#13 George Kell, First Base, 27 yrs, New York (A) Yankees

#13 George Kell, First Base, 27 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Friday, 10/20/1949

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George Kell

8/23/1922
27
USA,AR,SWIFTON
5"9
175

First Base
R
R

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,300,000
1949
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	9	2	4	10
Versus LHP	8	9	2	5	10
Versus RHP	8	9	2	4	10
Talent	8	9	2	5	10

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4
3
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4
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
1B : 10 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 8 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 9
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/23	CHA	L 2-8	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/24	CHA	L 4-8	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/26	CLE	L 5-6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/27	CLE	W 4-3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#1
9/28	@WAS	W 4-2	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5
9/29	@BOS	W 1-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/30	@PHA	L 8-10	4	1	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	#5
10/1	SLA	L 6-7	4	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	#4
10/2	DET	W 5-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#5
10/4	@BOS	W 8-2	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	#4

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	155	564	182	39	4	10	105	77	69	25	.323	.396	.459	.855	.834	.137
Projected	155	564	182	39	4	10	105	77	69	25	.323	.396	.459	.855	.834	.137

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	144	642	3	9	0	14	0	6	259	53	1	2	33.3	106.0	7.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	176	48	9	0	1	28	19	27	10	2	0	1	.273	.369	.341	.710
vs. RHP	388	134	30	4	9	77	58	42	15	4	0	2	.345	.408	.513	.921
Close/Late	69	17	6	0	1	12	3	11	4	1	0	0	.246	.346	.377	.722
Scoring Position	161	52	17	2	3	82	0	29	8	6	0	0	.323	.413	.509	.923
Pinch Hitting	8	4	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.600	1.000	1.600

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	76	270	86	17	0	2	38	35	41	12	.319	.406	.404	.810
Road	79	294	96	22	4	8	67	42	28	13	.327	.385	.510	.896
March/April	24	86	29	8	0	1	18	10	14	5	.337	.426	.465	.891
May	25	91	26	4	0	2	18	13	13	7	.286	.377	.396	.773
June	26	100	35	10	1	0	19	10	6	2	.350	.380	.470	.850
July	24	86	30	7	0	3	15	15	13	3	.349	.430	.535	.965
August	27	94	31	3	1	3	18	15	12	3	.330	.407	.479	.886
Sept/Oct	29	107	31	7	2	1	17	14	11	5	.290	.361	.421	.782

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1943	70	228	58	14	2	3	29	37	27	2	2	4	2	0	.254	.336	.373	.709	NYY
1944	112	368	101	23	4	7	44	44	48	2	1	15	2	4	.274	.360	.416	.776	NYY
1945	147	467	151	36	2	9	87	72	66	4	3	11	1	3	.323	.409	.467	.876	NYY
1946	156	597	154	30	1	3	61	61	59	6	6	21	1	1	.258	.328	.327	.654	NYY
1947	157	583	166	34	2	17	98	80	67	2	3	15	0	2	.285	.359	.437	.796	NYY
1948	82	225	76	19	1	5	46	41	28	2	3	7	2	0	.338	.411	.498	.909	NYY
1949	155	564	182	39	4	10	105	77	69	3	6	25	1	2	.323	.396	.459	.855	NYY
Total	879	3032	888	195	16	54	470	412	364	21	24	98	9	12	.293	.370	.421	.791

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1943, AAA	86	310	103	20	2	15	56	59	68	25	2	4	.332	.445	.555	1.000

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1943	11	35	9	2	1	1	11	6	8	2	0	0	.257	.395	.457	.852
1944	12	46	15	3	1	0	7	4	4	3	0	0	.326	.380	.435	.815
1945	11	31	12	3	0	0	1	3	3	5	0	1	.387	.441	.484	.925
Total	34	112	36	8	2	1	19	13	15	10	0	1	.321	.402	.455	.857

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	151	144	1605	134	163	1760	21	.988	1285.1	12.32
Third Base	3	0	1	1	1	2	0	1.000	8.0	2.25

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1943...
Injured on 6/26/1943 with a Bruised Finger, out for 2 days...
Had first career hit on 7/13/1943, off Jesse Flores (PHA)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/19/1943, off Tommy Bridges (DET)...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 8/19/1943...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1943...
Injured on 6/4/1944 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks...
Injured on 7/14/1946 with a Tight Knee, out for one week...
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1946...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 5/27/1947...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,300,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1949...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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