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 | |||
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| Pinch hitter/Outfielder/First baseman | |||
| Born: April 23, 1900 New York, New York | |||
| Died: November 24, 1967 (aged 67) Lynbrook, New York | |||
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| 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 runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 39 | ||
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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.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)