George Kell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Kell

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1922

Place of Birth: Arkansas, United States

Date of Death: 24-Mar-2009

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About George Kell

  • George Clyde Kell (August 23, 1922 – March 24, 2009) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman who played fifteen seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics (1943–1946), Detroit Tigers (1947–1952), Boston Red Sox (1952–1954), Chicago White Sox (1954–1956), and Baltimore Orioles (1956–57).
  • Kell went on to become a Detroit Tigers broadcaster for thirty-seven years.
  • He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.Kell was an All-Star for ten seasons.
  • In 1949, he won the American League (AL) batting title hitting .343 with 59 runs batted in (RBI).
  • In 1950, he hit .340 with 101 RBI and led the AL in hits and doubles.
  • In 1951, he hit .319 with 59 RBI and led the AL in hits, singles, and doubles.
  • He hit .300 or more for nine seasons.
  • Kell also was hard to strike out; he struck out only 287 times in 6,702 at-bats during his career.

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