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George Kell   |   Major Leaguer   1943-1957

Full Name:  George Clyde Kell
Born:  August 23,1922  in  Swifton, Arkansas
Height:  5-9  Weight:  175  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
College:  

Brother of Skeeter Kell

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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1940] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Dodgers.  [Sep 20,1943] - Purchased by Athletics from Lancaster (Inter-State).  [May 18,1946] - Traded by Athletics to Tigers for Barney McCosky.  [Jun 3,1952] - Traded by Tigers with Hoot Evers, Johnny Lipon and Dizzy Trout to Red Sox for Don Lenhardt, Johnny Pesky, Fred Hatfield, Walt Dropo and Bill Wight.  [May 23,1954] - Traded by Red Sox to White Sox for Grady Hatton and Cash.  [May 21,1956] - Traded by White Sox with Connie Johnson, Mike Fornieles and Bob Nieman to Orioles for Dave Philley and Jim Wilson.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1943PhiladelphAL20PhaMLB 3b 1511010100000 0 0 .200*.208.600*808--
1944PhiladelphAL21PhaMLB 3b 139514511381530445222231 19 28 .268*.304.309*613--
1945PhiladelphAL22PhaMLB 3b 147567501543034562027151 7 13 .272*.310.356*666--
1946DetroitAL23DetMLB 3b 105434671421994413230140 13 11 .327*.374.440*814--
 PhiladelphAL23PhaMLB 3b 268732661011001061 2 1 .299*.375.391*766--
1947DetroitAL24DetMLB 3b 1525887518829559391161163 10 13 .320*.387.412*799--
1948DetroitAL25DetMLB 3b 92368471122432442233155 8 10 .304*.365.402*767--
1949DetroitAL26DetMLB 3b 134522971793893597571133 16 17 .343*.424.467*891--
1950DetroitAL27DetMLB 3b 15764111421856681013366181 16 23 .340*.405.484*889--
1951DetroitAL28DetMLB 3b 1475989219136325910361184 11 13 .319*.386.400*786--
1952BostonAL29BosMLB 3b 7527641881526400131101 4 11 .319*.391.453*844--
 DetroitAL29DetMLB 3b 391521145801170115130 4 2 .296*.363.368*731--
1953BostonAL30BosMLB 3b 1344606814141212735252225 3 10 .307*.380.483*863--
1954BostonAL31BosMLB 3b 2693152430010001530 102 .258.361.290651--
 Chi Wh-SoxAL31ChwMLB 1b-3b 7123325661005481118120 195 .283.323.391714--
1955Chi Wh-SoxAL32ChwMLB 3b 12842944134241881225136621357 .312.389.429818--
1956Chi Wh-SoxAL33ChwMLB 3b 218072550111008600213 .313.371.413784--
 BaltimoreAL33BalMLB 3b 1023454590172837012531331248 .261.313.391704--
1957BaltimoreAL34BalMLB 3b2,6,399310289290944202516227111 .297.352.41376549%
 
Major League Totals - 15 Season(s)1795670288120543855078870513662128736149188 .306.414-----


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1943PhiladelphAL20PhaMLB3B113040---1.000--
 
1944PhiladelphAL21PhaMLB3B1391672892047625---.958--
 
1945PhiladelphAL22PhaMLB3B1471863452055132---.964--
 
1946DetroitAL23DetMLB1B120020---1.000--
1946DetroitAL23DetMLB3B105105210532022---.984--
1946PhiladelphAL23PhaMLB3B2636572955---.979--
 
1947DetroitAL24DetMLB3B1521673332052025---.962--
 
1948DetroitAL25DetMLB3B92108146826215---.969--
 
1949DetroitAL26DetMLB3B1341542711143623---.975--
 
1950DetroitAL27DetMLB3B157186315951030---.982--
 
1951DetroitAL28DetMLB3B1471753102050534---.960--
 
1952BostonAL29BosMLB3B7375138922214---.959--
1952DetroitAL29DetMLB3B39387851217---.959--
 
1953BostonAL30BosMLB3B1241142311035523---.972--
1953BostonAL30BosMLBOF740040---1.000--
 
1954BostonAL31BosMLB3B2531497875---.920--
1954Chi Wh-SoxAL31ChwMLB1B322538126227---.996--
1954Chi Wh-SoxAL31ChwMLB3B3119483704---.957--
1954Chi Wh-SoxAL31ChwMLBOF230030---1.000--
 
1955Chi Wh-SoxAL32ChwMLB1B241335113912---.993--
1955Chi Wh-SoxAL32ChwMLB3B1058316562548---.976--
1955Chi Wh-SoxAL32ChwMLBOF100000--------
 
1956BaltimoreAL33BalMLB1B241050---1.000--
1956BaltimoreAL33BalMLB2B111021---1.000--
1956BaltimoreAL33BalMLB3B9797165726919---.974--
1956Chi Wh-SoxAL33ChwMLB1B41930224---1.000--
1956Chi Wh-SoxAL33ChwMLB3B1817280450---1.000--
 
1957BaltimoreAL34BalMLB1B221465015110---1.000--
1957BaltimoreAL34BalMLB3B8066122419215---.979--
 


 Awards
[1944] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #22)  [1946] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #16)  [1947] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #5), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1948] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #16)  [1949] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1950] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4)  [1951] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1952] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1953] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #26)  [1954] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1956] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1957] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1964] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (8 votes - 3.55%)  [1966] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (29 votes - 9.6%)  [1967] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (11 votes - 3.59%)  [1968] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (47 votes - 16.61%)  [1969] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (60 votes - 17.65%)  [1970] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (90 votes - 30%)  [1971] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (105 votes - 29.17%)  [1972] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (115 votes - 29.04%)  [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (114 votes - 30%)  [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (94 votes - 25.75%)  [1975] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (114 votes - 31.49%)  [1976] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (129 votes - 33.25%)  [1977] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (141 votes - 36.81%)  [1983] - Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee as Player
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 10 All-Star games during his career (1947-1954, 1956-1957)
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