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Billy Williams League
8-6-2070
Rico Kelley Third Base
Retired (1987, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .763 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1896 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 01-05-1950
HR 270 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(161 games)
RBI 1028
SB 113
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L B+ Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B D- (6.1%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 8
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1973 BRO
140
460
56
109
17
3
18
67
42
 90 1 6
9
 5 26
.703
.299
.404
.167
.237
1974 BRO
143
516
62
129
21
2
8
67
45
 102 2 3
9
 8 19
.656
.311
.345
.095
.250
1975 BRO
140
504
74
135
22
5
19
81
60
 94 1 3
6
 10 8
.790
.345
.444
.177
.268
1976 BRO
126
455
65
122
22
3
16
68
55
 79 1 5
8
 9 11
.780
.345
.435
.167
.268
1977 BRO
139
554
94
147
16
4
18
54
72
 98 3 1
12
 8 13
.759
.352
.406
.141
.265
1978 SD
121
446
68
120
19
0
20
55
46
 74 2 0
6
 5 6
.786
.340
.446
.177
.269
1979 SD
148
530
96
164
26
4
29
88
43
 79 3 3
10
 9 16
.900
.363
.538
.228
.309
1980 SD
146
525
77
148
19
0
29
86
60
 100 5 3
13
 14 12
.843
.359
.484
.202
.282
1981 SD-PIT
143
511
84
130
28
4
23
58
51
 90 1 1
9
 5 20
.783
.323
.460
.205
.254
1981 SD
138
495
83
129
28
4
23
57
48
 86 1 1
8
 5 20
.799
.327
.473
.212
.261
1981 PIT
5
16
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
.273
.211
.062
.000
.062
1982 PIT
130
414
57
114
20
3
15
68
43
 70 1 3
5
 3 13
.790
.343
.447
.171
.275
1983 PIT
133
440
63
112
17
5
13
71
48
 85 0 0
6
 2 5
.732
.328
.405
.150
.255
1984 PIT
138
516
67
133
28
1
16
77
40
 101 1 7
5
 4 10
.717
.309
.409
.151
.258
1985 PIT
139
559
74
146
28
3
24
84
47
 112 0 7
6
 2 13
.766
.315
.451
.190
.261
1986 PIT
135
534
69
134
20
2
16
79
48
 110 3 5
8
 5 10
.699
.314
.386
.135
.251
1987 PIT-BAL
111
229
31
53
11
2
6
25
32
 46 0 1
1
 1 6
.700
.324
.376
.144
.231
1987 PIT
27
56
8
11
4
0
0
5
11
 9 0 0
1
 0 1
.596
.328
.268
.071
.196
1987 BAL
84
173
23
42
7
2
6
20
21
 37 0 1
0
 1 5
.733
.323
.410
.168
.243
Total
2032
7193
1037
1896
314
41
270
1028
732
 1330 24 48
113
 90 188
.763
.332
.431
.168
.264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Rico Kelley has retired from the Baltimore Wildcatters
1987-05-26The Baltimore Wildcatters have acquired Rico Kelley from the waiver wire.
1987-05-22The Pittsburgh SteelPirates have designated Rico Kelley for assignment.
1983-07-22Rico Kelley of the Pittsburgh Revival is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1981-09-26A trade has been completed between the San Diego Beach Bums and the Pittsburgh Revival. The Pittsburgh Revival receive Johnny Bridges, Rico Kelley from the San Diego Beach Bums in exchange for Jason Donald, Moose Wallace, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 PIT (Cliff Leius), Draft Pick 1982 Round 3 PIT (Clyde Quinones).
1979-03-07The San Diego Beach Bums have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team.
1978-10-03The San Diego Beach Bums have sent Rico Kelley to the minors. The San Diego Beach Bums have sent Daniel McCutchen to the minors. The San Diego Beach Bums have sent Ginger Gillespie to the minors.
1978-07-21The San Diego Beach Bums have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The San Diego Beach Bums have sent Ginger Gillespie to the minors.
1978-06-21The San Diego Beach Bums have promoted Ginger Gillespie to the major league team. The San Diego Beach Bums have sent Rico Kelley to the minors.
1978-06-18Rico Kelley of the San Diego Beach Bums is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1978-04-28The San Diego Beach Bums have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The San Diego Beach Bums have sent Daniel McCutchen to the minors.
1978-04-27The San Diego Beach Bums have promoted Chris Jefferson to the major league team. The San Diego Beach Bums have sent Rico Kelley to the minors.
1976-05-17Rico Kelley of the Brooklyn Warewolves is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1974-07-22The Brooklyn Warewolves have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Warewolves have designated Roy Lamb for assignment.
1974-07-21The Brooklyn Warewolves have demoted Rico Kelley to the minor leagues.
1974-04-05The Brooklyn Warewolves have promoted Luis Shea to the major league team. The Brooklyn Warewolves have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Warewolves have designated Ron Hooper for assignment. The Brooklyn Warewolves have sent Jake Colbrunn to the minors.
1974-04-05The Brooklyn Warewolves have demoted Rico Kelley to the minor leagues.
1973-07-25The Brooklyn Warewolves have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Warewolves have designated Larry Hankins for assignment.
1973-07-24The Brooklyn Warewolves have demoted Rico Kelley to the minor leagues.
1973-07-18The Brooklyn Warewolves have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Warewolves have designated Larry Hankins for assignment.
1973-07-17The Brooklyn Warewolves have demoted Rico Kelley to the minor leagues.
1973-06-13The Brooklyn Warewolves have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Warewolves have designated Randy Kume for assignment.
1973-06-12The Brooklyn Warewolves have demoted Rico Kelley to the minor leagues.
1973-04-01The Brooklyn Warewolves have promoted Rico Kelley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Warewolves have sent Charlie Kopf to the minors.