King Kelly
King Kelly
Full name: Michael Joseph Kelly
Born: December 31, 1857, Troy, New York
Died November 8, 1894, Boston, Massachusetts
Buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
First Game: May 1, 1878; Final Game: September 2, 1893
Managed First Game: April 29, 1887; Managed Final Game: August 16, 1891
Umpired First Game: May 14, 1890; Umpired Final Game: September 9, 1893
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 170
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1945
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King Kelly
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1878 CIN N 60 237 29 67 7 1 0 27 7 7 .283 .303 .321 1.3 1878 CIN N
1879 CIN N 77 345 78 120 20 12 2 47 8 14 .348 .363 .493 3.9 1879 CIN N
1880 CHI N 84 344 72 100 17 9 1 60 12 22 .291 .315 .401 1.0 1880 CHI N
1881 CHI N 82 353 84 114 27 3 2 55 16 14 .323 .352 .433 1.7 1881 CHI N
1882 CHI N 84 377 81 115 37 4 1 55 10 27 .305 .323 .432 1.5 1882 CHI N
1883 CHI N 98 428 92 109 28 10 3 61 16 35 .255 .282 .388 0.1 1883 CHI N
1884 CHI N 108 452 120 160 28 5 13 95 46 24 .354 .414 .524 3.3 1884 CHI N
1885 CHI N 107 438 124 126 24 7 9 75 46 24 .288 .355 .436 2.1 1885 CHI N
1886 CHI N 118 451 155 175 32 11 4 79 83 33 53 .388 .483 .534 5.2 1886 CHI N
1887 BOS N 116 484 120 156 34 11 8 63 55 40 1 84 .322 .393 .488 1.5 1887 BOS N
1888 BOS N 107 440 85 140 22 11 9 71 31 39 4 56 .318 .368 .480 3.7 1888 BOS N
1889 BOS N 125 507 120 149 41 5 9 78 65 40 2 68 .294 .376 .448 0.9 1889 BOS N
1890 BOS P 89 340 83 111 18 6 4 66 52 22 2 51 .326 .419 .450 1.8 1890 BOS P
1891 CIN a 82 283 56 84 15 7 1 53 51 28 2 22 .297 .408 .410 1.9 1891 CIN a
1891 BOS a 4 15 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 .267 .267 .467 0.0 1891 BOS a
1891 BOS N 16 52 7 12 1 0 0 5 6 10 1 6 .231 .322 .250 -0.4 1891 BOS N
1891 TOT a 86 298 58 88 15 7 2 57 51 30 2 23 .295 .402 .413 1.9 1891 TOT a
1891 Total 102 350 65 100 16 7 2 62 57 40 3 29 .286 .390 .389 1.5 1891 Total
1892 BOS N 78 281 40 53 7 0 2 41 39 32 0 24 .189 .287 .235 -0.2 1892 BOS N
1893 NY N 20 67 9 18 1 0 0 15 6 5 0 3 .269 .329 .284 -0.4 1893 NY N
Total NL 1280 5256 1216 1614 326 89 63 827 446 366 8i 294i .307 .362 .439 25.2 Total NL
Total AA 86 298 58 88 15 7 2 57 51 30 2 23 .295 .402 .413 1.9 Total AA
Total PL 89 340 83 111 18 6 4 66 52 22 2 51 .326 .419 .450 1.8 Total PL
Total 1455 5894 1357 1813 359 102 69 950 549 418 12i 368i .308 .368 .438 28.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1880 CHI N 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 13 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1880 CHI N
1883 CHI N 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1883 CHI N
1884 CHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 12 32 2 11 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 8.44 -0.4 1884 CHI N
1887 BOS N 3 0 0 0 3 0 13 17 71 1 16 5 14 0 5 0 0 1 0 3.46 -0.1 1887 BOS N
1890 BOS P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 0.0 1890 BOS P
1891 CIN a 3 0 0 0 2 0 15.1 21 0 2 15 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.28 0.0 1891 CIN a
1892 BOS N 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 0.0 1892 BOS N
Total NL 8 0 0 0 6 0 28.1 41 119 3 33 11 21 2 7 0i 0i 1 1 3.49 -0.5 Total NL
Total AA 3 0 0 0 2 0 15.1 21 0 2 15 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.28 0.0 Total AA
Total PL 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 0.0 Total PL
Total 12 0 0 0 9 0 45.2 63 119 5 49 21 30 4 7 0i 0i 2 2 4.14 -0.5 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP PB AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1878 CIN N OF 47 51 24 23 2 .765 0 0 47
1878 CIN N C 17 99 39 20 3 14 .873
1878 CIN N 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000
1879 CIN N 3B 33 36 88 25 3 .832
1879 CIN N OF 29 46 13 20 0 .747 0 2 27
1879 CIN N C 21 82 36 12 1 37 .908
1879 CIN N 2B 1 0 2 1 0 .667
1880 CHI N OF 64 49 32 23 1 .779 0 0 64
1880 CHI N C 17 40 15 12 2 23 .821
1880 CHI N 3B 14 22 20 7 0 .857
1880 CHI N P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1880 CHI N 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1880 CHI N SS 1 0 0 0 0 -
1881 CHI N OF 72 85 31 22 2 .841 0 0 72
1881 CHI N C 11 28 9 10 1 9 .787
1881 CHI N 3B 8 8 12 1 0 .952
1882 CHI N SS 42 66 117 43 9 .810
1882 CHI N OF 38 50 21 9 3 .887 0 0 38
1882 CHI N C 12 13 3 4 0 4 .800
1882 CHI N 3B 3 1 6 1 0 .875
1882 CHI N 1B 1 3 2 2 0 .714
1883 CHI N OF 82 101 38 32 5 .813 0 0 82
1883 CHI N C 38 73 37 21 2 28 .840
1883 CHI N 2B 3 6 11 8 0 .680
1883 CHI N 3B 2 3 4 2 0 .778
1883 CHI N P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1884 CHI N OF 63 69 31 26 1 .794 0 0 63
1884 CHI N C 28 105 55 32 3 32 .833
1884 CHI N SS 12 7 37 18 3 .710
1884 CHI N 3B 10 12 16 8 2 .778
1884 CHI N P 2 0 0 0 0 -
1884 CHI N 1B 2 8 2 2 1 .833
1884 CHI N 2B 1 0 0 0 0 -
1885 CHI N OF 69 95 29 19 2 .867 0 1 69
1885 CHI N C 37 146 64 30 2 36 .875
1885 CHI N 2B 6 7 15 3 1 .880
1885 CHI N 3B 2 2 3 3 0 .625
1885 CHI N 1B 2 9 1 3 0 .769
1886 CHI N OF 56 62 24 20 1 .811 0 1 55
1886 CHI N C 53 259 94 28 3 46 .927
1886 CHI N 1B 9 41 4 2 0 .957
1886 CHI N 3B 8 8 6 3 2 .824
1886 CHI N 2B 6 14 12 5 4 .839
1886 CHI N SS 5 3 1 1 1 .800
1887 BOS N OF 61 78 11 15 2 .856 1 0 61
1887 BOS N 2B 30 88 105 35 19 .846
1887 BOS N C 24 80 35 15 3 21 .885
1887 BOS N P 3 0 4 2 0 .667
1887 BOS N SS 2 5 7 3 0 .800
1887 BOS N 3B 2 1 1 2 0 .500
1888 BOS N C 76 367 146 54 8 54 .905
1888 BOS N OF 34 28 4 12 2 .727 0 0 34
1889 BOS N OF 113 155 24 32 4 .848 0 0 113
1889 BOS N C 23 56 29 12 2 13 .876
1890 BOS P C 56 198 60 24 2 20 .915
1890 BOS P SS 27 43 75 27 6 .814
1890 BOS P OF 6 13 2 0 1 1.000 0 2 4
1890 BOS P 1B 4 18 5 3 3 .885
1890 BOS P 3B 2 2 3 1 0 .833
1890 BOS P P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1891 CIN a C 66 217 102 34 11 22 .904
1891 CIN a 3B 8 11 18 4 2 .879
1891 CIN a OF 7 8 1 1 0 .900 0 2 5
1891 CIN a 2B 6 7 12 0 3 1.000
1891 CIN a 1B 5 27 0 4 1 .871
1891 CIN a P 3 0 5 0 0 1.000
1891 CIN a SS 1 4 6 0 0 1.000
1891 BOS a C 4 16 3 1 0 0 .950
1891 BOS N C 11 44 10 10 2 5 .844
1891 BOS N OF 6 2 0 2 0 .500 0 0 6
1891 TOT a C 70 233 105 35 11 22 .906
1891 Total C 81 277 115 45 13 27 .897
1891 Total RF -
1891 Total OF 13 10 1 3 0 .786 0 2 11
1892 BOS N C 72 319 98 40 11 34 .912
1892 BOS N 3B 2 2 3 2 0 .714
1892 BOS N 1B 2 19 0 3 2 .864
1892 BOS N OF 2 0 0 2 0 .000 1 0 1
1892 BOS N P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1893 NY N C 17 55 22 9 1 19 .895
1893 NY N OF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 1
Total OF 750 892 285 259 26 .820 2 8 742
Total C 583 2197 857 368 57 417 .892
Total 3B 96 108 182 59 9 .831
Total SS 90 128 243 92 19 .801
Total 2B 54 122 158 52 27 .843
Total 1B 25 125 14 19 7 .880
Total P 12 0 10 2 0 .833
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP PB AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1887 BOS N 92 49 41 .544 646 574 8-29 5 5
1890 BOS P 130 81 48 .628 992 767 1
1891 CIN a 102 43 57 .430 547 643 5
Total 324 173 146 .542 2185 1984
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Umpiring Record
Year LG
1890 PL
1892 NL
1893 NL
Transactions Transactions
Sold by Chicago White Stockings to Boston Beaneaters for $10000 (February 14, 1887 ).
Loaned to New York Giants by Boston Beaneaters (February, 1893).
Returned to Boston Beaneaters (November 16, 1893 ).
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