2B Herb Keller #5
Age: 47 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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2B HERB KELLER #5 - AGE: 47 - 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:05/18/1927
Born in:Bakersfield, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 6th Pick in Round 3
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
1945 Waterloo - R 18 81 256 50 9 1 0 15 19 19 1 0 49 0 0 .195 .254 .238 .492 51 50 -0.4
1946 Marshalltown - R 19 24 63 12 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 24 0 1 .190 .246 .222 .469 31 34 -0.3
1946 Tampa - A 19 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126 -0.3
1946 Cedar Rapids - A 19 39 117 26 2 1 0 8 3 9 0 1 32 1 0 .222 .276 .256 .532 55 53 -0.2
1947 Marshalltown - R 20 6 20 6 3 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 6 0 1 .300 .333 .450 .783 127 131 0.4
1947 Tampa - A 20 108 362 105 19 3 1 37 50 21 1 1 66 1 3 .290 .330 .367 .697 72 73 -0.0
1947 Springfield - A 20 14 53 10 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 .189 .189 .226 .415 12 5 -0.4
1948 Burlington - R 21 7 30 9 2 0 1 2 7 3 0 0 10 0 0 .300 .364 .467 .830 111 95 0.2
1948 Charleston - A 21 68 222 70 10 1 4 36 34 33 1 1 46 1 2 .315 .405 .423 .828 98 98 0.8
1949 Charleston - A 22 117 342 97 25 3 13 67 56 53 3 0 79 2 1 .284 .384 .488 .873 123 119 3.1
1950 Charleston - A 23 29 86 27 6 1 2 13 13 21 1 0 15 0 0 .314 .454 .477 .930 156 165 1.5
1950 Camden - A 23 107 401 92 24 1 0 31 40 62 2 1 73 0 3 .229 .335 .294 .629 90 94 2.6
1951 Camden - A 24 127 455 91 18 3 2 26 54 86 6 2 69 3 4 .200 .333 .266 .599 84 95 2.9
1952 Charleston - A 25 7 22 8 2 0 2 7 9 10 1 0 5 0 0 .364 .576 .727 1.303 244 254 0.6
1952 Camden - A 25 39 138 35 9 0 1 18 13 19 4 3 33 0 0 .254 .354 .341 .694 116 122 0.9
1953 Des Moines - A 26 92 341 96 17 0 3 27 34 37 4 3 79 2 6 .282 .356 .358 .714 90 98 -0.4
1954 Des Moines - A 27 121 403 113 13 1 6 46 43 40 10 3 88 1 2 .280 .357 .362 .720 92 93 -0.9
Total HL 266 914 245 34 2 9 90 80 86 14 7 215 4 8 .268 .338 .339 .677 83 85
Total MAL 273 994 218 51 4 3 75 107 167 12 6 175 3 7 .219 .337 .288 .624 91 99
Total SEL 336 1048 307 62 8 22 160 162 138 7 2 216 4 6 .293 .378 .430 .809 105 105
Total UMVA 118 369 77 14 2 1 21 32 26 3 1 89 0 2 .209 .266 .266 .531 57 55
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 Waterloo - R SS 81 78 112 231 55 359 16 .955 645.0 4.79 -4.1 .982
1946 Tampa - A 2B 6 6 6 9 3 16 1 .938 32.2 4.13 -0.6 .946
1946 Marshalltown - R 2B 24 24 38 36 9 75 1 .987 162.1 4.10 +0.1 .978
1946 Cedar Rapids - A SS 39 39 45 88 22 139 6 .957 319.0 3.75 -1.3 .958
1946 Tampa - A SS 3 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.5 .838
1946 Marshalltown - R SS 5 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.1 1.169
1947 Tampa - A 2B 77 76 157 192 56 353 4 .989 632.2 4.96 +3.4 1.028
1947 Marshalltown - R 2B 6 6 9 17 1 26 0 1.000 51.0 4.59 +2.6 1.224
1947 Springfield - A SS 14 14 16 39 10 57 2 .965 124.0 3.99 -0.6 .974
1947 Tampa - A SS 32 26 32 75 28 116 9 .922 220.0 4.38 -4.1 .909
1947 Tampa - A CF 6 6 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 49.0 4.22 +0.1 .970
1948 Charleston - A 2B 37 37 77 99 35 177 1 .994 296.2 5.34 -2.0 .951
1948 Burlington - R 2B 7 7 17 21 7 38 0 1.000 63.0 5.43 +1.4 1.235
1948 Charleston - A SS 31 31 48 86 24 135 1 .993 254.2 4.74 +1.4 1.051
1948 Burlington - R SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.093
1949 Charleston - A 2B 95 89 201 277 101 486 8 .984 789.1 5.45 +6.8 1.058
1949 Charleston - A SS 6 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 7.2 4.70 +0.2 1.053
1950 Camden - A 2B 77 75 161 228 75 398 9 .977 654.2 5.35 +7.7 1.040
1950 Charleston - A 2B 24 22 54 66 28 122 2 .984 215.2 5.01 +2.5 1.094
1950 Camden - A SS 38 29 53 87 23 145 5 .966 278.0 4.53 +0.4 .988
1950 Charleston - A SS 2 2 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 17.0 7.41 +0.1 .971
1951 Camden - A 2B 118 118 275 373 103 658 10 .985 1012.0 5.76 +8.4 1.027
1951 Camden - A SS 32 0 17 29 10 47 1 .979 71.2 5.78 -1.8 .929
1952 Camden - A 1B 20 20 163 14 18 178 1 .994 181.0 8.80 +1.3 1.075
1952 Charleston - A 1B 5 5 39 4 8 43 0 1.000 45.0 8.60 +0.1 1.000
1952 Camden - A 2B 5 5 8 12 5 20 0 1.000 42.2 4.22 -0.5 .959
1952 Charleston - A 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 .992
1952 Camden - A SS 14 13 27 24 6 54 3 .944 118.0 3.89 -1.1 .961
1952 Charleston - A SS 2 2 5 5 3 10 0 1.000 15.0 6.00 -0.7 .760
1953 Des Moines - A 1B 11 5 43 3 5 46 0 1.000 51.2 8.01 +0.4 1.058
1953 Des Moines - A 2B 46 46 117 134 46 252 1 .996 389.1 5.80 -7.8 .922
1953 Des Moines - A SS 45 33 49 98 22 153 6 .961 312.0 4.24 -7.7 .909
1954 Des Moines - A 2B 51 50 123 141 47 269 5 .981 432.0 5.50 -9.8 .876
1954 Des Moines - A SS 72 62 96 172 31 277 9 .968 544.2 4.43 -14.6 .888
TOTAL 1B 36 30 245 21 31 267 1 .996 277.2 8.62 +1.8 1.058
TOTAL 2B 574 561 1244 1606 516 2892 42 .985 4776.0 5.37 +12.3 1.009
TOTAL SS 417 330 509 951 236 1518 58 .962 2946.2 4.46 -34.2 .951
TOTAL CF 6 6 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 49.0 4.22 +0.1 .970
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 38th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Bakersfield (Bakersfield; Bakersfield, CA).
07/10/1945 Injured (hamstring spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/12/1945 Named the #78 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/26/1946 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
06/27/1946 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
08/05/1946 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Brooklyn Kings, along with SP Paul Byler and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for 1B Tim Hopkins.
09/06/1946 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
10/13/1946 Named the #87 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
10/27/1947 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with 2B Ted Haggarty, 2B Billy Cady, SP Barney Robinson, and a 3rd round draft pick, in exchange for SP Bob Arman.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/14/1948 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
08/26/1948 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/08/1949 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/06/1952 Goes 5-6 against the Miami Sailors, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
06/14/1952 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
06/23/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
08/22/1952 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
09/20/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Omaha Cowboys organization.
09/21/1952 Released by the Omaha Cowboys.
09/24/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
07/31/1953 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 7 weeks.
09/02/1954 Injured (sprained knee),out for 5 weeks.
04/20/1955 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
10/08/1955 Retired from professional baseball.
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