King Kelly

Full Name: Michael Joseph Kelly Primary Position: OF,C Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170 First Game: May 1, 1878 Birthdate: December 31, 1857 Final Game: September 2, 1893 Birthplace: Troy, New York MLB Experience: 16 years Died: November 8, 1894 Deathplace: Boston, Massachusetts Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

King Kelly (Michael Joseph Kelly) was born on December 31, 1857 in Troy, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1878 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1878, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 0 home runs and 27 RBI. Kelly played for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Stockings, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, Cincinnati Porkers and New York Giants over the course of his 16 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was King Kelly's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1886, when he stole 53 bases, hit for a .388 average and knocked in 79 runs. However, others believe that it was 1887, when he stole 84 bases, hit for a .322 average and knocked in 63 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1878	CIN	N	60	237	29	67	0	27	.283	.303	.321	7	1	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
1879	CIN	N	77	345	78	120	2	47	.348	.363	.493	20	12	8	14	0	0	0	0	0
1880	CHI	N	84	344	72	100	1	60	.291	.315	.401	17	9	12	22	0	0	0	0	0
1881	CHI	N	82	353	84	114	2	55	.323	.352	.433	27	3	16	14	0	0	0	0	0
1882	CHI	N	84	377	81	115	1	55	.305	.323	.432	37	4	10	27	0	0	0	0	0
1883	CHI	N	98	428	92	109	3	61	.255	.282	.388	28	10	16	35	0	0	0	0	0
1884	CHI	N	108	452	120	160	13	95	.354	.414	.524	28	5	46	24	0	0	0	0	0
1885	CHI	N	107	438	124	126	9	75	.288	.355	.436	24	7	46	24	0	0	0	0	0
1886	CHI	N	118	451	155	175	4	79	.388	.483	.534	32	11	83	33	0	0	53	0	0
1887	BOS	N	116	484	120	156	8	63	.322	.393	.488	34	11	55	40	1	0	84	0	0
1888	BOS	N	107	440	85	140	9	71	.318	.368	.480	22	11	31	39	4	0	56	0	0
1889	BOS	N	125	507	120	149	9	78	.294	.376	.448	41	5	65	40	2	0	68	0	0
1890	BOS	P	89	340	83	111	4	66	.326	.419	.450	18	6	52	22	2	0	51	0	0
1891	CIN	a	82	283	56	84	1	53	.297	.408	.410	15	7	51	28	2	0	22	0	0
1891	BOS	N	16	52	7	12	0	5	.231	.322	.250	1	0	6	10	1	0	6	0	0
1891	BOS	a	4	15	2	4	1	4	.267	.267	.467	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1891	Total		102	350	65	100	2	62	.286	.390	.389	16	7	57	40	3	0	29	0	0
1891	TOT	a	86	298	58	88	2	57	.295	.402	.413	15	7	51	30	2	0	23	0	0
1892	BOS	N	78	281	40	53	2	41	.189	.287	.235	7	0	39	32	0	0	24	0	0
1893	NY	N	20	67	9	18	0	15	.269	.329	.284	1	0	6	5	0	0	3	0	0
Total	PL		89	340	83	111	4	66	.326	.419	.450	18	6	52	22	2	0	51	0	0
Total	NL		1280	5256	1216	1614	63	827	.307	.362	.439	326	89	446	366	8	0	294	0	0
Total	AA		86	298	58	88	2	57	.295	.402	.413	15	7	51	30	2	0	23	0	0
Total			1455	5894	1357	1813	69	950	.308	.368	.438	359	102	549	418	12	0	368	0	0

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1878	CIN	N	OF	47	0	0	51	24	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.765
1878	CIN	N	C	17	0	0	99	39	20	3	0	14	0	0	0	.873
1878	CIN	N	3B	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1879	CIN	N	3B	33	0	0	36	88	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	.832
1879	CIN	N	2B	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1879	CIN	N	OF	29	0	0	46	13	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.747
1879	CIN	N	C	21	0	0	82	36	12	1	0	37	0	0	0	.908
1880	CHI	N	3B	14	0	0	22	20	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1880	CHI	N	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1880	CHI	N	OF	64	0	0	49	32	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.779
1880	CHI	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1880	CHI	N	C	17	0	0	40	15	12	2	0	23	0	0	0	.821
1880	CHI	N	2B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1881	CHI	N	C	11	0	0	28	9	10	1	0	9	0	0	0	.787
1881	CHI	N	3B	8	0	0	8	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1881	CHI	N	OF	72	0	0	85	31	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.841
1882	CHI	N	OF	38	0	0	50	21	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	.887
1882	CHI	N	1B	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.714
1882	CHI	N	C	12	0	0	13	3	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	.800
1882	CHI	N	SS	42	0	0	66	117	43	9	0	0	0	0	0	.810
1882	CHI	N	3B	3	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1883	CHI	N	2B	3	0	0	6	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.680
1883	CHI	N	OF	82	0	0	101	38	32	5	0	0	0	0	0	.813
1883	CHI	N	3B	2	0	0	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.778
1883	CHI	N	C	38	0	0	73	37	21	2	0	28	0	0	0	.840
1883	CHI	N	P	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1884	CHI	N	OF	63	0	0	69	31	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.794
1884	CHI	N	3B	10	0	0	12	16	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.778
1884	CHI	N	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1884	CHI	N	C	28	0	0	105	55	32	3	0	32	0	0	0	.833
1884	CHI	N	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1884	CHI	N	SS	12	0	0	7	37	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	.710
1884	CHI	N	1B	2	0	0	8	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1885	CHI	N	2B	6	0	0	7	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.880
1885	CHI	N	OF	69	0	0	95	29	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.867
1885	CHI	N	3B	2	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625
1885	CHI	N	C	37	0	0	146	64	30	2	0	36	0	0	0	.875
1885	CHI	N	1B	2	0	0	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.769
1886	CHI	N	OF	56	0	0	62	24	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.811
1886	CHI	N	3B	8	0	0	8	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.824
1886	CHI	N	C	53	0	0	259	94	28	3	0	46	0	0	0	.927
1886	CHI	N	2B	6	0	0	14	12	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	.839
1886	CHI	N	1B	9	0	0	41	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1886	CHI	N	SS	5	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1887	BOS	N	C	24	0	0	80	35	15	3	0	21	0	0	0	.885
1887	BOS	N	3B	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
1887	BOS	N	OF	61	0	0	78	11	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.856
1887	BOS	N	P	3	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1887	BOS	N	2B	30	0	0	88	105	35	19	0	0	0	0	0	.846
1887	BOS	N	SS	2	0	0	5	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1888	BOS	N	C	76	0	0	367	146	54	8	0	54	0	0	0	.905
1888	BOS	N	OF	34	0	0	28	4	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.727
1889	BOS	N	OF	113	0	0	155	24	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	.848
1889	BOS	N	C	23	0	0	56	29	12	2	0	13	0	0	0	.876
1890	BOS	P	SS	27	0	0	43	75	27	6	0	0	0	0	0	.814
1890	BOS	P	3B	2	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1890	BOS	P	OF	6	0	0	13	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1890	BOS	P	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1890	BOS	P	C	56	0	0	198	60	24	2	0	20	0	0	0	.915
1890	BOS	P	1B	4	0	0	18	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.885
1891	CIN	a	3B	8	0	0	11	18	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.879
1891	CIN	a	1B	5	0	0	27	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.871
1891	CIN	a	OF	7	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1891	CIN	a	P	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1891	CIN	a	C	66	0	0	217	102	34	11	0	22	0	0	0	.904
1891	CIN	a	2B	6	0	0	7	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1891	CIN	a	SS	1	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1891	BOS	N	C	11	0	0	44	10	10	2	0	5	0	0	0	.844
1891	BOS	N	OF	6	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
1891	BOS	a	C	4	0	0	16	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.950
1891	Total		RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1891	Total		C	81	0	0	277	115	45	13	0	27	0	0	0	.897
1891	Total		OF	13	0	0	10	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.786
1891	TOT	a	C	70	0	0	233	105	35	11	0	22	0	0	0	.906
1892	BOS	N	C	72	0	0	319	98	40	11	0	34	0	0	0	.912
1892	BOS	N	OF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1892	BOS	N	3B	2	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.714
1892	BOS	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1892	BOS	N	1B	2	0	0	19	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.864
1893	NY	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1893	NY	N	C	17	0	0	55	22	9	1	0	19	0	0	0	.895
Total			2B	54	0	0	122	158	52	27	0	0	0	0	0	.843
Total			OF	750	0	0	892	285	259	26	0	0	0	0	0	.820
Total			3B	96	0	0	108	182	59	9	0	0	0	0	0	.831
Total			P	12	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
Total			1B	25	0	0	125	14	19	7	0	0	0	0	0	.880
Total			C	583	0	0	2197	857	368	57	0	417	0	0	0	.892
Total			SS	90	0	0	128	243	92	19	0	0	0	0	0	.801

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1880	CHI	N	1	0	0	0	.00	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
1883	CHI	N	1	0	0	0	.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1884	CHI	N	2	0	0	1	8.44	1	11	5	0	0	0	5.1	12	2	2	0	2	0
1887	BOS	N	3	0	1	0	3.46	0	16	5	0	0	0	13	17	1	14	0	5	0
1890	BOS	P	1	0	1	0	4.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0
1891	CIN	a	3	0	0	1	5.28	0	15	9	0	0	0	15.1	21	2	7	0	0	0
1892	BOS	N	1	0	0	0	1.50	0	4	1	0	0	0	6	8	0	4	0	0	0
Total	PL		1	0	1	0	4.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0
Total	NL		8	0	1	1	3.49	2	33	11	0	0	0	28.1	41	3	21	0	7	0
Total	AA		3	0	0	1	5.28	0	15	9	0	0	0	15.1	21	2	7	0	0	0
Total			12	0	2	2	4.14	4	49	21	0	0	0	45.2	63	5	30	0	7	0

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1878).
• Signed by Chicago White Stockings (December, 1879).
• Sold by Chicago White Stockings to Boston Beaneaters for $10000 (February 14, 1887).
• Signed by Cincinnati Porkers (1891).
• Released by Cincinnati Porkers (August, 1891).
• Signed by Boston Reds (August 17, 1891).
• Released by Boston Beaneaters (February, 1893).
• Signed by New York Giants (May 25, 1893).
• Assigned to Boston Beaneaters by New York Giants (November 16, 1893).