Name | Team | Age |
Mel Kelly | Retired (1965, Age 36) | Died (2016, Age 87) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 2, Pick 17 (1952) |
LF | B/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Cesar Cedeno League | 0 | 13 years (75 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 8/15/1929 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
2 | 2 | 5 |
Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (1B) |
(99.0 %) | (41.1 %) | (13.2 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1952 | MIL | 152 | 595 | 68 | 176 | 37 | 4 | 20 | 79 | 56 | 94 | 8 | 14 | 10 | .828 | .356 | .472 | .296 |
1953 | MIL | 142 | 568 | 75 | 143 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 81 | 56 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .722 | .321 | .401 | .252 |
1954 | MIL | 152 | 628 | 98 | 170 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 98 | 63 | 106 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .786 | .340 | .446 | .271 |
1955 | MIL | 152 | 650 | 123 | 199 | 43 | 5 | 28 | 88 | 62 | 100 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .885 | .368 | .517 | .306 |
1956 | MIL | 134 | 550 | 95 | 158 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 72 | 73 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .818 | .374 | .444 | .287 |
1957 | MIL | 152 | 611 | 107 | 185 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 86 | 76 | 97 | 21 | 7 | 2 | .841 | .380 | .462 | .303 |
1958 | MIL | 145 | 540 | 117 | 163 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 79 | 76 | 86 | 19 | 6 | 5 | .869 | .387 | .481 | .302 |
1959 | MIL | 133 | 374 | 68 | 112 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 53 | 62 | 19 | 9 | 4 | .822 | .389 | .433 | .299 |
1960 | MIL | 153 | 583 | 101 | 148 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 75 | 64 | 101 | 25 | 8 | 4 | .754 | .333 | .420 | .254 |
1961 | MIL | 152 | 589 | 109 | 175 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 88 | 78 | 106 | 26 | 11 | 6 | .821 | .380 | .441 | .297 |
1962 | MIL | 136 | 359 | 57 | 85 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 6 | .676 | .308 | .368 | .237 |
1963 | MIL | 99 | 111 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .783 | .341 | .441 | .279 |
1964 | MIL | 99 | 343 | 60 | 91 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 22 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .773 | .310 | .464 | .265 |
1965 | MIL-KC-BOS | 23 | 66 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .645 | .282 | .364 | .227 |
Total | 1824 | 6567 | 1101 | 1851 | 298 | 47 | 233 | 889 | 728 | 1055 | 177 | 93 | 57 | .803 | .355 | .448 | .282 |
Date | Transaction |
1965-11-02 | The Boston Patriots have acquired Mel Kelly from the waiver wire. |
1965-11-01 | Mel Kelly has retired from the Boston Patriots |
1965-06-15 | The Kansas City Athletics have waived Mel Kelly. |
1965-06-04 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Chris Remmerswaal to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Mel Kelly for assignment. |
1965-05-15 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Mel Kelly from the waiver wire. |
1965-05-15 | The Kansas City Athletics have demoted Dion Wiesler to the minor leagues. |
1965-05-11 | The Milwaukee Best have promoted Dan Geary to the major league team. The Milwaukee Best have designated Mel Kelly for assignment. |
1952-04-01 | The Milwaukee Wonders have promoted Mel Kelly to the major league team. The Milwaukee Wonders have designated Jake Malzone for assignment. |