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Joe Kelly
Joseph Henry Kelly
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 23, 1886 in Weir City, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1914
Final Game: May 27, 1919
Died: August 16, 1977 in St.Joseph, MO
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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
1914 27 PIT NL 141 570 508 47 113 19 9 1 48 21 39 59 .222 .283 .301 .584 77 153 4 19 *O
1916 29 CHC NL 54 179 169 18 43 7 1 2 15 10 9 16 .254 .296 .343 .639 88 58 1 0 O
1917 30 BSN NL 116 489 445 41 99 9 8 3 36 21 26 45 .222 .268 .299 .567 78 133 2 16 *O
1918 31 BSN NL 47 166 155 20 36 2 4 0 15 12 6 12 .232 .265 .297 .562 74 46 1 4 O
1919 32 BSN NL 18 66 64 3 9 1 0 0 3 2 0 11 .141 .154 .156 .310 -5 10 1 1 O
5 Seasons 376 1470 1341 129 300 38 22 6 117 66 80 143 .224 .272 .298 .570 75 400 9 40
162 Game Avg. 162 633 578 56 129 16 9 3 50 28 34 62 .224 .272 .298 .570 75 172 4 17
BSN (3 yrs) 181 721 664 64 144 12 12 3 54 35 32 68 .217 .257 .285 .542 69 189 4 21
PIT (1 yr) 141 570 508 47 113 19 9 1 48 21 39 59 .222 .283 .301 .584 77 153 4 19
CHC (1 yr) 54 179 169 18 43 7 1 2 15 10 9 16 .254 .296 .343 .639 88 58 1 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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1914 PIT NL 27 OF 139 353 319 15 19 3 .946 2.40 .958 1.97 0-139-0
1916 CHC NL 29 OF 46 107 98 4 5 0 .953 2.22 .967 2.00 16-25-6
1917 BSN NL 30 OF 116 317 284 16 17 8 .946 2.59 .964 2.08 82-29-0
1918 BSN NL 31 OF 45 104 93 4 7 0 .933 2.16 .963 2.13 22-18-0
1919 BSN NL 32 OF 16 35 30 3 2 0 .943 2.06 .966 2.18 16-0-0
5 Seasons OF 362 916 824 42 50 11 .945 2.39 .962 2.04 136-211-6
5 Seasons TOT 362 916 824 42 50 11 .945 2.39 .907 2.04 136-211-6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1914 NL--59--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1917 NL--21--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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  6. Doug Dascenzo (965)
  7. Tommie Reynolds (964)
  8. Charlie Gilbert (962)
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  1. Stan Benjamin (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  4. Bill Hallman (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Frank Delahanty (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 24, 1913: Traded by St. Joseph (Western) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash and players.

February 13, 1915: Purchased by Indianapolis (American Association) from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 13, 1916: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Indianapolis (American Association) for cash plus 2 players to be named. cash plus 2 players to be named

December 14, 1916: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Boston Braves for players to be named later. The Boston Braves sent Fred Mitchell (December 14, 1917) and Earl Blackburn (January, 1917) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

May 27, 1919: Purchased by Toledo (American Association) from the Boston Braves.

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