Joe Kelly (1920s outfielder)

Joseph James Kelly (April 23, 1900 – November 25, 1967) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 97 games as a pinch hitter, outfielder and first baseman in the Major League Baseball for the 1926 and 1928 Chicago Cubs. The native of New York City batted and threw and left-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Joe Kelly
Pinch hitter/Outfielder/First baseman
Born: (1900-04-23)April 23, 1900
New York, New York
Died: November 24, 1967(1967-11-24) (aged 67)
Lynbrook, New York
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 13, 1926, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1928, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.307
Home runs1
Runs batted in39
Teams

Kelly's pro career lasted for 11 seasons, 1921 through 1931. He played two full seasons for the Cubs, with a year as member of the 1927 Toledo Mud Hens of the minor-league American Association sandwiched in between. He batted .335 in 65 games as a rookie in 1926, but only .212 in his sophomore campaign two years later. In his 97 major-league games over two seasons, Kelly posted a .307 career batting average (70-for-228), with 19 runs, 16 doubles, three triples, one home run and 39 RBI.

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