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Amos Otis League
5-8-2139
George Kell Third Base
Retired (1987, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .247 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .676 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 399 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 08-14-1953
HR 38 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(152 games)
RBI 184
SB 32
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (0.5%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B D- (5.6%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) 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 
1975 Minors 22 40.00 5 / 11 2 / 5 2 / 4 5 / 5 2 / 3 5 / 6 4 / 6 25 / 40
1976 Minors 23 34.00 2 / 5 1 / 4 2 / 6 4 / 4 5 / 8 3 / 4 2 / 3 19 / 34
1977 Minors 24 53.00 6 / 11 4 / 10 4 / 4 2 / 4 7 / 9 6 / 8 2 / 7 31 / 53
1977 Majors 24 5.77 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 4 / 5
1978 Minors 25 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 2 2 / 7
1978 Majors 25 19.14 106 18 0 1 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 2 2 / 3 9 / 19
1979 Minors 26 8.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 2 4 / 8
1979 Majors 26 29.49 120 37 0 5 / 5 1 / 3 2 / 6 0 / 0 1 / 2 2 / 4 5 / 9 16 / 29
1980 Minors 27 23.00 0 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 2 9 / 23
1980 Majors 27 5.48 27 2 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 5
1981 Majors 28 54.29 160 83 0 1 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 5 3 / 12 2 / 12 2 / 5 1 / 7 10 / 54
1982 Majors 29 64.11 162 142 0 1 / 11 1 / 9 1 / 10 0 / 6 1 / 13 0 / 5 3 / 10 7 / 64
1983 Majors 30 49.19 151 61 11 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 8 1 / 5 2 / 49
1984 Majors 31 18.75 158 9 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 18
1985 Majors 32 17.77 162 0 0 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 17
1986 Majors 33 20.03 162 11 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 20
1987 Minors 34 16.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 16
1987 Majors 34 5.06 53 1 0 -3 / 0 -8 / 1 -3 / 0 -3 / 2 -2 / 1 -3 / 0 -3 / 1 -25 / 5
Total 1261 364 11 20 / 76 4 / 70 14 / 58 15 / 59 19 / 72 21 / 61 23 / 70 116 / 466
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01George Kell has retired from the New York Hurricanes
1987-07-25The New York Hurricanes have designated George Kell for assignment.
1987-07-05The New York Hurricanes have promoted George Kell to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Johnny DeWillis to the minors.
1987-05-12The New York Hurricanes have promoted Johnny DeWillis to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated George Kell for assignment.
1984-04-05The New York Hurricanes have acquired George Kell from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01The Philadelphia Slammers have promoted Jimmy Musser to the major league team. The Philadelphia Slammers have designated George Kell for assignment.
1983-09-19George Kell of the Philadelphia Slammers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1981-06-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Slammers and the New York Hurricanes. The New York Hurricanes receive Draft Pick - 1983 Round 3 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Slammers in exchange for George Kell.
1981-05-24The New York Hurricanes have re-claimed George Kell from the waiver wire.
1981-05-22The New York Hurricanes have promoted Freddie Lindstrom to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated George Kell for assignment.
1981-03-07The New York Hurricanes have promoted George Kell to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Jose Rijo to the minors. The New York Hurricanes have designated Bob Hisner for assignment.
1980-05-01The New York Hurricanes have promoted Freddie Lindstrom to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent George Kell to the minors.
1980-04-01The New York Hurricanes have promoted George Kell to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Syd Fernandez for assignment.
1979-10-13The New York Hurricanes have designated Dazzy Vance for assignment. The New York Hurricanes have designated Nixey Pruett for assignment. The New York Hurricanes have sent George Kell to the minors. The New York Hurricanes have designated Eddie Guardado for assignment.
1979-08-16The New York Hurricanes have promoted George Kell to the major league team.
1979-06-28The New York Hurricanes have promoted Pete Rose to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent George Kell to the minors.
1979-04-01The New York Hurricanes have promoted George Kell to the major league team.
1979-03-05The New York Hurricanes have sent George Kell to the minors.
1978-09-13The New York Hurricanes have promoted George Kell to the major league team.
1978-07-11The New York Hurricanes have demoted George Kell to the minor leagues.
1977-09-04The New York Hurricanes have promoted George Kell to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Tony Gwynn for assignment.
1976-03-01The New York Hurricanes have renamed Rich Loretta to George Kell.
1975-06-15A trade has been completed between the New York Hurricanes and the Baltimore Rocks. The Baltimore Rocks receive Mel Stottlemyer, Juan Vidro Jr, Tom Glavine, Alphonso Soriano, Jaime Moyer from the New York Hurricanes in exchange for Rich Loretta, Jim Cummings, Cary Fraser, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (NYN).