Joe Kelly | |
Position: | Pinch hitter/Outfielder/First baseman |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 23 April 1900 |
Birth Place: | New York, New York |
Death Place: | Lynbrook, New York |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 13 |
Debutyear: | 1926 |
Debutteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 25 |
Finalyear: | 1928 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .307 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 39 |
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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 and Chicago Cubs. The native of New York City batted and threw and left-handed, stood tall and weighed .
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.