	0.099	86.74	3.08%	1.23	1B
22	1924	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	4	.55	0.018	34.24	0.61%	0.30	CF
23	1924	WS g4	Oct 7	NYG		WSH	L,4-7	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.333	.529	.863	4	.94	-0.046	60.76	-1.81%	-0.59	1B
24	1924	WS g5	Oct 8	NYG		WSH	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.476	.794	4	.93	-0.086	76.92	-3.89%	-1.00	CF
25	1924	WS g6	Oct 9	NYG	@	WSH	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.346	.480	.826	4	1.33	0.114	120.20	5.95%	0.68	1B
26	1924	WS g7	Oct 10	NYG	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(12)	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.313	.419	.732	4	2.40	-0.229	399.45	-23.48%	-0.94	CF 1B
									109	101	11	25	2	0	1	11	5	0	23	0	2				0	2	.248	.283	.297	.580

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