Willie Keeler

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-4, 140lb (163cm, 63kg)

Born: March 3, 1872 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: January 1, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, NY

Debut: September 30, 1892 (Age 20-211d, 1,706th in major league history)

Last Game: September 5, 1910 (Age 38-186d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1939. (Voted by BBWAA on 207/274 ballots)
View Willie Keeler's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1893 season

Full Name: William Henry Keeler

Nicknames: Wee Willie or Hit 'Em Where They Ain't

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.3

8591

2932

.341

1719

RBI

810

495

OBP

.388

SLG

.415

OPS

.802

OPS+

127

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1908 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1908 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	W,1-0	CG	0	12.0	5	1	0	6	1
2	2	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 17	NYY		PHA	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 18	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	0	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYY		WSH	W,16-13	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
8	9 (1)	Apr 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	0	11.2	1	1	1	3	0
9	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	11	Apr 27	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	12	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
12	13	Apr 29	NYY		BOS	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	14	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
14	15	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	16	May 4	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	17	May 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	18	May 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	19	May 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	20	May 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	21	May 12	NYY		CLE	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	22	May 13	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	23	May 14	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	24	May 16	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	25	May 18	NYY		DET	L,6-11	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	26	May 19	NYY		DET	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	27	May 21	NYY		CHW	L,2-9	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	28	May 23	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	29	May 25	NYY		CHW	L,3-9	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
29	33 (3)	May 29 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	35 (1)	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	36	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,0-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	37	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
33	38	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	39	Jun 4	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-10	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	40	Jun 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	41	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
37	42	Jun 8	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	43	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	44	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	0	11.0	6	1	0	7	1
40	45	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
41	46	Jun 12	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	47	Jun 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	48	Jun 14	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
44	49	Jun 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	50	Jun 16	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	51	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	52	Jun 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-12	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	53	Jun 19	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	54	Jun 20	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	55	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	56	Jun 23	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-9	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	57	Jun 24	NYY	@	PHA	T,6-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	58	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	59	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	60	Jun 26	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	61	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	62	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	63	Jun 30	NYY		BOS	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	64	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	65	Jul 2 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	66	Jul 2 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	67	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	70	Jul 6	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
66	71	Jul 7 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	72	Jul 7 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-11	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	73	Jul 8	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	74	Jul 9	NYY		DET	L,8-10	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	75	Jul 10	NYY		DET	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	79 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,1-16	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	80	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	89 (8)	Jul 25	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	90	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	91	Jul 27	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	92	Jul 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	0	13.1	1	0	0	1	0
77	93	Jul 31	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-16	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	94	Aug 1	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
79	95	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	96	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	97	Aug 5 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	98	Aug 6	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
83	99	Aug 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	100	Aug 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	101	Aug 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	8.2	1	1	0	2	0
86	102	Aug 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	113 (10)	Aug 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	114	Aug 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
							88gm			123	9	9	141	2