George Kelly (baseball)

George Kelly (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=George Kelly
position=First Baseman


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=September 10, 1895
city-state|San Francisco|California
deathdate=death date and age|1984|10|13|1895|10|10
city-state|Burlingame|California
debutdate= August 18
debutyear= 1915
debutteam= New York Giants
finaldate=July 27
finalyear=1932
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.297
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=148
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1020
teams=
* New York Giants (1915-1917, 1917-1926)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (1917)
* Cincinnati Reds (1927-1930)
* Chicago Cubs (1930)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1932)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1921, 1922
*National League pennant: 1923, 1924
* National League home run champion: 1921
* National League RBI champion: 1920, 1924
* 7 seasons with a .300+ batting average
* 5 100+ RBI seasons
hofdate=by|1973
hofmethod=Veteran's Committee

George Lange Kelly September 10, 1895 , San Francisco, California - October 13, 1984 , Burlingame, California), nicknamed "Highpockets", was a Major League Baseball player known for his solid all-round hitting and slick fielding at first base.

Kelly entered the majors briefly in the mid-1910s, beginning in by|1915 with the New York Giants, but he wasn't a regular in their line-up until by|1920, when he had a league-leading 94 RBIs. In between, he was briefly lost (and subsequently reclaimed) on waivers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in by|1917. In by|1921, Kelly began a string of successful years individually and with his team. Kelly drove in 100 or more runs for four consecutive seasons (which he did again in by|1929) and batted .300 or higher six consecutive seasons. The Giants appeared in the World Series in 1921, by|1922, by|1923 and by|1924, and won in 1921 and 1922.

Kelly was traded to the Cincinnati Reds prior to the by|1927 season for Edd Roush. His production declined somewhat in Cincinnati, to the point where he spent part of by|1930 and all of by|1931 with the minor-league Minneapolis Millers. Kelly retired after the by|1932 season as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He retired with 148 home runs, 1020 RBIs and a .297 batting average.

Kelly shares the National League record with seven home runs in six consecutive games, set in 1924.

Kelly was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball home run champions

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