Joe Kelley (Joseph James Kelley) was born on December 9, 1871 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on July 27, 1891 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1892, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 0 home runs and 32 RBI. Kelley played for the Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Doves over the course of his 17 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Joe Kelley's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1894, when he stole 46 bases, hit for a .393 average and knocked in 111 runs. However, others believe that it was 1896, when he stole 87 bases, hit for a .364 average and knocked in 100 runs.
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1891
BOS
N
12
45
7
11
0
3
.244
.277
.311
1
1
2
7
0
0
0
0
0
1892
PIT
N
56
205
26
49
0
28
.239
.297
.341
7
7
17
21
0
0
8
0
0
1892
BAL
N
10
33
3
7
0
4
.212
.316
.212
0
0
4
7
1
0
2
0
0
1892
TOT
N
66
238
29
56
0
32
.235
.300
.324
7
7
21
28
1
0
10
0
0
1893
BAL
N
125
502
120
153
9
76
.305
.401
.476
27
16
77
44
4
0
33
0
0
1894
BAL
N
129
507
165
199
6
111
.393
.502
.602
48
20
107
36
5
19
46
0
0
1895
BAL
N
131
518
148
189
10
134
.365
.456
.546
26
19
77
29
10
12
54
0
0
1896
BAL
N
131
519
148
189
8
100
.364
.469
.543
31
19
91
19
12
5
87
0
0
1897
BAL
N
131
505
113
183
5
118
.362
.447
.489
31
9
70
0
7
9
44
0
0
1898
BAL
N
124
464
71
149
2
110
.321
.398
.438
18
15
56
0
3
7
24
0
0
1899
BRO
N
143
538
108
175
6
93
.325
.410
.450
21
14
70
0
7
11
31
0
0
1900
BRO
N
121
454
90
145
6
91
.319
.398
.485
23
17
53
0
6
0
26
0
0
1901
BRO
N
120
492
77
151
4
65
.307
.363
.425
22
12
40
0
3
4
18
0
0
1902
CIN
N
40
156
24
50
1
12
.321
.380
.423
9
2
15
0
0
1
3
0
0
1902
BAL
A
60
222
50
69
1
34
.311
.405
.464
17
7
34
0
1
6
12
0
0
1902
Total
100
378
74
119
2
46
.315
.395
.447
26
9
49
0
1
7
15
0
0
1903
CIN
N
105
383
85
121
3
45
.316
.402
.418
22
4
51
0
4
7
18
0
0
1904
CIN
N
123
449
75
126
0
63
.281
.359
.385
21
13
49
0
6
15
15
0
0
1905
CIN
N
90
321
43
89
1
37
.277
.346
.346
7
6
27
0
7
11
8
0
0
1906
CIN
N
129
465
43
106
1
53
.228
.300
.323
19
11
44
0
4
27
9
0
0
1908
BOS
N
73
228
25
59
2
17
.259
.342
.338
8
2
27
0
2
6
5
0
0
Total
NL
1793
6784
1371
2151
64
1160
.317
.402
.451
341
187
877
163
81
134
431
0
0
Total
AL
60
222
50
69
1
34
.311
.405
.464
17
7
34
0
1
6
12
0
0
Total
1853
7006
1421
2220
65
1194
.317
.402
.451
358
194
911
163
82
140
443
0
0
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1891
BOS
N
OF
12
0
0
21
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.852
1892
PIT
N
OF
56
0
0
101
13
10
4
0
0
0
0
0
.919
1892
BAL
N
OF
10
0
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.824
1892
TOT
N
CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1892
TOT
N
OF
66
0
0
115
13
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
.908
1893
BAL
N
OF
125
0
0
307
22
21
4
0
0
0
0
0
.940
1894
BAL
N
OF
129
0
0
276
16
15
3
0
0
0
0
0
.951
1895
BAL
N
OF
131
0
0
260
20
16
5
0
0
0
0
0
.946
1896
BAL
N
OF
131
0
0
280
20
13
3
0
0
0
0
0
.958
1897
BAL
N
3B
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1897
BAL
N
OF
130
0
0
240
15
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
.959
1897
BAL
N
SS
3
0
0
2
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.900
1898
BAL
N
OF
122
0
0
235
18
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
.969
1898
BAL
N
3B
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
1899
BRO
N
OF
143
0
0
307
26
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1900
BRO
N
1B
32
0
0
259
12
6
13
0
0
0
0
0
.978
1900
BRO
N
3B
13
0
0
17
25
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
.913
1900
BRO
N
OF
77
0
0
174
12
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
.959
1901
BRO
N
3B
5
0
0
4
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.875
1901
BRO
N
1B
115
0
0
984
82
27
63
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1902
CIN
N
3B
9
0
0
12
20
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.914
1902
CIN
N
OF
20
0
0
30
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1902
CIN
N
SS
2
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1902
CIN
N
2B
10
0
0
35
31
2
7
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1902
BAL
A
1B
5
0
0
37
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1902
BAL
A
OF
48
0
0
101
7
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1902
BAL
A
3B
8
0
0
15
14
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.906
1902
Total
CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1902
Total
LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1902
Total
3B
17
0
0
27
34
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
.910
1902
Total
OF
68
0
0
131
11
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1903
CIN
N
SS
12
0
0
17
30
9
5
0
0
0
0
0
.839
1903
CIN
N
1B
6
0
0
68
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1903
CIN
N
2B
11
0
0
25
26
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
.927
1903
CIN
N
OF
67
0
0
117
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
.947
1903
CIN
N
3B
8
0
0
12
14
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.963
1904
CIN
N
2B
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1904
CIN
N
1B
117
0
0
1049
76
14
48
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1904
CIN
N
OF
6
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1905
CIN
N
OF
85
0
0
137
11
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1905
CIN
N
1B
2
0
0
14
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1906
CIN
N
OF
122
0
0
184
13
7
5
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1906
CIN
N
3B
1
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.833
1906
CIN
N
1B
3
0
0
25
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1906
CIN
N
SS
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1908
BOS
N
OF
51
0
0
71
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.938
1908
BOS
N
1B
11
0
0
118
15
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
.978
Total
1B
291
0
0
2554
198
51
136
0
0
0
0
0
.982
Total
OF
1465
0
0
2864
212
144
44
0
0
0
0
0
.955
Total
2B
22
0
0
61
59
6
11
0
0
0
0
0
.952
Total
SS
18
0
0
21
44
10
6
0
0
0
0
0
.867
Total
3B
48
0
0
62
88
15
4
0
0
0
0
0
.909
Transactions
Released by Boston Beaneaters (August, 1891).
Sold by Omaha (Western) to Pittsburgh Pirates for $500 (July 2, 1892).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for George Van Haltren (@September 5, 1892).
Assigned to Brooklyn Superbas by Baltimore Orioles with Bill Dahlen, Mike Heydon, Jim Hughes, Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, Al Maul, Dan McGann and Doc McJames (March 11, 1899).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (@July 17, 1902).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (@July 17, 1902).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (December, 1906).
Selected by Boston Doves from Toronto (Eastern) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September, 1907).
