Charlie Keller
Charlie Keller
Full name: Charles Ernest Keller
Born: September 12, 1916, Middletown, Maryland
Died May 23, 1990, Frederick, Maryland
Buried at Christ Church Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Maryland
First Game: April 22, 1939; Final Game: September 14, 1952
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 185
Brother of Hal Keller
Minor League Player of the Year (1937)
Charlie Keller
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1939 NY A 111 398 87 133 21 6 11 83 81 49 0 11 4 6 3 .334 .447 .500 1.9 1939 NY A
1940 NY A 138 500 102 143 18 15 21 93 106 65 0 3 11 8 2 .286 .411 .508 2.3 1940 NY A
1941 NY A 140 507 102 151 24 10 33 122 102 65 1 0 3 6 4 .298 .416 .580 4.0 1941 NY A
1942 NY A 152 544 106 159 24 9 26 108 114 61 2 1 5 14 2 .292 .417 .513 4.2 1942 NY A
1943 NY A 141 512 97 139 15 11 31 86 106 60 0 2 7 7 5 .271 .396 .525 4.0 1943 NY A
1945 NY A 44 163 26 49 7 4 10 34 31 21 0 0 2 0 2 .301 .412 .577 1.6 1945 NY A
1946 NY A 150 538 98 148 29 10 30 101 113 101 4 0 5 1 4 .275 .405 .533 3.1 1946 NY A
1947 NY A 45 151 36 36 6 1 13 36 41 18 1 0 3 0 0 .238 .404 .550 1.1 1947 NY A
1948 NY A 83 247 41 66 15 2 6 44 41 25 0 1 7 1 1 .267 .372 .417 -0.4 1948 NY A
1949 NY A 60 116 17 29 4 1 3 16 25 15 2 1 3 2 0 .250 .392 .379 -0.2 1949 NY A
1950 DET A 50 51 7 16 1 3 2 16 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .453 .569 0.4 1950 DET A
1951 DET A 54 62 6 16 2 0 3 21 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .370 .435 0.2 1951 DET A
1952 NY A 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1952 NY A
Total 1170 3790 725 1085 166 72 189 760 784 499 10 20 50 45 23 .286 .410 .518 22.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1939 NY A Daily Splits 4 16 8 7 1 1 3 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .438 .471 1.188 1939 NY A
1941 NY A Daily Splits 5 18 5 7 2 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .389 .476 .500 1941 NY A
1942 NY A Daily Splits 5 20 2 4 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .238 .500 1942 NY A
1943 NY A Daily Splits 5 18 3 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .222 .300 .333 1943 NY A
Total Splits 19 72 18 22 3 2 5 18 7 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .306 .367 .611 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1940 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1940 AL
1941 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1941 AL
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1946 AL
Total Splits 3 7 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1939 NY A OF 105 213 5 7 1 .969 47 0 58
1940 NY A OF 136 317 5 11 2 .967 65 0 71
1941 NY A OF 137 328 7 7 2 .980 137 0 0
1942 NY A OF 152 321 10 5 1 .985 152 0 0
1943 NY A OF 141 338 8 2 0 .994 141 0 0
1945 NY A OF 44 110 4 0 0 1.000 44 0 0
1946 NY A OF 149 324 4 7 0 .979 149 0 0
1947 NY A OF 43 85 2 3 0 .967 43 0 0
1948 NY A OF 66 126 1 3 0 .977 66 0 0
1949 NY A OF 31 41 0 1 0 .976 31 0 0
1950 DET A OF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 5
1951 DET A OF 8 22 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 4
1952 NY A OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
Total OF 1019 2235 46 46 6 .980 881 0 138
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1939 NY A Daily OF 4 4 4 37 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 4
1939 NY A RF 4 4 4 37 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 NY A Daily OF 5 5 5 45 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 0
1941 NY A LF 5 5 5 45 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 NY A Daily OF 5 5 5 44 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 0
1942 NY A LF 5 5 5 44 12 1 0 1 0 1.000
1943 NY A Daily OF 5 5 5 45 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 0
1943 NY A LF 5 5 5 45 10 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 19 19 19 171 0 0 0 0 0 - 15 0 4
Total LF 15 15 15 134 34 2 0 1 0 1.000
Total RF 4 4 4 37 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1940 AL Daily OF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1940 AL RF 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 AL Daily OF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1946 AL RF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 2 2 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
Total RF 2 2 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1937).
Released by New York Yankees (December 6, 1949 ).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 29, 1949 ).
Released by Detroit Tigers (November 9, 1951 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (September 5, 1952 ).
Released by New York Yankees (October 13, 1952 ).
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