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Name Team Age
Paul Kelly Retired (1988, Age 34) Died (2024, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31
(1971)
LF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Larry Doby League 0 9 years (126 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 12/31/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.6 %) (36.7 %) (1.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 BOS 65 235 27 56 7 1 5 36 29 46 6 3 13 .664 .323 .340 .238
1978 BOS 140 530 57 149 22 6 4 56 41 78 24 22 8 .703 .335 .368 .281
1979 BOS 33 69 8 18 2 1 3 12 8 11 2 2 3 .791 .342 .449 .261
1981 PIT 19 22 4 7 1 0 0 4 4 7 0 0 0 .756 .393 .364 .318
1982 PIT 12 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .579 .312 .267 .267
1983 CHA 50 205 32 49 12 2 5 32 22 35 8 1 6 .703 .313 .390 .239
1984 CHA 40 144 16 44 4 2 0 17 17 21 8 3 2 .741 .380 .361 .306
1985 CHA-BOS 67 242 35 66 10 1 5 38 33 35 4 3 3 .747 .362 .384 .273
1986 PHI 69 235 20 59 11 1 3 36 13 27 6 2 1 .641 .296 .345 .251
1987 PHI 73 189 27 49 3 1 6 24 19 31 3 0 2 .703 .322 .381 .259
1988 PHI 15 24 2 8 1 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 1 .782 .407 .375 .333
Total 583 1910 229 509 73 15 31 259 188 299 63 36 39 .703 .334 .369 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Paul Kelly has retired from the Philadelphia Jacksters
1986-04-05The Philadelphia Jacksters have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1986-03-03The Boston Lighthouses have promoted Mark Caballero to the major league team. The Boston Lighthouses have sent Johnny Dillon to the minors. The Boston Lighthouses have sent John Konopka to the minors. The Boston Lighthouses have designated Thurman Oglivie for assignment. The Boston Lighthouses have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1985-08-26A trade has been completed between the Chicago Yankees and the Boston Lighthouses. The Boston Lighthouses receive Paul Kelly, John Konopka from the Chicago Yankees in exchange for Tony Oberlin.
1985-04-09Paul Kelly of the Chicago Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1983-09-26The Chicago Yankees have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team.
1983-09-22The Chicago Yankees have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1983-04-18Paul Kelly of the Chicago Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1983-04-05The Chicago Yankees have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1983-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Creighton Farnsworth for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Rick Monday for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Paul Kelly for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent Freddy Shipley to the minors.
1982-08-17Paul Kelly of the Pittsburgh Lynx is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1982-08-03The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team.
1982-07-29The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1982-07-04The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team.
1982-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Woody Holman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Woody Mountain for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Frankie "Jersey Boy" Valle for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1981-03-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Gus Santangelo to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Mitch Hebert for assignment. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent John Snopek to the minors.
1981-03-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1980-04-13The Boston Road Rage have waived Paul Kelly.
1980-04-01The Boston Road Rage have promoted Nelson Wilson to the major league team. The Boston Road Rage have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1979-06-17Paul Kelly of the Boston Road Rage is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1977-07-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Jack Sutton for assignment.
1977-07-14The Boston Red Sox have promoted Hugh Reed to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Paul Kelly for assignment.
1977-06-23The Boston Red Sox have promoted Paul Kelly to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ruben Miller to the minors.
1977-06-19The Boston Red Sox have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1977-06-15The Philadelphia Jacksters have waived Paul Kelly.
1973-05-10The Philadelphia Jacksters have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire.
1973-05-06The Boston Red Sox have waived Paul Kelly.
1973-04-08The Boston Red Sox have acquired Paul Kelly from the waiver wire. The Boston Red Sox have waived Keith Gordon.
1973-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have waived Paul Kelly.