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Cesar Cedeno League 8-12-2075 |
Mel Kelly | ![]() Retired (1965, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .282 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | B/R | |
OPS | .803 | Status | Deceased (2016) | Option Years | 0
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H | 1851 | Age at Death | 87 | Date of Birth | 08-15-1929 | |
HR | 233 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 17 (1952) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (75 games) |
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RBI | 889 | |||||
SB | 177 |
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | MIL | 152 |
595 |
68 |
176
|
37 |
4 |
20 |
79 |
56 |
94 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
14 | 10 | .828 |
.356 |
.472 |
.176 |
.296 |
|
1953 | MIL | 142 |
568 |
75 |
143
|
19 |
3 |
20 |
81 |
56 |
89 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2 | 9 | .722 |
.321 |
.401 |
.150 |
.252 |
|
1954 | MIL | 152 |
628 |
98 |
170
|
36 |
1 |
24 |
98 |
63 |
106 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
5 | 4 | .786 |
.340 |
.446 |
.175 |
.271 |
|
1955 | MIL | 152 |
650 |
123 |
199
|
43 |
5 |
28 |
88 |
62 |
100 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
10 | 2 | .885 |
.368 |
.517 |
.211 |
.306 |
|
1956 | MIL | 134 |
550 |
95 |
158
|
22 |
2 |
20 |
72 |
73 |
79 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
4 | 3 | .818 |
.374 |
.444 |
.156 |
.287 |
|
1957 | MIL | 152 |
611 |
107 |
185
|
31 |
3 |
20 |
86 |
76 |
97 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
7 | 2 | .841 |
.380 |
.462 |
.159 |
.303 |
|
1958 | MIL | 145 |
540 |
117 |
163
|
22 |
6 |
21 |
79 |
76 |
86 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
6 | 5 | .869 |
.387 |
.481 |
.180 |
.302 |
|
1959 | MIL | 133 |
374 |
68 |
112
|
13 |
2 |
11 |
50 |
53 |
62 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
9 | 4 | .822 |
.389 |
.433 |
.134 |
.299 |
|
1960 | MIL | 153 |
583 |
101 |
148
|
19 |
3 |
24 |
75 |
64 |
101 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
8 | 4 | .754 |
.333 |
.420 |
.166 |
.254 |
|
1961 | MIL | 152 |
589 |
109 |
175
|
26 |
4 |
17 |
88 |
78 |
106 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
11 | 6 | .821 |
.380 |
.441 |
.144 |
.297 |
|
1962 | MIL | 136 |
359 |
57 |
85
|
13 |
5 |
8 |
33 |
33 |
57 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
7 | 6 | .676 |
.308 |
.368 |
.131 |
.237 |
|
1963 | MIL | 99 |
111 |
16 |
31
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
11 |
14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 0 | .783 |
.341 |
.441 |
.162 |
.279 |
|
1964 | MIL | 99 |
343 |
60 |
91
|
13 |
5 |
15 |
38 |
22 |
52 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
8 | 1 | .773 |
.310 |
.464 |
.198 |
.265 |
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1965 | MIL-KC-BOS | 23 |
66 |
7 |
15
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 1 | .645 |
.282 |
.364 |
.136 |
.227 |
|
Total | 1824 |
6567 |
1101 |
1851
|
298 |
47 |
233 |
889 |
728 |
1055 | 41 | 36 | 177 |
93 | 57 | .803 |
.355 |
.448 |
.166 |
.282 |
Date | Transaction |
1965-11-02 | The Boston Patriots have acquired Mel Kelly from the waiver wire. |
1965-11-01 | Mel Kelly has retired from the Boston Patriots |
1965-06-15 | The Kansas City Athletics have waived Mel Kelly. |
1965-06-04 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Chris Remmerswaal to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Mel Kelly for assignment. |
1965-05-15 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Mel Kelly from the waiver wire. |
1965-05-15 | The Kansas City Athletics have demoted Dion Wiesler to the minor leagues. |
1965-05-11 | The Milwaukee Best have promoted Dan Geary to the major league team. The Milwaukee Best have designated Mel Kelly for assignment. |
1952-04-01 | The Milwaukee Wonders have promoted Mel Kelly to the major league team. The Milwaukee Wonders have designated Jake Malzone for assignment. |