High Pockets Kelly
High Pockets Kelly
Full name: George Lange Kelly
Born: September 10, 1895, San Francisco, California
Died October 13, 1984, Burlingame, California
Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California
First Game: August 18, 1915; Final Game: July 27, 1932
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 190
Brother of Ren Kelly
Cousin of Rich Chiles
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1973
High Pockets Kelly
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1915 NY N 17 38 2 6 0 0 1 4 1 9 0 1 0 1 .158 .179 .237 -0.5 1915 NY N
1916 NY N 49 76 4 12 2 1 0 3 6 24 0 2 1 .158 .220 .211 -0.9 1916 NY N
1917 NY N 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1917 NY N
1917 PIT N 8 23 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 .087 .125 .174 -0.5 1917 PIT N
1917 TOT N 19 30 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 .067 .097 .133 -0.6 1917 TOT N
1919 NY N 32 107 12 31 6 2 1 14 3 15 1 5 1 .290 .315 .411 -0.1 1919 NY N
1920 NY N 155 590 69 157 22 11 11 94 41 92 6 14 6 16 .266 .320 .397 -0.1 1920 NY N
1921 NY N 149 587 95 181 42 9 23 122 40 73 3 17 4 12 .308 .356 .528 2.2 1921 NY N
1922 NY N 151 592 96 194 33 8 17 107 30 65 3 15 12 3 .328 .363 .497 1.4 1922 NY N
1923 NY N 145 560 82 172 23 5 16 103 47 64 1 9 14 7 .307 .362 .452 -0.3 1923 NY N
1924 NY N 144 571 91 185 37 9 21 136 38 52 5 13 7 2 .324 .371 .531 2.2 1924 NY N
1925 NY N 147 586 87 181 29 3 20 99 35 54 2 10 5 2 .309 .350 .471 2.4 1925 NY N
1926 NY N 136 499 70 151 24 4 13 80 36 52 2 15 4 .303 .352 .445 0.9 1926 NY N
1927 CIN N 61 222 27 60 16 4 5 21 11 23 1 2 1 .270 .308 .446 -0.4 1927 CIN N
1928 CIN N 116 402 46 119 33 7 3 58 28 35 2 17 2 .296 .345 .435 0.3 1928 CIN N
1929 CIN N 147 577 73 169 45 9 5 103 33 61 1 21 7 .293 .332 .428 -1.3 1929 CIN N
1930 CIN N 51 188 18 54 10 1 5 35 7 20 0 11 1 .287 .313 .431 -0.7 1930 CIN N
1930 CHI N 39 166 22 55 6 1 3 19 7 16 1 4 0 .331 .362 .434 -0.2 1930 CHI N
1930 TOT N 90 354 40 109 16 2 8 54 14 36 1 15 1 .308 .336 .432 -0.9 1930 TOT N
1932 BRO N 64 202 23 49 9 1 4 22 22 27 0 2 0 .243 .317 .356 -1.2 1932 BRO N
Total 1622 5993 819 1778 337 76 148 1020 386 694 28 158 65 43i .297 .342 .452 3.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
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
1921 NY N Daily Splits 8 30 3 7 1 0 0 4 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .233 .303 .267 1921 NY N
1922 NY N Daily Splits 5 18 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 .278 .278 1922 NY N
1923 NY N Daily Splits 6 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .217 .182 1923 NY N
1924 NY N Daily Splits 7 31 7 9 1 0 1 4 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .290 .303 .419 1924 NY N
Total Splits 26 101 11 25 2 0 1 11 5 0 23 0 2 1 0 2 9 0 2 .248 .280 .297 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
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1917 NY N 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 20 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.3 1917 NY N
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1915 NY N 1B 9 55 3 1 1 .983
1915 NY N OF 4 7 1 1 0 .889 0 4 0
1916 NY N 1B 13 100 2 2 4 .981
1916 NY N OF 7 6 0 0 1 1.000 0 2 5
1916 NY N 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1917 NY N OF 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 3 0 1
1917 NY N 2B 1 0 0 0 0 -
1917 NY N P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1917 NY N 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000
1917 PIT N 1B 8 66 2 2 3 .971
1917 TOT N 1B 9 68 2 2 4 .972
1919 NY N 1B 32 341 11 2 17 .994
1920 NY N 1B 155 1759 103 11 115 .994
1921 NY N 1B 149 1552 115 17 132 .990
1922 NY N 1B 151 1642 103 13 123 .993
1923 NY N 1B 145 1568 60 12 111 .993
1924 NY N 1B 125 1309 60 10 107 .993
1924 NY N OF 14 39 1 1 0 .976 5 9 0
1924 NY N 2B 5 9 18 2 2 .931
1924 NY N 3B 1 0 0 0 0 -
1925 NY N 2B 108 272 394 13 68 .981
1925 NY N 1B 25 263 16 3 13 .989
1925 NY N OF 17 31 1 2 0 .941 8 0 9
1926 NY N 1B 114 1196 79 9 89 .993
1926 NY N 2B 18 37 65 6 12 .944
1927 CIN N 1B 49 456 32 4 46 .992
1927 CIN N 2B 13 19 32 4 2 .927
1927 CIN N OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1928 CIN N 1B 99 894 69 9 99 .991
1928 CIN N OF 13 33 1 2 1 .944 9 0 4
1929 CIN N 1B 147 1537 103 11 127 .993
1930 CIN N 1B 50 503 35 4 44 .993
1930 CHI N 1B 39 414 32 1 31 .998
1930 TOT N 1B 89 917 67 5 75 .995
1932 BRO N 1B 62 575 36 10 48 .984
1932 BRO N OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
Total 1B 1373 14232 861 121 1111 .992
Total 2B 145 337 509 25 84 .971
Total OF 62 120 6 6 2 .955 27 16 19
Total 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 1 0 0 0 0 -
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
1921 NY N Daily 1B 8 8 8 71 85 6 0 4 0 1.000
1922 NY N Daily 1B 5 5 5 46 61 1 0 2 0 1.000
1923 NY N Daily 1B 6 6 6 53 63 4 1 5 0 .985
1924 NY N Daily OF 4 4 1 33.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
1924 NY N 1B 4 3 3 31.2 43 5 1 2 0 .980
1924 NY N CF 4 4 1 33.1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1924 NY N 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 23 22 22 201.2 252 16 2 13 0 .993
Total CF 4 4 1 33.1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 4 4 1 33.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Total 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 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
Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from New York Giants (July 25, 1917 ).
Claimed on waivers by New York Giants from Pittsburgh Pirates (August 4, 1917 ).
Traded by New York Giants with cash to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Edd Roush
(February 9, 1927 ).
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