John Kelleher
[edit] Biography
John Kelleher (John Patrick Kelleher) was born on September 13, 1893 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on July 31, 1912 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1921, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 4 home runs and 47 RBI. Kelleher played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Superbas and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that John Kelleher's best season was 1921, when he hit for a .309 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1912
| STL
| N
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .417
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| CHI
| N
| 95
| 301
| 31
| 93
| 4
| 47
| .309
| .346
| .432
| 11
| 7
| 16
| 16
| 1
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 193
| 23
| 50
| 0
| 20
| .259
| .316
| .306
| 7
| 1
| 15
| 14
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 1923
| CHI
| N
| 66
| 193
| 27
| 59
| 6
| 21
| .306
| .353
| .451
| 10
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 235
| 703
| 81
| 206
| 10
| 89
| .293
| .337
| .400
| 29
| 8
| 45
| 42
| 2
| 42
| 9
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1912
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1921
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 61
| 83
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1921
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 76
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1921
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 33
| 75
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1921
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 22
| 33
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1922
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 46
| 45
| 357.2
| 44
| 93
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1922
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 7
| 3
| 15
| 9
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1922
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 32
| 41
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 9
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1923
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1923
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 47
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1923
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .739
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 98
| 78
| 357.2
| 86
| 183
| 22
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 37
| 10
| 32
| 300
| 16
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 33
| 12
| 15
| 62
| 96
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 33
| 23
| 0
| 70
| 100
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Boston Braves (December 13, 1923).
- Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Boston Braves (April 30, 1924).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City (American Association) (May 5, 1924).
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