Bill Kelso
William Eugene Kelso
Born: February 19, 1940
Kansas City, MO US
Deceased: May 11, 2009
North Kansas City, MO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 3B, C
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Career: 1959-1972
Major League Statistics
Bill Kelso compiled a career record of 43 wins and 41 losses and a 3.67 ERA in his 288-game pitching career with the Orlando Dodgers, Panama City Fliers, Kokomo Dodgers, Salem Dodgers, Oklahoma City 89ers, Hawaii Islanders, El Paso Sun Kings, Seattle Angels, Indianapolis Indians, Omaha Royals, Iowa Oaks, Denver Bears, Birmingham A's, Peninsula Whips and Wichita Aeros. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 El Paso Sun Kings |
 Seattle Angels |
 Iowa Oaks |
 Denver Bears |
 Omaha Royals |
 Birmingham A's |
 Peninsula Whips |
 Wichita Aeros |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | B | NORW | Salem Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Salem Dodgers | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.75 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 144.0 | 98 | 56 | 44 | 10 | 76 | 7 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 15 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 25 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.50 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 125 | 80 | 78 | 11 | 61 | 3 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.09 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | 89 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 71 | 12 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.07 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 11 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 13 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.94 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 144.0 | 136 | 65 | 47 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.94 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 83 | 46 | 42 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 12 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 43 | 41 | .512 | 3.67 | 288 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 699.0 | 597 | 333 | 285 | 51 | 320 | 32 | 626 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | FLOR | Orlando Dodgers | 23 | 64 | 58 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .172 | .226 | .397 | .622 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | 97 | 374 | 327 | 57 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 42 | 83 | .266 | .348 | .465 | .812 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Dodgers | 21 | 92 | 82 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 16 | .268 | .348 | .732 | 1.080 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Salem Dodgers | 46 | 149 | 132 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 31 | .197 | .284 | .356 | .640 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Orlando Dodgers | 33 | 111 | 101 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 31 | .238 | .300 | .426 | .726 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Salem Dodgers | 106 | 337 | 298 | 43 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 71 | .279 | .354 | .450 | .804 | 134 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Salem Dodgers | 52 | 57 | 53 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .245 | .259 | .491 | .750 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | (+) Oklahoma City 89ers | 55 | 94 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .129 | .194 | .282 | .476 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 55 | 94 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .129 | .194 | .282 | .476 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 33 | 49 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .149 | .184 | .213 | .396 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 60 | 61 | 60 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .133 | .148 | .367 | .514 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .417 | .647 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Denver Bears | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Iowa Oaks | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Omaha Royals | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 37 | 69 | 64 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .250 | .294 | .422 | .716 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 24 | 43 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .325 | .349 | .500 | .849 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Wichita Aeros | 32 | 79 | 72 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .222 | .278 | .458 | .737 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Iowa Oaks | 32 | 79 | 72 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .222 | .278 | .458 | .737 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 554 | 1426 | 1281 | 184 | 312 | 60 | 6 | 62 | 233 | 12 | 4 | 124 | 328 | .244 | .311 | .445 | .756 | 570 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | FLOR | Orlando Dodgers | C | 16 | 101 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .967 | 7.375 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | C | 87 | 575 | 55 | 16 | 4 | .975 | 7.241 | 23 | |||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Salem Dodgers | C | 41 | 205 | 26 | 8 | 4 | .967 | 5.634 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Orlando Dodgers | C | 24 | 113 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .985 | 5.458 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Dodgers | C | 21 | 154 | 13 | 2 | 7 | .988 | 7.952 | 5 | |||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Salem Dodgers | C | 74 | 478 | 45 | 6 | 3 | .989 | 7.068 | 21 | |||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Salem Dodgers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Salem Dodgers | P | 50 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .914 | .640 | ||||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 25 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | P | 29 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .864 | .655 | ||||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 54 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .519 | ||||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .714 | .250 | ||||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 13 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 11 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 26 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .957 | .846 | ||||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 19 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.421 | ||||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 14 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 12 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 552 | 1662 | 272 | 47 | 32 | .976 | 3.504 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Florida State League | Orlando Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1960 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Panama City Fliers | LAN | ||
| 1961 | D | Midwest League | Kokomo Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1961 | D | Florida State League | Orlando Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1961 | B | Northwest League | Salem Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1962 | B | Northwest League | Salem Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1963 | A | Northwest League | Salem Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1965 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MIN | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1972 | AAA | International League | Peninsula Whips | MON | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CHN | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK |
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