George Kelly
George Lange Kelly
Born: September 10, 1895
San Francisco, CA USA
Deceased: 1984
Burlingame, CA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Career: 1915-1932
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
Minor League Statistics
George Kelly compiled a career batting average of .297 with 148 home runs and 1020 RBI in his 1623-game career with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1915 season and last took the field during the 1932 campaign. Kelly was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NL | New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | New York Giants | 17 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .158 | .179 | .237 | .416 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | NL | New York Giants | 49 | 84 | 76 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .158 | .220 | .211 | .430 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | New York Giants | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .087 | .125 | .174 | .299 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | NL | New York Giants | 32 | 116 | 107 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .290 | .315 | .411 | .727 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | New York Giants | 155 | 651 | 590 | 69 | 157 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 92 | .266 | .320 | .397 | .717 | 234 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | 149 | 647 | 587 | 95 | 181 | 42 | 9 | 23 | 122 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 73 | .308 | .356 | .528 | .884 | 310 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | 151 | 640 | 592 | 96 | 194 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 107 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 65 | .328 | .363 | .497 | .860 | 294 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | 145 | 617 | 560 | 82 | 172 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 103 | 14 | 7 | 47 | 64 | .307 | .362 | .452 | .814 | 253 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | 144 | 627 | 571 | 91 | 185 | 37 | 9 | 21 | 136 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 52 | .324 | .371 | .531 | .902 | 303 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | New York Giants | 147 | 633 | 586 | 87 | 181 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 99 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 54 | .309 | .350 | .471 | .821 | 276 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | New York Giants | 136 | 552 | 499 | 70 | 151 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 52 | .303 | .352 | .445 | .797 | 222 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 236 | 222 | 27 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .270 | .308 | .446 | .754 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 116 | 449 | 402 | 46 | 119 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 35 | .296 | .345 | .435 | .780 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 147 | 632 | 577 | 73 | 169 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 61 | .293 | .332 | .428 | .760 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 51 | 206 | 188 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .287 | .313 | .431 | .744 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 178 | 166 | 22 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .331 | .362 | .434 | .796 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 64 | 226 | 202 | 23 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | .243 | .317 | .356 | .673 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1622 | 6565 | 5993 | 819 | 1778 | 337 | 76 | 148 | 1020 | 65 | 43 | 386 | 694 | .297 | .342 | .452 | .794 | 2711 | 0 | 28 | 158 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 6.444 | |
| 1915 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.000 | |
| 1916 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .981 | 7.846 | |
| 1916 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1916 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1917 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1917 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .971 | 8.500 | |
| 1917 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1917 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1917 | NL | New York Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1919 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 341 | 11 | 2 | 17 | .994 | 11.000 | |
| 1920 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 1759 | 103 | 11 | 115 | .994 | 12.013 | |
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 1552 | 115 | 17 | 132 | .990 | 11.188 | |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 1642 | 103 | 13 | 123 | .993 | 11.556 | |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 1568 | 60 | 12 | 111 | .993 | 11.228 | |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 1309 | 60 | 10 | 107 | .993 | 1.952 | |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .931 | 5.400 | |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 2.857 | |
| 1925 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 16 | 3 | 13 | .989 | 11.160 | |
| 1925 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 272 | 394 | 13 | 68 | .981 | 6.167 | |
| 1925 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 1.882 | |
| 1926 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 1196 | 79 | 9 | 89 | .993 | 11.184 | |
| 1926 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 65 | 6 | 12 | .944 | 5.667 | |
| 1927 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 456 | 32 | 4 | 46 | .992 | 9.959 | |
| 1927 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 2 | .927 | 3.923 | |
| 1927 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1928 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | 894 | 69 | 9 | 99 | .991 | 9.727 | |
| 1928 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 2.615 | |
| 1929 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1537 | 103 | 11 | 127 | .993 | 11.156 | |
| 1930 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 503 | 35 | 4 | 44 | .993 | 1.760 | |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 414 | 32 | 1 | 31 | .998 | 11.436 | |
| 1932 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 575 | 36 | 10 | 48 | .984 | 9.855 | |
| 1932 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Totals | 1588 | 0 | 0.0 | 14690 | 1376 | 152 | 1197 | .991 | 1.117 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 8 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .233 | .303 | .267 | .570 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 7 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .290 | .303 | .419 | .722 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 109 | 101 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 | .248 | .280 | .297 | .577 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 1B | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 11.535 | 11.375 |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 12.130 | 12.400 |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .985 | 11.377 | 11.167 |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 33.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.890 | 1.750 |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 1B | 4 | 3 | 31.7 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 13.926 | 12.250 |
| 1924 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 28 | 26 | 236.0 | 261 | 17 | 2 | 13 | .993 | 1.602 | 9.929 |
Awards
1921 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1922 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1924 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1926 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
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