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George Kell

Birthdate:

8/23/1922

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Swifton, AR, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

George Kell 1951 photo Who's Who Magazine

George Kell was a premier fielding third baseman who accomplished a record for third basemen by hitting over .300 for eight straight years. Baseball player George Kell paved the way for a new breed of third basemen by becoming a hard hitting player and changed the perception of the hot corner from a sort of 'second shortstop' in terms of hitting. George Kell retired with a .969 fielding average, the highest mark in history, a record that stood for 20 years. Hall of Fame baseball player, Kell won the American League batting crown in 1949 when he hit .343. After he retired he joined Al Kaline and the Detroit Tigers in the broadcast booth. George Kell's Career: .306 batting average, 2,054 hits, 385 doubles, 78 HR's, he played in 1,795 games while batting 6,072 times.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
19 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1943	PHA (AL)	1	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	SLG
1944	PHA (AL)	139	514	51	138	15	3	0	44	22	23	5	2	0	1	19	0	.268	.300	SLG
1945	PHA (AL)	147	567	50	154	30	3	4	56	27	15	2	0	0	1	7	0	.272	.306	SLG
1946	DET (AL)	105	434	67	142	19	9	4	41	30	14	3	2	0	0	13	0	.327	.371	SLG
1946	PHA (AL)	26	87	3	26	6	1	0	11	10	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	.299	.378	SLG
1947	DET (AL)	152	588	75	188	29	5	5	93	61	16	9	11	0	3	10	0	.320	.387	SLG
1948	DET (AL)	92	368	47	112	24	3	2	44	33	15	2	2	0	5	8	0	.304	.369	SLG
1949	DET (AL)	134	522	97	179	38	9	3	59	71	13	7	5	0	3	16	0	.343	.424	SLG
1950	DET (AL)	157	641	114	218	56	6	8	101	66	18	3	3	0	1	16	0	.340	.403	SLG
1951	DET (AL)	147	598	92	191	36	3	2	59	61	18	10	3	0	4	11	0	.319	.386	SLG
1952	DET (AL)	39	152	11	45	8	0	1	17	15	13	0	1	0	0	4	0	.296	.359	SLG
1952	BOS (AL)	75	276	41	88	15	2	6	40	31	10	0	1	0	1	4	0	.319	.390	SLG
1953	BOS (AL)	134	460	68	141	41	2	12	73	52	22	5	2	0	5	3	0	.307	.383	SLG
1954	BOS (AL)	26	93	15	24	3	0	0	10	15	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.361	SLG
1954	CHW (AL)	71	233	25	66	10	0	5	48	18	12	1	1	0	0	1	9	.283	.323	SLG
1955	CHW (AL)	128	429	44	134	24	1	8	81	51	36	2	2	2	6	13	5	.312	.389	SLG
1956	BAL (AL)	102	345	45	90	17	2	8	37	25	31	0	1	3	3	12	4	.261	.313	SLG
1956	CHW (AL)	21	80	7	25	5	0	1	11	8	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	.313	.371	SLG
1957	BAL (AL)	99	310	28	92	9	0	9	44	25	16	2	0	2	2	7	1	.297	.352	SLG
19 years		1795	6702	881	2054	385	50	78	870	621	287	51	36	7	36	149	20	.306	.367	.SLG

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