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Name	Team	Age
Kansas City Kelly	Retired (1961, Age 35)	Died (2009, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1950)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League	0	5 years (77 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	C+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	5/25/1926
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1950	NYN	76	209	12	48	6	2	1	17	11	44	4	3	5	.562	.270	.292	.230
1954	NYN	18	24	0	5	1	0	0	4	6	3	1	2	0	.656	.406	.250	.208
1957	NYN	160	572	54	143	18	1	9	83	54	93	4	3	0	.650	.318	.332	.250
1958	NYN	152	416	41	85	17	2	2	37	39	71	7	4	8	.546	.277	.269	.204
1959	NYN	131	283	21	71	8	1	1	19	30	47	6	4	6	.621	.324	.297	.251
1960	NYN	145	378	39	88	9	2	4	34	38	69	6	10	1	.605	.306	.299	.233
1961	NYN	27	28	3	5	2	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	1	.457	.207	.250	.179
Total		709	1910	170	445	61	8	17	195	179	333	28	26	21	.602	.302	.300	.233

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1961-11-01	Kansas City Kelly has retired from the New York Whiskey Cats
1961-05-25	The New York Whiskey Cats have promoted Zephyr Zane to the major league team. The New York Whiskey Cats have designated Kansas City Kelly for assignment.
1957-03-03	The New York Whiskey Cats have promoted Kansas City Kelly to the major league team.
1957-03-03	The New York Whiskey Cats have renamed Grover Bankston to Kansas City Kelly.
1957-03-03	The New York Whiskey Cats have acquired Grover Bankston from the waiver wire.
1955-05-30	The New York Knights waive Grover Bankston.
1955-03-01	The New York Knights have designated Grover Bankston for assignment. The New York Knights have designated Ben Orsulak for assignment.
1954-09-01	The New York Knights have promoted Grover Bankston to the major league team.
1950-04-27	The New York Highlanders have promoted Grover Bankston to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Al Sharrott to the minors.
1950-04-26	The New York Highlanders have promoted Ron Daly to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have promoted Mitch Tolentino to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Grover Bankston to the minors. The New York Highlanders have sent Bill Alperman to the minors.