High Pockets Kelly

Positions: First Baseman, Second Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: September 10, 1895 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: October 13, 1984 in Burlingame, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA

Debut: August 18, 1915 (Age 19-342d, 4,377th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 26, 1932 (Age 36-320d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View High Pockets Kelly's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1917 season

Full Name: George Lange Kelly

Nicknames: High Pockets

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Relatives: Brother of Ren Kelly; Cousin of Rich Chiles; Nephew of Bill Lange

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.6

AB

5993

R

819

H

1778

BA

.297

HR

148

RBI

1020

SB

OBP

.342

SLG

.452

OPS

.794

OPS+

109

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Games by Position

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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	18	VIC	B	141	436	436		109	22	2	7						.250	.250	.358	.608		156							VIC · NWES
1915	19	VIC	B	99	361	361		107	33	6	5						.296	.296	.463	.759		167							VIC · NWES
1915	19	NYG	NL	17	41	38	2	6	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	9	.158	.179	.237	.416	28	9		0	1			/38
1916	20	NYG	NL	49	84	76	4	12	2	1	0	3	1		6	24	.158	.220	.211	.430	36	16		0	2			3/985
1917	21	ROC	AA	32	120	120		36	14	1	4						.300	.300	.533	.833		64							ROC · IL
1917	21	TOT	NL	19	31	30	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	12	.067	.097	.133	.230	-30	4		0	0			/3749
1917	21	NYG	NL	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0			/7349
1917	21	PIT	NL	8	24	23	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	9	.087	.125	.174	.299	-10	4		0	0			/3
1917	21	NYG	NL	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0

1919	23	ROC	AA	103	376	376		134	21	14	15						.356	.356	.606	.963		228							ROC · IL
1919	23	NYG	NL	32	117	107	12	31	6	2	1	14	1		3	15	.290	.315	.411	.727	117	44		1	5			3
1920	24	NYG	NL	*155*	651	590	69	157	22	11	11	94	6	16	41	92	.266	.320	.397	.717	105	234		6	14			*3
1921	25	NYG	NL	149	647	587	95	181	42	9	23	122	4	12	40	73	.308	.356	.528	.884	130	310		3	17			*3
1922	26	NYG	NL	151	642	592	96	194	33	8	17	107	12	3	30	65	.328	.363	.497	.860	118	294		3	15			*3
1923	27	NYG	NL	145	617	560	82	172	23	5	16	103	14	7	47	64	.307	.362	.452	.814	113	253		1	9			*3
1924	28	NYG	NL	144	627	571	91	185	37	9	21	*136*	7	2	38	52	.324	.371	.531	.902	141	303		5	13			*3/8475	MVP-6
1925	29	NYG	NL	147	633	586	87	181	29	3	20	99	5	2	35	54	.309	.350	.471	.821	111	276		2	10			*43/97	MVP-3
1926	30	NYG	NL	136	553	499	70	151	24	4	13	80	4		36	52	.303	.352	.445	.797	115	222		2	15			*34	MVP-23
1927	31	CIN	NL	61	236	222	27	60	16	4	5	21	1		11	23	.270	.308	.446	.754	101	99		1	2			34/7
1928	32	CIN	NL	116	449	402	46	119	33	7	3	58	2		28	35	.296	.345	.435	.780	104	175		2	17			3/79
1929	33	CIN	NL	147	632	577	73	169	45	9	5	103	7		33	61	.293	.332	.428	.760	91	247		1	21			*3
1930	34	MNE	AA	34	147	147		53	9	1	6						.361	.361	.558	.918		82							MNE · AA
1930	34	TOT	NL	90	384	354	40	109	16	2	8	54	1		14	36	.308	.336	.432	.768	86	153		1	15			3
1930	34	CIN	NL	51	206	188	18	54	10	1	5	35	1		7	20	.287	.313	.431	.744	82	81		0	11			3
1930	34	CHC	NL	39	178	166	22	55	6	1	3	19	0		7	16	.331	.362	.434	.796	91	72		1	4			3

1931	35	MNE	AA	155	606	606		194	34	2	20						.320	.320	.482	.802		292							MNE · AA
1932	36	LAD-min	AA	47	153	153		45	10	0	6						.294	.294	.477	.771		73							JER · IL
1932	36	BRO	NL	64	226	202	23	49	9	1	4	22	0		22	27	.243	.317	.356	.673	82	72		0	2			3/8
1933	37	OLD	AA	21	56	56		13	5	0	1						.232	.232	.375	.607		21							OLD · PCL
16 Yrs				1622	6570	5993	819	1778	337	76	148	1020	65	43	386	694	.297	.342	.452	.794	109	2711		28	158
162 Game Avg.				162	656	599	82	178	34	8	15	102	6		39	69	.297	.342	.452	.794	109	271		3	16
				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
NYG (11 yrs)				1136	4619	4213	608	1270	218	52	123	762	54	43	277	503	.301	.348	.465	.813	117	1961		23	101
CIN (4 yrs)				375	1523	1389	164	402	104	21	18	217	11		79	139	.289	.329	.433	.763	95	602		4	51
BRO (1 yr)				64	226	202	23	49	9	1	4	22	0		22	27	.243	.317	.356	.673	82	72		0	2
CHC (1 yr)				39	178	166	22	55	6	1	3	19	0		7	16	.331	.362	.434	.796	91	72		1	4
PIT (1 yr)				8	24	23	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	9	.087	.125	.174	.299	-10	4		0	0

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