Joe Kelley
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| Joe Kelley | ||
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| Outfielder/Manager | ||
| Born: December 9, 1871 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Died: August 14, 1943 (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 27, 1891 for the Boston Beaneaters |
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| Final game | ||
| October 8, 1908 for the Boston Doves |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .317 | |
| Hits | 2220 | |
| Runs batted in | 1194 | |
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As Manager
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| Member of the National | ||
 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Elected | 1971 | |
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | |
Joseph James Kelley (December 9, 1871 – August 14, 1943) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who starred in the outfield of the powerful Baltimore Oriole teams of the 1890s.
Kelley broke into the National League in 1891 with the Boston Beaneaters, and after a brief stint in Pittsburgh the following year, came into his own as a member of the Baltimore Orioles in 1893. In 1894 he had arguably his finest offensive season, batting .393 with 111 RBI and 165 runs. Combined with 107 walks, Kelley posted a spectacular .502 on base percentage.
Kelley continued his fine hitting throughout his career, which included stops with the Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1901), the fledgling American League's Baltimore Orioles franchise (1902), the Cincinnati Reds (1902 - 1906), and Boston again (1908). Aside from consistent run production and hitting (which included 11 consecutive .300-plus seasons), Kelley was also know as a good base runner and stole a career-high 87 bases in 1896. He retired with a career .317 batting, .402 on base percentage, 65 home runs (including a career high 10 in 1895), 1421 runs, 1194 RBI and 443 stolen bases in 1853 career games.
Kelley also managed from 1902 until 1905 with the Cincinnati Reds, and in 1908 with the Boston Doves. He compiled a solid, but unspectacular, 338-321 record as a major league manager. Kelley managed the Toronto Maple Leafs to the International League pennant in 1907, and returned to manage the team from 1909 to 1914, winning a second pennant in 1912.
Kelley was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
[edit] See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 stolen bases
[edit] External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Billy Hamilton |
National League Stolen Base Champion 1886 |
Succeeded by Bill Lange |
| Preceded by Frank Bancroft |
Cincinnati Reds Manager 1902-1905 |
Succeeded by Ned Hanlon |
| Preceded by Fred Tenney |
Boston Doves Managers 1908 |
Succeeded by Frank Bowerman |
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