Charlie Keller

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 12, 1916 in Middletown, MD us

Died: May 23, 1990 in Frederick, MD

Buried: Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, MD

High School: Frederick HS (Frederick, MD)

School: University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: April 22, 1939 (Age 22-222d, 8,636th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1952 (Age 36-002d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Charles Ernest Keller

Nicknames: King Kong

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Relatives: Brother of Hal Keller

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.6

3790

1085

189

.286

725

RBI

760

OBP

.410

SLG

.518

OPS

.928

OPS+

152

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-17 / in Starts: 27-17
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	22 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	1 in 9 bases loaded PA and 8 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	7

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 194 PAs	34
Actual Runners on Base	118 (58-38-22) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 194 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	128 (66-41-20)

Most Driven In
Self	10
S Stirnweiss	9
R Derry	4
B Metheny	3
F Crosetti	2
T Stainback	2

Most Driven In By
Self	10
N Etten	9
A Robinson	3
F Crosetti	2
B Drescher	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	683	107 (106)	Aug 19 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	1.69	-0.094	2.63	-0.09%	-0.63	LF
2	684	108	Aug 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	3	1.13	0.024	1.37	0.02%	-0.16	LF
3	685	110 (1)	Aug 21 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.500	.857	3	.64	-0.040	1.00	-0.04%	0.15	LF
4	686	112 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.533	.922	4	.76	-0.008	.92	-0.01%	0.03	LF
5	687	113	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.500	.848	4	1.51	-0.086	2.76	-0.09%	-0.83	LF
6	688	114	Aug 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.417	.713	4	1.25	-0.133	2.41	-0.15%	-0.75	LF
7	689	115	Aug 26 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.355	.462	.816	4	.31	0.069	.89	0.12%	0.76	LF
8	690	116	Aug 28	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.276	.417	.483	.899	4	.64	0.026	1.77	0.04%	0.26	LF
9	691	117	Aug 29	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.375	.424	.799	4	1.51	-0.151	4.39	-0.26%	-0.86	LF
10	692	118	Aug 30	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.409	.528	.937	4	.67	0.100	1.77	0.16%	2.12	LF
11	693	119	Aug 31 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.367	.463	.831	4	.88	-0.110	3.55	-0.26%	-1.31	LF
12	694	120	Aug 31 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.467	.856	4	.94	0.089	5.48	0.31%	1.65	LF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	695	121	Sep 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.379	.438	.817	4	1.24	-0.082	9.48	-0.38%	-0.72	LF
14	696	122	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.371	.412	.783	4	1.22	-0.015	7.04	-0.05%	-0.24	LF
15	697	123	Sep 2 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.389	.753	4	.87	-0.038	6.81	-0.18%	-0.17	LF
16	698	124	Sep 3 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.380	.397	.777	4	1.24	0.045	4.99	0.11%	0.23	LF
17	699	125	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG(11)	6	6	2	3	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.390	.500	.890	4	1.40	0.593	7.83	1.98%	2.60	LF
18	700	126	Sep 4	NYY		DET	L,0-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.383	.478	.860	4	.84	-0.076	6.42	-0.35%	-0.60	LF
19	701	127	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		DET	L,7-10	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.395	.486	.881	4	1.51	0.060	7.93	0.19%	0.76	LF
20	702	128	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.400	.486	.886	4	.45	0.081	1.89	0.20%	0.79	LF
21	703	129	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		DET	W,14-5	CG	6	5	1	4	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.427	.544	.971	4	.88	0.149	4.22	0.43%	5.10	LF
22	704	130	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.420	.530	.950	4	.52	-0.032	3.81	-0.14%	-0.46	LF
23	705	131	Sep 7	NYY		DET	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.417	.523	.941	4	.59	0.017	2.51	0.04%	0.13	LF
24	706	132	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,4-11	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	0	0	.297	.407	.505	.913	4	1.50	-0.096	3.13	-0.12%	-1.69	LF
25	707	133	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,3-10	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.287	.402	.489	.891	4	.65	-0.006	.20	0.00%	-0.13	LF
26	708	134	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG(7)	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.409	.521	.930	4	1.33	0.140	.37	0.02%	0.95	LF
27	709	135	Sep 10	NYY		CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.412	.550	.962	4	1.59	0.232	.04	0.00%	2.74	LF
28	710	136	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.415	.577	.992	4	.58	0.127	.01	0.00%	0.76	LF
29	711	137	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	2		1	0	0			0	0	0	.308	.422	.570	.992	4						LF
30	712	138	Sep 13	NYY		CHW	L,0-7	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.300	.417	.555	.971	4	1.95	-0.161	.08	0.00%	-1.09	LF
31	713	139	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,7-4	CG	4	3	2	3	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.319	.434	.619	1.053	4	.50	0.367	.00	0.00%	4.25	LF
32	714	140	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.314	.426	.602	1.027	4						LF
33	715	141	Sep 16 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,2-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.421	.587	1.007	4	1.27	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.66	LF
34	716	142	Sep 16 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.296	.409	.568	.977	4						LF
35	717	143	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.297	.416	.563	.978	4	2.30	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.92	LF
36	718	144	Sep 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.301	.415	.556	.971	4						LF
37	719	145	Sep 20	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.415	.558	.973	4	.63	0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.03	LF
38	720	146	Sep 21	NYY		WSH	W,5-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.550	.967	4	1.31	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.74	LF
39	721	147	Sep 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.419	.545	.964	4	.83	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.19	LF
40	722	148	Sep 23 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG(14)	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.413	.527	.940	4	1.93	-0.204	.00	0.00%	-1.13	LF
41	723	149	Sep 23 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG(5)	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.414	.533	.948	4	.98	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.40	LF
42	724	150	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.292	.411	.539	.950	4						LF
43	725	151	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.413	.551	.963	4	.71	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.85	LF
44	726	152	Sep 30	NYY		BOS	W,12-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.412	.577	.989	4	.91	0.115	.00	0.00%	2.34	LF
							27-17		194	163	26	49	7	4	10	34	31	3	21	0	0		2	2	0	2	.301	.412	.577	.989		1.09	0.945	2.53	1.51%	15.77

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