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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Paul Kelly Left Field
Retired (1988, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .703 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 509 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 12-31-1953
HR 31 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(126 games)
RBI 259
SB 63
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.2%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF C  (36.7%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 18 15.00 1 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 2 2 / 2 4 / 4 1 / 1 13 / 15
1972 Minors 19 14.00 2 / 3 0 / 0 4 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 12 / 14
1973 Minors 20 26.00 2 / 3 3 / 4 3 / 3 7 / 7 1 / 2 2 / 2 5 / 5 23 / 26
1974 Minors 21 25.00 3 / 4 4 / 6 2 / 2 2 / 4 1 / 2 2 / 2 5 / 5 19 / 25
1975 Minors 22 19.00 0 / 0 3 / 5 2 / 2 3 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 1 5 / 5 15 / 19
1976 Minors 23 23.00 1 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 4 4 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 2 5 / 7 15 / 23
1977 Minors 24 15.00 0 / 1 2 / 3 5 / 6 1 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 1 10 / 15
1977 Majors 24 24.96 2 / 4 2 / 2 5 / 7 2 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 2 2 / 3 14 / 24
1978 Majors 25 54.80 8 / 11 7 / 13 0 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 3 / 6 7 / 9 32 / 54
1979 Majors 26 7.28 1 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 4 / 7
1980 Majors 27 10.00 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 2 5 / 10
1981 Majors 28 19.42 162 4 0 2 / 8 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 3 / 19
1982 Minors 29 17.00 0 / 2 0 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 3 5 / 17
1982 Majors 29 7.09 44 2 28 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 7
1982 Pos (CF) 29 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 4
1983 Majors 30 35.12 143 48 12 0 / 6 1 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 7 3 / 35
1984 Majors 31 31.82 162 36 0 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 31
1985 Majors 32 39.96 139 62 23 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 39
1986 Majors 33 39.25 158 64 0 1 / 8 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 39
1987 Majors 34 38.95 162 48 0 -2 / 6 -4 / 5 -3 / 6 -6 / 10 -1 / 2 -2 / 5 -3 / 4 -21 / 38
1988 Majors 35 18.12 162 5 0 -2 / 4 -5 / 3 -4 / 1 -7 / 4 -1 / 3 -3 / 3 0 / 0 -22 / 18
Total 1132 269 63 19 / 76 17 / 70 22 / 70 17 / 74 10 / 57 14 / 59 33 / 69 133 / 479
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Paul Kelly has retired from the Philadelphia Jacksters
1986-04-05The Philadelphia Jacksters have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1986-03-03The Boston Lighthouses have promoted Mark Caballero to the major league team. The Boston Lighthouses have sent Johnny Dillon to the minors. The Boston Lighthouses have sent John Konopka to the minors. The Boston Lighthouses have designated Thurman Oglivie for assignment. The Boston Lighthouses have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1985-08-26A trade has been completed between the Chicago Yankees and the Boston Lighthouses. The Boston Lighthouses receive Paul Kelly, John Konopka from the Chicago Yankees in exchange for Tony Oberlin.
1985-04-09Paul Kelly of the Chicago Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1983-09-26The Chicago Yankees have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team.
1983-09-22The Chicago Yankees have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1983-04-18Paul Kelly of the Chicago Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1983-04-05The Chicago Yankees have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1983-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Creighton Farnsworth for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Rick Monday for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Paul Kelly for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent Freddy Shipley to the minors.
1982-08-17Paul Kelly of the Pittsburgh Lynx is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1982-08-03The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team.
1982-07-29The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1982-07-04The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team.
1982-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Woody Holman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Woody Mountain for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Frankie "Jersey Boy" Valle for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1981-03-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Gus Santangelo to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Mitch Hebert for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent John Snopek to the minors.
1981-03-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1980-04-13The Boston Road Rage have waived Paul Kelly.
1980-04-01The Boston Road Rage have promoted Nelson Wilson to the major league team. The Boston Road Rage have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1979-06-17Paul Kelly of the Boston Road Rage is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1977-07-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Jack Sutton for assignment.
1977-07-14The Boston Red Sox have promoted Hugh Reed to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1977-06-23The Boston Red Sox have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ruben Miller to the minors.
1977-06-19The Boston Red Sox have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1977-06-15The Philadelphia Jacksters have waived Paul Kelly.
1973-05-10The Philadelphia Jacksters have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1973-05-06The Boston Red Sox have waived Paul Kelly.
1973-04-08The Boston Red Sox have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire. The Boston Red Sox have waived Keith Gordon.
1973-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have waived Paul Kelly.