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George Kell
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George Kell
| Full name George Clyde Kell |
| Born August 23, 1922, Swifton, Arkansas |
| Died March 24, 2009, Swifton, Arkansas |
| Buried at Swifton Cemetery, Swifton, Arkansas |
| First Game: September 28, 1943; Final Game: September 14, 1957 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 175 |
| Brother of Skeeter Kell |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1983 |
| Named third baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1946 to 1947 and 1949 to 1952) |
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| Ejections: 1954 (1) |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
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 BFW Year Team
1943 PHI A Daily Splits 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 0.0 1943 PHI A
1944 PHI A Daily Splits 139 514 51 138 15 3 0 44 22 4 23 1 19 0 13 28 5 2 .268 .300 .309 -1.6 1944 PHI A
1945 PHI A Daily Splits 147 567 50 154 30 3 4 56 27 3 15 1 7 0 12 13 2 0 .272 .306 .356 2.0 1945 PHI A
1946 PHI A Daily Splits 26 87 3 26 6 1 0 11 10 0 6 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 .299 .378 .391 0.8 1946 PHI A
1946 DET A Daily Splits 105 434 66 142 19 9 4 41 30 0 14 0 13 0 16 11 3 2 .327 .371 .440 1.4 1946 DET A
1946 TOT A 131 521 69 168 25 10 4 52 40 0 20 1 15 0 18 12 3 2 .322 .372 .432 2.2 1946 TOT A
1947 DET A Daily Splits 152 588 75 188 29 5 5 93 61 4 16 3 10 0 7 13 9 11 .320 .387 .412 3.3 1947 DET A
1948 DET A Daily Splits 92 368 47 112 24 3 2 44 33 3 15 5 8 0 12 10 2 2 .304 .369 .402 -0.6 1948 DET A
1949 DET A Daily Splits 134 522 97 179 38 9 3 59 71 2 13 3 16 0 15 17 7 5 .343 .424 .467 2.6 1949 DET A
1950 DET A Daily Splits 157 641 114 218 56 6 8 101 66 3 18 1 16 0 11 23 3 3 .340 .403 .484 1.9 1950 DET A
1951 DET A Daily Splits 147 598 92 191 36 3 2 59 61 0 18 4 11 0 8 13 10 3 .319 .386 .400 2.0 1951 DET A
1952 DET A Daily Splits 39 152 11 45 8 0 1 17 15 1 13 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 .296 .359 .368 -0.3 1952 DET A
1952 BOS A Daily Splits 75 276 41 88 15 2 6 40 31 1 10 1 4 0 11 11 0 1 .319 .390 .453 0.4 1952 BOS A
1952 TOT A 114 428 52 133 23 2 7 57 46 2 23 1 8 0 13 13 0 2 .311 .379 .423 0.1 1952 TOT A
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 134 460 68 141 41 2 12 73 52 1 22 5 3 0 6 10 5 2 .307 .383 .483 0.6 1953 BOS A
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 26 93 15 24 3 0 0 10 15 2 3 0 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 .258 .361 .290 -0.4 1954 BOS A
1954 CHI A Daily Splits 71 233 25 66 10 0 5 48 18 2 12 0 1 9 0 11 5 1 1 .283 .323 .391 -1.3 1954 CHI A
1954 TOT A 97 326 40 90 13 0 5 58 33 4 15 0 2 9 0 17 7 1 1 .276 .334 .362 -1.7 1954 TOT A
1955 CHI A Daily Splits 128 429 44 134 24 1 8 81 51 2 36 6 13 5 0 9 7 2 2 .312 .389 .429 -0.5 1955 CHI A
1956 CHI A Daily Splits 21 80 7 25 5 0 1 11 8 0 6 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 .313 .371 .413 -0.2 1956 CHI A
1956 BAL A Daily Splits 102 345 45 90 17 2 8 37 25 3 31 3 12 4 0 10 8 0 1 .261 .313 .391 -0.5 1956 BAL A
1956 TOT A 123 425 52 115 22 2 9 48 33 3 37 3 14 5 0 13 11 0 1 .271 .324 .395 -0.7 1956 TOT A
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 99 310 28 92 9 0 9 44 25 2 16 2 7 1 0 3 11 2 0 .297 .352 .413 0.1 1957 BAL A
Total (15 Years) Splits 1795 6702 880 2054 385 50 78 870 621 33 287 36 149 20 0 157 188 51 36 .306 .367 .414 9.7 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 BFW Year Team
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
1947 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1947 AL
1949 AL Daily Splits 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .667 .750 .667 1949 AL
1950 AL Daily Splits 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1950 AL
1951 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1951 AL
1953 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1953 AL
1956 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1956 AL
1957 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1957 AL
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 7 23 3 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .174 .240 .304 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
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1943 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 9 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1944 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 139 138 130 1229.2 167 289 20 25 0 .958
1945 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 147 146 143 1306.2 186 345 20 32 0 .964
1946 PHI A Daily Splits 3B 26 26 25 227.1 36 57 2 5 0 .979
1946 DET A Daily Splits 3B 105 104 102 938.2 105 210 5 22 0 .984
1946 DET A 1B 1 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 TOT A 3B 131 130 127 1166 141 267 7 27 0 .983
1947 DET A Daily Splits 3B 152 152 149 1332.1 167 333 20 25 0 .962
1948 DET A Daily Splits 3B 92 92 85 801 108 146 8 15 0 .969
1949 DET A Daily Splits 3B 134 134 132 1207.1 154 271 11 23 1 .975
1950 DET A Daily Splits 3B 157 157 155 1403.1 186 315 9 30 0 .982
1951 DET A Daily Splits 3B 147 147 145 1316.2 175 310 20 34 0 .960
1952 DET A Daily Splits 3B 39 39 37 343.1 38 78 5 7 0 .959
1952 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 73 73 66 625 75 138 9 14 0 .959
1952 TOT A 3B 112 112 103 968.1 113 216 14 21 0 .959
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 124 117 90 1007.2 114 231 10 23 0 .972
1953 BOS A LF 7 4 1 31 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 BOS A OF 7 4 1 31 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 0
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 25 25 19 208 31 49 7 5 0 .920
1954 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 32 32 21 256 253 8 1 27 0 .996
1954 CHI A 3B 31 27 20 220 19 48 3 4 0 .957
1954 CHI A OF 2 2 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 1
1954 CHI A LF 2 2 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 CHI A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 TOT A 3B 56 52 39 428 50 97 10 9 0 .936
1955 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 105 102 71 834 83 165 6 8 0 .976
1955 CHI A 1B 24 13 3 125.1 133 5 1 12 0 .993
1955 CHI A OF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1955 CHI A LF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 -
1956 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 18 17 12 143.1 17 28 0 0 0 1.000
1956 CHI A 1B 4 4 2 28 19 3 0 4 0 1.000
1956 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 97 93 69 749 97 165 7 19 0 .974
1956 BAL A 1B 2 0 0 3.1 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BAL A 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
1956 TOT A 1B 6 4 2 31.1 23 4 0 4 0 1.000
1956 TOT A 3B 115 110 81 892.1 114 193 7 19 0 .978
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 80 59 45 553 66 122 4 15 0 .979
1957 BAL A 1B 22 19 8 141.2 146 5 0 10 0 1.000
Total (15 Years) Splits 3B 1692 1649 1496 14455.1 1825 3303 166 306 1 .969
Total ( 5 Years) 1B 85 68 34 556 557 22 2 53 0 .997
Total ( 3 Years) OF 10 7 1 49 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 10 0 1
Total ( 3 Years) LF 10 7 1 47 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1947 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 -
1949 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1950 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 14 2 4 0 0 0 1.000
1951 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 9 4 2 0 1 0 1.000
1956 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1957 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 3B 6 6 3 46 6 9 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-19-1954 BOX CHI A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1940).
Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (1942).
Sold by Lancaster (Interstate) to Philadelphia Athletics with Lew Flick and Woody
Wheaton (September 27, 1943).
Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Barney McCosky
(May 18, 1946).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Dizzy Trout, Johnny Lipon and Hoot Evers to Boston Red
Sox in exchange for Bill Wight, Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield, Johnny Pesky and Don
Lenhardt (June 3, 1952).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Grady Hatton and
$100000 (May 23, 1954).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bob Nieman, Mike Fornieles and Connie Johnson to
Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jim Wilson and Dave Philley (May 21, 1956).
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