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Billy Hamilton League
10-16-2077
John Kelly Second Base
Retired (1960, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .296 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .770 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
H 190 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 03-18-1924
HR 8 Drafted Round 11, Pick 162
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(55 games)
RBI 89
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B  Endurance C    Ldrship F 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L D+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR C-
Speed C- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C+ (50.1%) Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B D+ (24.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 KC
8
7
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.929
.500
.429
.000
.429
1953 KC
12
9
3
5
2
0
0
2
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
1.444
.667
.778
.222
.556
1954 KC-PHI
59
93
12
28
6
0
2
11
13
 9 0 2
1
 1 2
.810
.380
.430
.129
.301
1955 WAS-STL
82
143
22
42
5
1
2
25
17
 15 1 0
2
 0 5
.757
.373
.385
.091
.294
1956 STL-WAS-PIT-PHI
12
11
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.432
.250
.182
.000
.182
1958 PHI
33
97
12
29
2
0
2
11
18
 7 0 1
1
 0 5
.787
.405
.381
.082
.299
1959 PHI
52
167
24
47
10
2
2
29
17
 28 0 2
3
 0 7
.745
.344
.401
.120
.281
1960 PHI
34
114
11
34
7
0
0
11
15
 15 0 0
1
 1 3
.739
.380
.360
.061
.298
Total
292
641
87
190
32
3
8
89
85
 78 1 5
8
 2 23
.770
.377
.393
.097
.296
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01John Kelly has retired from the Philadelphia Phitowners
1960-08-22The Philadelphia Phitowners have promoted Jason Galvez to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phitowners have designated John Kelly for assignment.
1958-07-11The Philadelphia Phitowners have promoted John Kelly to the major league team.
1956-05-14The Philadelphia Phitowners have acquired John Kelly from the waiver wire.
1956-05-10The Pittsburgh Steel Men have waived John Kelly.
1956-04-30The Pittsburgh Steel Men have promoted Kevin Dillhoefer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Men have designated John Kelly for assignment.
1956-04-19The Pittsburgh Steel Men have acquired John Kelly from the waiver wire.
1956-04-15The Washington Wave have designated John Kelly for assignment.
1956-04-05The Washington Wave have acquired John Kelly from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Billy Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Roger Rikard to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Stan Brown to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have designated Luis Edelman for assignment. The St. Louis Red Birds have designated Ray Boone for assignment. The St. Louis Red Birds have designated John Kelly for assignment.
1955-06-19The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted John Kelly to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Stan Brown to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have sent Bobby Olivares to the minors. The St. Louis Red Birds have sent Bert Alomar to the minors.
1955-06-19The St. Louis Red Birds have acquired John Kelly from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Red Birds have waived Todd Nelson.
1955-05-27The Washington Wave have waived John Kelly.
1955-03-01The Washington Wave have promoted Chip Adams to the major league team. The Washington Wave have sent John Kelly to the minors.
1955-03-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Benny Isringhausen to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Dick Rozek to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted John Kelly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Larry Eayrs to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Jamie Lewis to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Frank DeHart to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Fred Lotz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Jack McCabe to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Bill Abbott to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Bob Sarmiento to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Heinz Roman to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Chuck Giles to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Jake Jethroe to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Tom Fowler to the minors.
1954-07-11The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Jake Jethroe to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent John Kelly to the minors.
1954-04-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted John Kelly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Chick Scheffler to the minors.
1954-04-01The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired John Kelly from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Wally Reynolds.
1954-04-01The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have acquired Randy Jurisich from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have waived John Kelly.
1953-07-29The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted Fritz Gibson to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted Roy Kuhel to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent John Kelly to the minors. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent Ossee Bouton to the minors.
1953-06-19The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted John Kelly to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent Fritz Gibson to the minors.
1950-04-13The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted Fritz Gibson to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent John Kelly to the minors.