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| Joe Kelley |
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| Outfielder/Manager |
Born:
December 9, 1871(1871-12-09)
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Died:
August 14, 1943 (aged 71)
Baltimore, Maryland |
| Batted:
Right |
Threw:
Right |
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MLB debut |
| July
27, 1891 for the Boston Beaneaters |
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Last MLB appearance |
| 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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Teams |
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As Player
As Manager
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Career highlights and awards |
- National League pennant: 1891, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899,
1900
- 9th-most triples in Major League history
(194)
- 11 seasons with a .300+ batting average
- 5 seasons with 100+ RBI
- 7 seasons with 100+ runs scored
- Managerial record: 338-321
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| Member of the National |
 Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Induction |
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 known 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.
See also
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| Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves managers |
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| Boston Red Stockings
(1871–1882) |
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| Boston Beaneaters
(1883–1906) |
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| Boston Doves
(1907–1910) |
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| Boston Rustlers
(1911) |
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| Boston Braves
(1912–1935) |
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| Boston Bees
(1936–1940) |
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| Boston Braves
(1941–1952) |
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| Milwaukee Braves
(1953–1965) |
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| Atlanta Braves
(1966–present) |
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