Charlie Keller
[edit] Biography
Charlie Keller (Charles Ernest Keller) was born on September 12, 1916 in Middletown, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on April 22, 1939 for the New York Yankees. In 1939, his rookie year, he hit .334 with 11 home runs and 83 RBI. Keller played for the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 13 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Charlie Keller's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1941, when he slugged 33 home runs, hit for a .298 average and knocked in 122 runs. However, others believe that it was 1942, when he slugged 26 home runs, hit for a .292 average and knocked in 108 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1939
| NY
| A
| 111
| 398
| 87
| 133
| 11
| 83
| .334
| .447
| .500
| 21
| 6
| 81
| 49
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 4
|
| 1940
| NY
| A
| 138
| 500
| 102
| 143
| 21
| 93
| .286
| .411
| .508
| 18
| 15
| 106
| 65
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 11
|
| 1941
| NY
| A
| 140
| 507
| 102
| 151
| 33
| 122
| .298
| .416
| .580
| 24
| 10
| 102
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 1942
| NY
| A
| 152
| 544
| 106
| 159
| 26
| 108
| .292
| .417
| .513
| 24
| 9
| 114
| 61
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 5
|
| 1943
| NY
| A
| 141
| 512
| 97
| 139
| 31
| 86
| .271
| .396
| .525
| 15
| 11
| 106
| 60
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1945
| NY
| A
| 44
| 163
| 26
| 49
| 10
| 34
| .301
| .412
| .577
| 7
| 4
| 31
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1946
| NY
| A
| 150
| 538
| 98
| 148
| 30
| 101
| .275
| .405
| .533
| 29
| 10
| 113
| 101
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1947
| NY
| A
| 45
| 151
| 36
| 36
| 13
| 36
| .238
| .404
| .550
| 6
| 1
| 41
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1948
| NY
| A
| 83
| 247
| 41
| 66
| 6
| 44
| .267
| .372
| .417
| 15
| 2
| 41
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| 60
| 116
| 17
| 29
| 3
| 16
| .250
| .392
| .379
| 4
| 1
| 25
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 50
| 51
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 16
| .314
| .453
| .569
| 1
| 3
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 54
| 62
| 6
| 16
| 3
| 21
| .258
| .370
| .435
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1170
| 3790
| 725
| 1085
| 189
| 760
| .286
| .410
| .518
| 166
| 72
| 784
| 499
| 10
| 20
| 45
| 0
| 50
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1939
| NY
| A
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1940
| NY
| A
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 317
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1941
| NY
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 328
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1942
| NY
| A
| OF
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 321
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1943
| NY
| A
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 338
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1945
| NY
| A
| OF
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 110
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1946
| NY
| A
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 324
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1947
| NY
| A
| OF
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1948
| NY
| A
| OF
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| OF
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1019
| 0
| 0
| 2235
| 46
| 46
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1937).
- Released by New York Yankees (December 6, 1949).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 29, 1949).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (November 9, 1951).
- Signed by New York Yankees (September 5, 1952).
- Released by New York Yankees (October 13, 1952).
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