1B Walt Kelly #18
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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1B WALT KELLY #18 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/21/1936
Born in:Port Clinton, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 7th Pick in Round 15
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 Hattiesburg - R 16 25 56 17 2 0 1 4 7 11 0 0 10 2 0 .304 .418 .393 .811 113 117 0.4
1954 Hattiesburg - R 17 9 21 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 .238 .273 .333 .606 60 46 -0.1
1955 Hattiesburg - R 18 38 109 15 1 0 1 8 4 11 3 0 37 1 0 .138 .236 .174 .410 11 -2 -0.7
1955 Arlington - A 18 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375 0 -22 -0.2
1956 La Crosse - R 19 21 56 13 2 0 0 3 7 5 2 0 16 0 0 .232 .317 .268 .585 50 49 -0.1
1956 Hattiesburg - R 19 4 11 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .455 .538 .455 .993 168 191 0.2
1956 Total - R 19 25 67 18 2 0 0 4 8 7 2 0 18 0 0 .269 .355 .299 .654 70 74 0.1
1957 La Crosse - R 20 53 173 41 5 1 1 9 22 18 5 0 27 1 1 .237 .327 .295 .621 51 43 -0.6
1958 La Crosse - R 21 36 120 40 5 0 3 29 23 26 1 0 21 1 1 .333 .456 .450 .906 111 117 0.6
1958 San Jose - A 21 15 57 9 2 0 0 2 6 3 2 0 6 0 1 .158 .226 .193 .419 25 -8 -0.7
1959 La Crosse - R 22 26 92 29 4 1 1 21 13 22 2 1 16 1 1 .315 .453 .413 .866 103 116 0.6
1959 San Jose - A 22 48 181 58 7 1 5 23 16 4 7 2 19 1 0 .320 .356 .453 .809 133 137 1.1
1959 Rockford - A 22 10 30 4 0 0 0 3 6 8 0 1 10 0 0 .133 .308 .133 .441 22 23 -0.3
1959 Little Rock - AA 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1961 Memphis - AA 24 109 406 101 15 2 10 42 53 45 7 6 68 1 5 .249 .330 .369 .699 93 93 -0.1
1962 Memphis - AA 25 137 551 161 17 5 23 67 85 43 10 1 78 6 4 .292 .354 .466 .820 124 121 2.3
1963 Memphis - AA 26 136 550 128 15 4 7 36 47 28 7 1 82 3 4 .233 .278 .313 .591 64 63 -2.4
1964 Memphis - AA 27 136 544 157 9 1 11 48 60 43 13 1 81 0 5 .289 .354 .369 .724 97 102 -0.5
Total DIX 519 2051 547 56 12 51 193 245 159 37 9 309 10 18 .267 .329 .380 .710 95 95
Total HL 10 30 4 0 0 0 3 6 8 0 1 10 0 0 .133 .308 .133 .441 22 23
Total SEL 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375 0 -22
Total COW 63 238 67 9 1 5 25 22 7 9 2 25 1 1 .282 .324 .391 .715 107 102
Total GSL 76 197 42 5 0 2 13 14 24 4 0 54 3 0 .213 .311 .269 .580 55 49
Total UMVA 136 441 123 16 2 5 62 65 71 10 1 80 3 3 .279 .390 .358 .748 80 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Hattiesburg - R 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1953 Hattiesburg - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Hattiesburg - R RF 20 13 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 131.1 2.67 +0.5 1.025
1954 Hattiesburg - R CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .994
1954 Hattiesburg - R RF 6 4 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 37.2 1.43 -0.3 1.164
1955 Hattiesburg - R 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1955 Hattiesburg - R LF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 +0.6 .962
1955 Arlington - A CF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 -0.2 .986
1955 Arlington - A RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 -0.4 .949
1955 Hattiesburg - R RF 34 34 64 0 0 65 1 .985 270.2 2.13 +3.0 1.029
1956 Hattiesburg - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Hattiesburg - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Hattiesburg - R RF 3 2 3 0 0 4 1 .750 25.1 1.07 +0.2 .954
1956 La Crosse - R RF 21 17 27 0 0 29 2 .931 145.1 1.67 +1.0 1.027
1957 La Crosse - R 1B 3 2 16 0 3 16 0 1.000 17.0 8.47 -0.3 .986
1957 La Crosse - R 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .933
1957 La Crosse - R RF 49 49 107 4 1 112 1 .991 399.0 2.50 +3.2 1.055
1958 San Jose - A 1B 3 3 23 1 3 25 1 .960 26.0 8.31 -0.4 .692
1958 La Crosse - R 1B 28 27 181 19 18 201 1 .995 227.2 7.91 +0.7 1.031
1958 San Jose - A CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1958 San Jose - A RF 11 11 21 1 0 23 1 .957 105.1 1.88 +0.8 1.014
1958 La Crosse - R RF 8 7 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 56.0 1.77 +0.0 1.063
1959 Rockford - A 1B 4 4 41 0 9 41 0 1.000 32.1 11.41 +0.1 1.035
1959 San Jose - A 1B 26 25 187 15 12 205 3 .985 215.0 8.46 +1.6 1.023
1959 La Crosse - R 1B 24 24 179 11 27 190 0 1.000 195.0 8.77 +2.3 1.179
1959 San Jose - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1959 Little Rock - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 San Jose - A LF 6 6 11 0 0 12 1 .917 49.0 2.02 -2.8 .807
1959 La Crosse - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1959 Little Rock - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 San Jose - A CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 16.0 3.94 +0.1 .985
1959 Rockford - A RF 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 46.2 1.16 -0.2 .986
1959 San Jose - A RF 15 15 24 3 0 28 1 .964 129.1 1.88 -1.1 .969
1959 La Crosse - R RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.2 .954
1961 Memphis - AA 1B 57 28 317 22 31 342 3 .991 318.1 9.58 +0.6 1.015
1961 Memphis - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1961 Memphis - AA RF 72 72 105 3 0 116 8 .931 568.2 1.71 -6.0 .947
1962 Memphis - AA 1B 96 89 801 47 80 856 8 .991 807.2 9.45 +0.7 1.016
1962 Memphis - AA LF 3 3 2 0 0 3 1 .667 19.0 0.95 -1.1 .644
1962 Memphis - AA RF 36 33 61 2 0 69 6 .913 280.1 2.02 -3.2 .935
1963 Memphis - AA 1B 14 10 93 12 9 105 0 1.000 94.0 10.05 +1.0 1.068
1963 Memphis - AA LF 66 66 80 0 0 81 1 .988 534.1 1.35 -7.8 .893
1963 Memphis - AA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 .999
1963 Memphis - AA RF 54 53 69 3 0 72 0 1.000 428.1 1.51 -4.8 .935
1964 Memphis - AA 1B 5 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 +0.1 1.067
1964 Memphis - AA LF 7 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 51.0 1.24 -0.1 1.015
1964 Memphis - AA RF 124 124 180 12 2 199 7 .965 994.2 1.74 -20.6 .884
TOTAL 1B 262 212 1850 127 194 1993 16 .992 1944.0 9.15 +6.3 1.033
TOTAL 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .933
TOTAL LF 88 83 105 0 0 108 3 .972 677.1 1.40 -11.2 .887
TOTAL CF 9 5 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 46.0 3.13 -0.3 .989
TOTAL RF 463 443 727 30 3 785 28 .964 3638.2 1.87 -27.8 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Glenville; Cleveland, OH) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 15, Pick 7, 231st overall pick).
09/12/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
07/28/1956 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Chicago Cougars in exchange for SP Carl Potter.
04/23/1957 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
09/12/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
08/21/1959 Released by the Chicago organization.
08/25/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
05/22/1962 Goes 5-6 against the Knoxville Knights, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
06/01/1962 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
09/10/1962 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 1.
05/11/1964 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/13/1964 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/01/1965 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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