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Name Team Age
Keith Pelty Retired (1964, Age 35) Died (2020, Age 91)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1953)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League 0 9 years (160 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ D 
Endurance Velocity Control
D- C+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 9/10/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF)
C  (39.6 %) C  (38.9 %) F  (2.8 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1953 DET 130 455 47 110 17 3 3 39 39 102 12 8 8 .613 .301 .312 .242
1954 DET 154 572 74 140 23 6 15 68 41 102 18 5 8 .684 .299 .385 .245
1955 DET-MIL 154 578 70 143 14 3 16 72 44 94 16 5 9 .670 .305 .365 .247
1956 MIL 153 561 77 147 24 4 22 86 46 113 7 3 11 .760 .323 .437 .262
1957 MIL 97 293 63 88 13 4 16 56 34 56 8 3 4 .911 .375 .536 .300
1958 MIL 153 561 55 156 22 5 15 89 48 106 9 7 8 .747 .332 .415 .278
1959 MIL 136 485 76 143 17 8 18 69 60 96 42 22 7 .846 .372 .474 .295
1960 MIL 155 571 70 154 32 5 13 81 52 92 19 8 4 .745 .333 .412 .270
1961 MIL 153 618 51 127 26 0 10 39 37 115 10 5 4 .548 .252 .296 .206
1962 STL 132 245 21 51 7 1 2 19 24 57 3 2 0 .546 .277 .269 .208
1963 CHA-KC-CHN 94 256 45 72 14 3 8 39 21 42 21 4 3 .789 .336 .453 .281
1964 CHN 78 102 14 20 4 1 1 8 13 15 4 1 2 .569 .284 .284 .196
Total 1589 5297 663 1351 213 43 139 665 459 990 169 73 68 .706 .316 .390 .255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Keith Pelty has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1963-04-11A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City TKs. The Kansas City TKs receive Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (CHN) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Keith Pelty.
1963-04-05The Kansas City TKs have acquired Keith Pelty from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01The Chicago Beerdrinkers have acquired Chet McHale from the waiver wire. The Chicago Beerdrinkers have waived Keith Pelty.
1955-07-16A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brewskies and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Ed Cooper, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Brewskies in exchange for Keith Pelty, Michael Pulliam, Jim Somerlott.
1953-06-27The Detroit Tigers have promoted Keith Pelty to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Frank Evers to the minors.
1953-05-30The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Tejera to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Keith Pelty to the minors.
1953-04-02The Detroit Tigers have promoted Keith Pelty to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Wally Nordyke to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Johnny Guidry to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Art Repoz to the minors.