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Charlie Keller
Charles Ernest Keller (King Kong)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 190 lb.
School Maryland

MLB Debut April 22, 1939
Final Game September 14, 1952
Born September 12, 1916 in Middletown, MD
Died May 23, 1990 (age 73)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 22 NYA AL  138  405   95  135  20   5  15   68  10   1   75   58  .333  .436  .519  .954   125   210   5   3   2   1   7  
 1940 23 NYA AL  146  527  111  133   9  17  29   75  16   9  107   86  .252  .377  .499  .876   111   263   0   3   4   0  12  
 1941 24 NYA AL  152  535  108  151  24  11  41  115   2   2  117   83  .282  .407  .598 1.005   137   320   1   6  13   0   7  MVP-1
 1942 25 NYA AL  154  568  124  165  19   6  35   85  22  11  141   93  .290  .432  .530  .962   147   301   0   3   8   3  17  MVP-2
 1943 26 NYA AL  153  550   92  159  13  10  37  105  14  13   93   60  .289  .394  .551  .945   147   303   2   4  15   5  16  MVP-1
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 28 NYA AL   82  151   22   41   2   2   9   22   0   0   38   30  .272  .418  .490  .908   132    74   1   0   6   0   4  
 1946 29 NYA AL  154  569  100  141  29   9  33   87   1   1  103  132  .248  .366  .504  .870   125   287   2   2   7   4   7  MVP-3
 1947 30 NYA AL  118  144   22   37   6   0  12   21   0   0   26   25  .257  .366  .549  .915   129    79   0   2   2   0   9  
 1948 31 NYA AL   90  265   43   66  16   1  10   34   0   1   51   40  .249  .368  .430  .798   112   114   1   2   3   0   5  
 1949 32 NYA AL   36   92    8   20   0   2   1    6   2   0   13   14  .217  .314  .293  .608    82    27   1   0   0   0   2  
 1950 33 NYA AL    1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
         DEA AL   28   54    8   17   1   1   0    3   0   0   17   12  .315  .479  .370  .849   113    20   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      29   55    8   17   1   1   0    3   0   0   17   12  .309  .472  .364  .836          20   0   0   0   0   0 
 1951 34 DEA AL   30   73   13   18   1   0   5   14   0   0   11   22  .247  .341  .466  .807   109    34   0   1   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1282 3934  746 1083 140  64 227  635  67  38  792  655  .275  .396  .517  .913        2032  13  26  60  13  87
 Per 600 PA           494   94  136  18   8  29   80   8   5   99   82                                 255   2   3   8   2  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA     1224 3807  725 1048 138  63 222  618  67  38  764  621  .275  .396  .520  .916        1978  13  25  60  13  86
   With DEA       58  127   21   35   2   1   5   17   0   0   28   34  .276  .404  .425  .829          54   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1170 3790  725 1085 166  72 189  760  45  23  784  499  .286  .410  .518  .928        1962  20          10  50
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1939 22 NYA AL  30   99   9.4  37  15   1  .405   6   32   22  .688    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e10    8   
 1940 23 NYA AL  28  103   6.7   6   0   0  .000  10   37   25  .676    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e12  -43   
 1941 24 NYA AL  28  138   9.3   0   0   0  .000   6   55   45  .818    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e8     9   
 1942 25 NYA AL  19  137   8.5   0   0   0  .000   3   47   33  .702    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e5    33   
 1943 26 NYA AL  21  116   7.4   0   0   0  .000   3   76   52  .684    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e2    23   
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 28 NYA AL  11   32   7.7  35   7   3  .200   1    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e8   -81   
 1946 29 NYA AL  28  111   6.8   0   0   0  .000   7   48   38  .792    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e7   -68   
 1947 30 NYA AL  12   27   6.2  74  19   7  .257   2    5    5 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e10  -39   
 1948 31 NYA AL   6   44   5.8  16   4   1  .250   1   19    8  .421    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e8    10   
 1949 32 NYA AL  10    9   3.4  11   3   0  .273   0   13   11  .846    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e7  -163   
 1950 33 NYA AL   0    0    .0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -1022   
         DEA AL  14   11   8.5  11   4   0  .364   2    3    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e16 -173   
         TOT                    12   4   0  .333   2    3    0  .000    0    0  .000
 1951 34 DEA AL  23   12   5.8  11   2   0  .182   1    5    1  .200    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e9     2   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          843   7.6 202  54  12  .267  42  345  243  .704    0    0  .000                 -15   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 31.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 67.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1939 22 NYA AL  LF    77   184     2    5    0   .974    76   687.2   2.43
                 CF    16    33     1    1    1   .971    16   141.1   2.17
                 RF     4    10     0    0    0  1.000     2    21.1   4.22
 1940 23 NYA AL  LF   137   305     4   10    1   .969   133  1199.1   2.32
                 RF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0    11.2   0.77
 1941 24 NYA AL  LF   152   277     7    6    0   .979   152  1358.2   1.88
 1942 25 NYA AL  LF   154   373     8    3    1   .992   154  1382.2   2.48
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1943 26 NYA AL  CF   153   353    23    3    1   .992   152  1389.1   2.44
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 28 NYA AL  RF    35    62     2    1    0   .985    33   287.2   2.00
                 LF    10    14     0    0    0  1.000     2    30.0   4.20
 1946 29 NYA AL  LF   154   318    10    7    0   .979   154  1412.0   2.09
 1947 30 NYA AL  LF    31    36     1    1    0   .974    12   149.2   2.22
                 RF     6     6     1    1    0   .875     3    33.0   1.91
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     8.0   0.00
 1948 31 NYA AL  LF    74   127     3    1    0   .992    71   616.2   1.90
 1949 32 NYA AL  LF    22    49     4    0    0  1.000    20   179.1   2.66
                 CF     4     2     1    0    1  1.000     3    29.0   0.93
 1950 33 DEA AL  LF    13    19     0    2    0   .905    12   110.2   1.55
                 CF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   5.40
 1951 34 DEA AL  RF    11    22     0    1    0   .957    11    99.0   2.00
                 LF     5     7     0    0    0  1.000     4    32.2   1.93
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     5.1   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   829  1709    39   35    2   .980   790  7159.1   2.20
                 CF   177   391    25    4    3   .990   172  1578.0   2.37
                 RF    60   102     3    3    0   .972    49   454.2   2.08
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1943 WS    NYA SLN   L    4  14  3  1  0  0  1   1  3  5  .071  .235  .286  1
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1939  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1940  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1941  NYA   94-60   Billy Vanson
 1942  NYA   80-74   Billy Vanson
 1943  NYA   88-66   Billy Vanson
 1945  NYA   54-100  Billy Vanson
 1946  NYA   81-73   Billy Vanson
 1947  NYA   93-61   Billy Vanson
 1948  NYA   79-75   Billy Vanson
 1949  NYA   76-78   Billy Vanson
 1950  NYA  105-49   Billy Vanson
 1950  DEA   69-85   Thomas Treece
 1951  DEA   58-96   Tim Carr, Jim Pardee

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