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Don Newcombe League
8-23-2164
Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley Second Base
Retired (1989, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .784 Status Deceased (2033) Option Years 0  
H 1623 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 01-08-1953
HR 271 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(142 games)
RBI 999
SB 123
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B  (60.1%) Range A- WS Rings 2
1B A+ (98.9%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 7
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 9
3B B+ (73.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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
1976 NYN
13
33
5
9
0
0
3
6
1
 4 0 0
2
 0 0
.840
.294
.545
.273
.273
1977 NYN
116
377
66
103
18
3
16
64
33
 69 2 1
12
 5 4
.798
.334
.464
.191
.273
1978 NYN
124
483
81
140
25
2
25
79
47
 91 1 0
14
 2 2
.859
.354
.505
.215
.290
1979 NYN
142
581
95
178
25
6
26
104
40
 106 4 6
15
 7 3
.856
.352
.504
.198
.306
1980 NYN
145
517
82
128
18
8
17
86
55
 93 4 5
8
 4 3
.734
.322
.412
.164
.248
1981 NYN
132
533
87
157
31
2
27
103
47
 106 1 3
13
 7 4
.863
.351
.512
.218
.295
1982 NYN
141
487
70
125
14
5
18
63
34
 87 2 3
8
 4 7
.723
.306
.417
.160
.257
1983 NYN
126
519
94
156
21
3
24
95
36
 90 0 3
14
 4 3
.835
.344
.491
.191
.301
1984 NYN
120
384
58
90
7
3
15
41
31
 82 4 1
6
 1 2
.683
.298
.385
.151
.234
1985 NYN
125
413
66
99
17
6
20
73
29
 80 0 5
6
 1 2
.742
.286
.455
.215
.240
1986 NYN-CHA
144
521
77
135
19
7
30
98
47
 102 0 2
18
 1 17
.814
.319
.495
.236
.259
1987 CHA-TB
129
289
33
78
13
2
13
41
22
 51 0 2
4
 3 9
.783
.319
.464
.194
.270
1988 TB
90
348
56
97
12
1
22
67
33
 69 0 5
3
 2 5
.845
.337
.509
.230
.279
1989 TB
143
559
68
128
20
5
15
79
36
 117 1 5
0
 0 13
.638
.275
.363
.134
.229
Total
1690
6044
938
1623
240
53
271
999
491
 1147 19 41
123
 41 74
.784
.323
.460
.192
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley has retired from the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux
1988-08-12Bill Irish Eyes Kelley of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1988-07-29Bill Irish Eyes Kelley of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1988-04-13Bill Irish Eyes Kelley of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1987-09-23Bill Irish Eyes Kelley of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1987-08-23A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux receive Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Jeff Masterson, John Macha, Draft Pick 1988 Round 3 TB (Matt Walker).
1986-06-15A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Chicago Black Sox. The Chicago Black Sox receive Al "Dirty" Dobens, Jack Swann, Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Cliff Twombly, Jeff Garr, Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 TB (Al Beasley), Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 DET (Jim Connors).
1985-06-26Bill Irish Eyes Kelley of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1983-07-17Bill Irish Eyes Kelley of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1978-06-12Bill Irish Eyes Kelley of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1977-04-21The New York Red Foxx have promoted Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley to the major league team.
1976-10-03The New York Red Foxx have sent Pat Gutierrez to the minors. The New York Red Foxx have sent Al "Dirty" Dobens to the minors. The New York Red Foxx have sent Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley to the minors.
1976-09-19The New York Red Foxx have promoted Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley to the major league team.
1976-09-12The New York Red Foxx have sent Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley to the minors.
1976-09-05The New York Red Foxx have promoted Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley to the major league team.
1971-04-01The New York Red Foxx have renamed Bill Kelley to Bill "Irish Eyes" Kelley.