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Bill Kelso
William Eugene Kelso
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 19, 1940 in Kansas City, MO
Schools: Whitworth College
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1964
Final Game: September 28, 1968
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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
1964 24 LAA AL 2 0 1.000 2.28 10 1 2 1 1 0 23.2 19 6 6 3 9 0 21 1 0 1 97 143 1.183 7.2 1.1 3.4 8.0 2.33
1966 26 CAL AL 1 1 .500 2.38 5 0 1 0 0 0 11.1 11 3 3 1 6 1 11 1 0 0 52 140 1.500 8.7 0.8 4.8 8.7 1.83
1967 27 CAL AL 5 3 .625 2.97 69 1 32 0 0 11 112.0 85 41 37 6 63 10 91 4 2 5 471 104 1.321 6.8 0.5 5.1 7.3 1.44
1968 28 CIN NL 4 1 .800 4.00 35 0 6 0 0 1 54.0 56 26 24 6 15 5 39 3 0 5 233 79 1.315 9.3 1.0 2.5 6.5 2.60
4 Seasons 12 5 .706 3.13 119 2 41 1 1 12 201.0 171 76 70 16 93 16 162 9 2 11 853 101 1.313 7.7 0.7 4.2 7.3 1.74
162 Game Avg. 7 3 .706 3.13 67 1 23 1 1 7 113 96 43 39 9 52 9 91 5 1 6 479 101 1.313 7.7 0.7 4.2 7.3 1.74
CAL (3 yrs) 8 4 .667 2.82 84 2 35 1 1 11 147.0 115 50 46 10 78 11 123 6 2 6 620 112 1.313 7.0 0.6 4.8 7.5 1.58
CIN (1 yr) 4 1 .800 4.00 35 0 6 0 0 1 54.0 56 26 24 6 15 5 39 3 0 5 233 79 1.315 9.3 1.0 2.5 6.5 2.60
AL (3 yrs) 8 4 .667 2.82 84 2 35 1 1 11 147.0 115 50 46 10 78 11 123 6 2 6 620 112 1.313 7.0 0.6 4.8 7.5 1.58
NL (1 yr) 4 1 .800 4.00 35 0 6 0 0 1 54.0 56 26 24 6 15 5 39 3 0 5 233 79 1.315 9.3 1.0 2.5 6.5 2.60

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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
1964 24 LAA AL 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 26 CAL AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 27 CAL AL 69 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .105 .105 .105 .211 -36 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1968 28 CIN NL 35 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 119 37 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .059 .086 .059 .145 -56 2 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 50 46 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 .059 .086 .059 .145 -56 3 0 0 3 0 0
CAL (3 yrs) 84 29 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .077 .111 .077 .188 -43 2 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 35 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 84 29 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .077 .111 .077 .188 -43 2 0 0 2 0 0
NL (1 yr) 35 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 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
1964 LAA AL 24 P 10 1 23.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.90 0.50 .960 1.90 0.72
1966 CAL AL 26 P 5 0 11.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.59 0.40 .950 1.99 0.76
1967 CAL AL 27 P 69 1 112.0 27 5 20 2 1 .926 2.01 0.36 .959 1.96 0.74
1968 CIN NL 28 P 35 0 54.1 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.16 0.20 .957 2.00 0.85
4 Seasons P 119 2 201.1 41 7 32 2 1 .951 1.74 0.33 .959 1.97 0.77
4 Seasons TOT 119 2 201.1 41 7 32 2 1 .951 1.74 0.33 .910 1.97 0.77

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y
1967 AL--69--3rd

Games Finished s c a p y
1967 AL--32--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2902), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

November 29, 1967: Traded by the California Angels with Jorge Rubio to the Cincinnati Reds for Sammy Ellis.

March 18, 1969: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.

March 29, 1969: Returned to the Cincinnati Reds by the Boston Red Sox following previous purchase.

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