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Leo Kiely
Leo Patrick Kiely (Kiki)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 30, 1929 in Hoboken, NJ
Signed
by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1951
Final Game: June 20, 1960
Died: January 18, 1984 in Montclair, NJ
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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
1951 21 BOS AL 7 7 .500 3.34 17 16 0 4 0 0 113.1 106 48 42 9 39 46 2 0 3 474 133 1.279 8.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 1.18
1954 24 BOS AL 5 8 .385 3.50 28 19 0 4 1 0 131.0 153 74 51 12 58 59 1 1 0 589 117 1.611 10.5 0.8 4.0 4.1 1.02
1955 25 BOS AL 3 3 .500 2.80 33 4 13 0 0 6 90.0 91 31 28 5 37 5 36 0 1 1 384 153 1.422 9.1 0.5 3.7 3.6 0.97
1956 26 BOS AL 2 2 .500 5.17 23 0 16 0 0 3 31.1 47 25 18 1 14 5 9 2 0 0 155 89 1.947 13.5 0.3 4.0 2.6 0.64
1958 28 BOS AL 5 2 .714 3.00 47 0 35 0 0 12 81.0 77 31 27 3 18 3 26 2 0 0 332 133 1.173 8.6 0.3 2.0 2.9 1.44
1959 29 BOS AL 3 3 .500 4.20 41 0 23 0 0 7 55.2 67 26 26 8 18 3 30 1 0 1 249 96 1.527 10.8 1.3 2.9 4.9 1.67
1960 30 KCA AL 1 2 .333 1.74 20 0 12 0 0 1 20.2 21 4 4 1 5 0 6 1 0 0 86 229 1.258 9.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.20
7 Seasons 26 27 .491 3.37 209 39 99 8 1 29 523.0 562 239 196 39 189 16 212 9 2 5 2269 125 1.436 9.7 0.7 3.3 3.6 1.12
162 Game Avg. 7 7 .491 3.37 57 11 27 2 0 8 143 154 66 54 11 52 58 2 1 1 622 125 1.436 9.7 0.7 3.3 3.6 1.12
BOS (6 yrs) 25 25 .500 3.44 189 39 87 8 1 28 502.1 541 235 192 38 184 16 206 8 2 5 2183 123 1.443 9.7 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.12
KCA (1 yr) 1 2 .333 1.74 20 0 12 0 0 1 20.2 21 4 4 1 5 0 6 1 0 0 86 229 1.258 9.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.20

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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
1951 21 BOS AL 18 42 35 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 9 .143 .286 .143 .429 14 5 2 0 0 1
1954 24 BOS AL 28 53 50 5 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 17 .180 .212 .260 .472 24 13 0 0 1 0 1
1955 25 BOS AL 33 28 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .192 .222 .231 .453 18 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 26 BOS AL 23 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 28 BOS AL 47 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1959 29 BOS AL 41 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 30 KCA AL 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 210 155 139 8 20 2 0 1 7 0 0 12 43 .144 .212 .180 .392 4 25 2 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 120 107 6 15 2 0 1 5 0 0 9 33 .144 .212 .180 .392 4 19 2 0 3
BOS (6 yrs) 190 152 138 8 20 2 0 1 7 0 0 10 42 .145 .203 .181 .384 1 25 2 0 4 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 98 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
1951 BOS AL 21 P 17 35 4 29 2 0 .943 1.94 .954 0.99
1954 BOS AL 24 P 28 19 131.0 32 7 20 5 1 .844 1.85 0.96 .962 2.01 0.93
1955 BOS AL 25 P 33 4 90.0 25 6 19 0 4 1.000 2.50 0.76 .952 1.99 0.83
1956 BOS AL 26 P 23 0 31.1 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.30 0.35 .950 1.92 0.82
1958 BOS AL 28 P 47 0 81.0 24 4 19 1 1 .958 2.56 0.49 .962 1.94 0.82
1959 BOS AL 29 P 41 0 55.2 19 7 12 0 1 1.000 3.07 0.46 .953 2.05 0.85
1960 KCA AL 30 P 20 0 20.2 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 4.79 0.55 .964 1.96 0.78
7 Seasons P 209 23 409.2 154 33 113 8 8 .948 3.21 0.70 .957 1.99 0.85
7 Seasons TOT 209 23 409.2 154 33 113 8 8 .948 3.21 0.70 .905 1.99 0.85

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1958 AL--47--7th

Saves s c a p y
1955 AL--6--10th
1958 AL--12--3rd
1959 AL--7--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1958 AL--35--2nd
1959 AL--23--6th

Youngest s c a p y
1951 AL--born 1929-11-30--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1501), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1211), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

January 8, 1960: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Webster.

April 5, 1960: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Bob Grim.

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