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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jun 13)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-8	CG	52	11.0	10	1	1	12	2
2	2	Apr 14	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-2	GS	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
3	3	Apr 16	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-11	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
4	4	Apr 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
5	5	Apr 20	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
6	6	Apr 21	NYG		PHI	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
7	7	Apr 22	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
8	8	Apr 24	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
9	9	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	10	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	11	1	0	12	0
12	12	Apr 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
13	13	Apr 30	NYG		BSN	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	NYG		BSN	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
15	15	May 2	NYG		BSN	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	11	4	0	15	2
16	16	May 3	NYG		BSN	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	15	0	1	16	1
17	17	May 4	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	16	0	1	17	0
18	18	May 7	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	2
19	19	May 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
20	20	May 10	NYG		STL	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
21	21	May 11	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
22	22	May 12	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
23	23	May 13	NYG		STL	W,5-1	CG	23	6.0	10	0	0	10	0
24	24	May 14	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
25	25	May 15	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
26	26	May 16	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
27	27	May 17	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	13	2	0	15	1
28	28	May 18	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
29	29	May 19	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
30	30	May 20	NYG		CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
31	31	May 21	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
32	32	May 22	NYG		PIT	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	9	2	1	12	0
33	33	May 24	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
34	34	May 26 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
35	35	May 26 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	14	1	0	15	1
36	36	May 27	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
37	37	May 28 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	38	May 28 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	13	0	0	13	2
39	39	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
40	40	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
41	41	May 31	NYG		PHI	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
43	43	Jun 1 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
44	44	Jun 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
45	45	Jun 3	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
46	46	Jun 4	NYG	@	PIT	W,12-0	CG	29	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
47	47	Jun 6	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	10	2	0	12	1
48	48	Jun 7	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	2
49	49	Jun 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
50	50	Jun 11	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
51	51	Jun 12	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	11	0	0	11	1
52	52	Jun 13	NYG	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
53	53	Jun 14	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
54	54	Jun 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	51	12.0	8	0	0	8	0
55	55	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	53	12.1	16	2	0	18	0
56	56	Jun 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	8	2	1	11	2
57	57	Jun 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-3	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	0
58	58	Jun 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
59	59	Jun 21	NYG		BSN	L,5-16	CG	52	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
60	60	Jun 22	NYG		BSN	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	2
61	61	Jun 23	NYG		BSN	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
62	62	Jun 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
63	63	Jun 25 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
64	64	Jun 25 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,17-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
65	65	Jun 27	NYG	@	PHI	L,8-12	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
66	66	Jun 29	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 3 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
68	68	Jul 3 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	1	11	1
69	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
70	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	1
71	71	Jul 6	NYG		BRO	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
72	72	Jul 7	NYG		BRO	L,6-7	CG	43	10.0	11	0	0	11	0
73	76 (3)	Jul 11	NYG		CHC	L,2-7	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	77	Jul 12	NYG		STL	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	9	3	0	12	0
75	78	Jul 13	NYG		STL	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
76	79	Jul 14	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	14	0	0	14	0
77	80	Jul 16	NYG		PIT	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
78	81	Jul 17	NYG		PIT	L,2-4	CG	42	10.0	14	0	0	14	0
79	82	Jul 18	NYG		PIT	W,12-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	4
80	83	Jul 19	NYG		PIT	L,1-10	CG	46	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
81	84	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
82	85	Jul 22	NYG		CIN	L,2-11	CG	46	9.0	10	3	0	13	2
83	86	Jul 23 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
84	87	Jul 23 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,6-0	CG	17	5.0	7	1	0	8	2
85	88	Jul 24	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
86	89	Jul 25	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
87	90	Jul 26	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	45	10.0	8	3	0	11	0
88	91	Jul 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
89	92	Jul 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
90	93	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-7	CG	42	10.0	10	1	0	11	2
91	94	Jul 30 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
92	95	Jul 30 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
93	96	Jul 31 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	50	11.1	12	2	0	14	0
94	97	Jul 31 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	10.1	18	1	0	19	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	98	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
96	99	Aug 2	NYG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
97	100	Aug 3	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
98	101	Aug 4	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
99	102	Aug 5	NYG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	2	1	14	1
100	103	Aug 6	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
101	104	Aug 7	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	105	Aug 8	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
103	106	Aug 9	NYG	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	46	9.2	17	0	1	18	2
104	107	Aug 11 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	2
105	108	Aug 11 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,6-5	CG	54	13.0	10	0	0	10	4
106	109	Aug 12	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
107	110	Aug 13	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
108	111	Aug 14	NYG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	1	11	4
109	112	Aug 15	NYG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
110	113	Aug 16	NYG		BRO	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
111	114	Aug 17	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
112	115	Aug 18	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
113	116	Aug 19	NYG		CIN	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
114	117	Aug 20	NYG		STL	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
115	118	Aug 21	NYG		STL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
116	119	Aug 22	NYG		STL	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
117	120	Aug 23	NYG		STL	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	0
118	121	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	13	1	1	15	2
119	122	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
120	123	Aug 25	NYG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
121	124	Aug 26	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	3
122	125	Aug 27	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
123	126	Aug 28	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
124	127	Aug 29	NYG		CHC	W,8-7	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
125	128	Aug 30	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	129	Sep 1	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
127	130	Sep 3	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	27	7.0	10	0	0	10	2
128	131	Sep 4	NYG		BSN	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
129	132	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
130	133	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
131	134	Sep 6	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	11	3	0	14	0
132	135	Sep 7 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	3
133	136	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
134	137	Sep 9	NYG		BRO	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
135	138	Sep 10	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	16	2	0	18	0
136	139	Sep 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
137	140	Sep 13	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	14	2	0	16	1
138	141	Sep 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
139	142	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	13	2	0	15	0
140	143	Sep 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
141	144	Sep 17	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
142	145	Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
143	146	Sep 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	44	9.1	11	1	0	12	1
144	147	Sep 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	3
145	148	Sep 24	NYG	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
146	149	Sep 25	NYG	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
147	150	Sep 26	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	13	1	1	15	1
148	151	Oct 1 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,9-10	CG	48	8.1	7	1	0	8	1
149	153 (1)	Oct 2	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-7	GS	27	6.0	7	0	0	7	1
							149gm		1324.0	1552	115	17	1684	132