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Alex Kellner
Alexander Raymond Kellner
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 26, 1924 in Tucson, AZ
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1948
Final Game: June 23, 1959
Died: May 3, 1996 in Tucson, AZ
Relatives: Brother of Walt Kellner
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1948 23 PHA AL 0 0 7.83 13 1 5 0 0 0 23.0 21 20 20 0 16 14 2 0 3 107 55 1.609 8.2 0.0 6.3 5.5 0.88
1949 24 PHA AL 20 12 .625 3.75 38 27 9 19 0 1 245.0 243 120 102 18 129 94 2 3 7 1069 110 1.518 8.9 0.7 4.7 3.5 0.73 AS,MVP-18,RoY-2
1950 25 PHA AL 8 20 .286 5.47 36 29 5 15 0 2 225.1 253 157 137 28 112 85 2 0 8 1023 83 1.620 10.1 1.1 4.5 3.4 0.76
1951 26 PHA AL 11 14 .440 4.46 33 29 3 11 1 2 209.2 218 118 104 20 93 94 4 0 9 909 96 1.483 9.4 0.9 4.0 4.0 1.01
1952 27 PHA AL 12 14 .462 4.36 34 33 1 14 2 0 231.1 223 124 112 21 86 105 4 0 3 990 90 1.336 8.7 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.22
1953 28 PHA AL 11 12 .478 3.93 25 25 0 14 2 0 201.2 210 98 88 8 51 81 4 0 10 849 109 1.294 9.4 0.4 2.3 3.6 1.59
1954 29 PHA AL 6 17 .261 5.39 27 27 0 8 1 0 173.2 204 118 104 16 88 69 6 0 4 793 73 1.681 10.6 0.8 4.6 3.6 0.78
1955 30 KCA AL 11 8 .579 4.20 30 24 3 6 3 0 162.2 164 81 76 18 60 2 75 5 0 3 704 99 1.377 9.1 1.0 3.3 4.1 1.25
1956 31 KCA AL 7 4 .636 4.32 20 17 3 5 0 0 91.2 103 49 44 15 33 3 44 2 0 1 399 100 1.484 10.1 1.5 3.2 4.3 1.33
1957 32 KCA AL 6 5 .545 4.27 28 21 3 3 0 0 132.2 141 65 63 18 41 3 72 2 0 4 559 92 1.372 9.6 1.2 2.8 4.9 1.76
1958 33 TOT 7 5 .583 3.35 25 13 3 4 0 0 115.2 114 48 43 13 28 1 64 3 0 1 467 122 1.228 8.9 1.0 2.2 5.0 2.29
1958 33 KCA AL 0 2 .000 5.88 7 6 0 0 0 0 33.2 40 24 22 5 8 0 22 0 0 0 136 67 1.426 10.7 1.3 2.1 5.9 2.75
1958 33 CIN NL 7 3 .700 2.30 18 7 3 4 0 0 82.0 74 24 21 8 20 1 42 3 0 1 331 180 1.146 8.1 0.9 2.2 4.6 2.10
1959 34 STL NL 2 1 .667 3.16 12 4 2 0 0 0 37.0 31 17 13 9 10 2 19 1 0 0 154 134 1.108 7.5 2.2 2.4 4.6 1.90
12 Seasons 101 112 .474 4.41 321 250 37 99 9 5 1849.1 1925 1015 906 184 747 11 816 37 3 53 8023 94 1.445 9.4 0.9 3.6 4.0 1.09
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .474 4.41 38 30 4 12 1 1 220 229 121 108 22 89 97 4 0 6 955 94 1.445 9.4 0.9 3.6 4.0 1.09
KCA (11 yrs) 92 108 .460 4.54 291 239 32 95 9 5 1730.1 1820 974 872 167 717 8 755 33 3 52 7538 92 1.466 9.5 0.9 3.7 3.9 1.05
STL (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.16 12 4 2 0 0 0 37.0 31 17 13 9 10 2 19 1 0 0 154 134 1.108 7.5 2.2 2.4 4.6 1.90
CIN (1 yr) 7 3 .700 2.30 18 7 3 4 0 0 82.0 74 24 21 8 20 1 42 3 0 1 331 180 1.146 8.1 0.9 2.2 4.6 2.10
AL (11 yrs) 92 108 .460 4.54 291 239 32 95 9 5 1730.1 1820 974 872 167 717 8 755 33 3 52 7538 92 1.466 9.5 0.9 3.7 3.9 1.05
NL (2 yrs) 9 4 .692 2.57 30 11 5 4 0 0 119.0 105 41 34 17 30 3 61 4 0 1 485 162 1.134 7.9 1.3 2.3 4.6 2.03

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 23 PHA AL 13 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1949 24 PHA AL 38 103 92 7 20 1 0 0 10 0 0 7 15 .217 .273 .228 .501 35 21 2 0 4 1 AS,MVP-18,RoY-2
1950 25 PHA AL 36 84 80 5 16 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 13 .200 .238 .213 .451 17 17 4 0 0 1
1951 26 PHA AL 33 82 79 5 18 3 0 0 9 0 0 1 13 .228 .238 .266 .503 35 21 3 0 2 1
1952 27 PHA AL 34 87 82 6 17 2 0 1 10 0 0 1 9 .207 .217 .268 .485 31 22 2 0 4 1
1953 28 PHA AL 25 79 69 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .217 .270 .246 .517 38 17 3 2 5 1
1954 29 PHA AL 27 63 55 2 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 8 .182 .207 .218 .425 17 12 1 0 5 1 1
1955 30 KCA AL 30 62 56 6 12 2 1 0 5 0 0 4 7 .214 .267 .286 .552 49 16 3 0 2 0 0 1
1956 31 KCA AL 21 36 30 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .200 .273 .200 .473 27 6 1 0 3 0 0 1
1957 32 KCA AL 28 50 47 7 11 2 0 3 6 0 0 2 10 .234 .265 .468 .733 96 22 3 0 1 0 0 1
1958 33 TOT 26 44 39 5 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 8 .282 .333 .308 .641 70 12 1 0 2 0 0 1
1958 33 KCA AL 8 14 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 .167 .182 .348 -5 2 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1958 33 CIN NL 18 30 28 5 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 6 .357 .400 .357 .757 98 10 1 0 0 0 0 1
1959 34 STL NL 12 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 323 704 643 49 138 16 1 4 57 0 0 30 106 .215 .251 .261 .513 37 168 23 2 28 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 353 322 25 69 8 1 2 29 0 0 15 53 .215 .251 .261 .513 37 84 12 1 14
KCA (11 yrs) 293 665 606 44 126 16 1 4 51 0 0 28 96 .208 .245 .257 .502 35 156 22 2 28 1 0
STL (1 yr) 12 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 2 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 18 30 28 5 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 6 .357 .400 .357 .757 98 10 1 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 293 665 606 44 126 16 1 4 51 0 0 28 96 .208 .245 .257 .502 35 156 22 2 28 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 30 39 37 5 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 .324 .359 .324 .683 79 12 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 PHA AL 23 P 13 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.15 .950 0.91
1949 PHA AL 24 P 38 58 9 46 3 4 .948 1.45 .962 1.01 AS,MVP-18,RoY-2
1950 PHA AL 25 P 36 43 13 27 3 2 .930 1.11 .951 0.96
1951 PHA AL 26 P 33 48 15 31 2 3 .958 1.39 .952 0.99
1952 PHA AL 27 P 34 45 17 28 0 4 1.000 1.32 .964 1.03
1953 PHA AL 28 P 25 35 5 28 2 2 .943 1.32 .957 0.88
1954 PHA AL 29 P 27 27 173.2 38 6 32 0 2 1.000 1.97 1.41 .958 2.01 0.93
1955 KCA AL 30 P 30 24 162.1 37 4 30 3 2 .919 1.89 1.13 .957 1.99 0.83
1956 KCA AL 31 P 20 17 91.2 19 1 17 1 2 .947 1.77 0.90 .953 1.92 0.82
1957 KCA AL 32 P 28 21 132.2 31 5 24 2 4 .935 1.97 1.04 .965 1.99 0.86
1958 TOT 33 P 25 13 115.2 16 5 11 0 2 1.000 1.24 0.64 .956 1.96 0.78
1958 KCA AL 33 P 7 6 33.2 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.87 1.00 .957 1.95 0.81
1958 CIN NL 33 P 18 7 82.0 9 3 6 0 1 1.000 0.99 0.50 .956 1.96 0.77
1959 STL NL 34 P 12 4 37.0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 1.70 0.58 .962 1.99 0.82
12 Seasons P 321 106 713.0 380 83 280 17 27 .955 4.58 1.13 .958 1.98 0.92
12 Seasons TOT 321 106 713.0 380 83 280 17 27 .955 4.58 1.13 .913 1.98 0.92

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1949

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1949-AL-18-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Wins s c a p y
1949 AL--20--5th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1953 AL--1.294--10th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 AL--2.276--3rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 AL--4.035--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1949 AL--245.0--7th
1952 AL--231.3--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1951 AL--94--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1951 AL--29--8th
1952 AL--33--3rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1949 AL--19--5th
1950 AL--15--8th
1952 AL--14--10th
1953 AL--14--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1955 AL--3--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1949 AL--18--8th
1950 AL--28--2nd
1951 AL--20--4th
1952 AL--21--2nd
1954 AL--16--10th
Career--184--240th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1949 AL--129--5th
1950 AL--112--8th

Hits s c a p y
1949 AL--243--8th
1950 AL--253--6th
1951 AL--218--9th
1952 AL--223--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1953 AL--1.588--4th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 AL--.357--1st

Losses s c a p y
1950 AL--20--1st
1951 AL--14--1st
1952 AL--14--6th
1953 AL--12--9th
1954 AL--17--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1949 AL--102--6th
1950 AL--137--1st
1951 AL--104--2nd
1952 AL--112--1st
1954 AL--104--2nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1949 AL--7--9th
1950 AL--8--2nd
1951 AL--9--1st
1953 AL--10--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1954 AL--6--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1949 AL--1069--7th
1950 AL--1023--10th
1952 AL--990--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 27 (874), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (967), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1648), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

Before 1946 Season: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

Before 1947 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

June 23, 1958: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Kansas City Athletics.

October 3, 1958: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with George Crowe and Alex Grammas to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Ennis, Eddie Kasko and Bob Mabe.

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