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Willie Keeler

Willie Keeler
| Full name William Henry Keeler |
| Born March 3, 1872, Brooklyn, New York |
| Died January 1, 1923, Brooklyn, New York |
| Buried at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York (Sec. 1W- Range 15- Plot B- Grave 5) |
| Born as: William Henry O'Kelleher |
| First Game: September 30, 1892; Final Game: September 5, 1910 |
| Umpired First Game: August 25, 1910; Umpired Final Game: August 25, 1910 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 4.5" Weight: 140 |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1939 |
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| Ejections as player: 1899 (1), 1902 (1). Total: 2 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1892 NY N 14 53 7 17 3 0 0 6 3 3 1 5 .321 .368 .377 0.0 1892 NY N
1893 NY N 7 24 5 8 2 1 1 7 5 1 0 3 .333 .448 .625 0.0 1893 NY N
1893 BRO N 20 80 14 25 1 1 1 9 4 4 1 2 .313 .353 .388 -0.2 1893 BRO N
1893 TOT N 27 104 19 33 3 2 2 16 9 5 1 5 .317 .377 .442 -0.2 1893 TOT N
1894 BAL N 129 590 165 219 27 22 5 94 40 6 18 16 32 .371 .427 .517 1.1 1894 BAL N
1895 BAL N 131 565 162 213 24 15 4 78 37 12 14 21 47 .377 .429 .494 2.5 1895 BAL N
1896 BAL N 126 544 153 210 22 13 4 82 37 9 7 13 67 .386 .432 .496 2.5 1896 BAL N
1897 BAL N 129 564 145 239 27 19 0 74 35 5 7 12 64 .424 .464 .539 3.7 1897 BAL N
1898 BAL N 129 561 126 216 7 2 1 44 31 4 3 9 28 .385 .420 .410 1.7 1898 BAL N
1899 BRO N 141 570 140 216 12 13 1 61 37 2 9 17 45 .379 .425 .451 2.0 1899 BRO N
1900 BRO N 136 563 106 204 13 12 4 68 30 4 7 19 41 .362 .402 .449 1.6 1900 BRO N
1901 BRO N Daily Splits 136 595 123 202 18 12 2 43 21 5 7 22 0 23 .339 .369 .420 0.9 1901 BRO N
1902 BRO N Daily Splits 133 559 86 186 20 5 0 38 21 13 7 25 0 19 .333 .365 .386 1.4 1902 BRO N
1903 NY A Daily Splits 132 512 95 160 14 7 0 32 32 12 13 27 0 24 .313 .368 .367 -0.4 1903 NY A
1904 NY A Daily Splits 143 543 78 186 14 8 2 40 35 12 7 27 0 21 .343 .390 .409 2.1 1904 NY A
1905 NY A Daily Splits 149 560 81 169 14 4 4 38 43 13 5 42 0 19 .302 .357 .363 0.6 1905 NY A
1906 NY A Daily Splits 152 592 96 180 8 3 2 33 40 5 5 35 0 23 .304 .353 .338 -0.4 1906 NY A
1907 NY A Daily Splits 107 423 50 99 5 2 0 17 15 9 3 26 0 7 .234 .265 .255 -2.9 1907 NY A
1908 NY A Daily Splits 91 323 38 85 3 1 1 14 31 10 5 21 0 14 .263 .337 .288 -0.3 1908 NY A
1909 NY A Daily Splits 99 360 44 95 7 5 1 32 24 6 10 33 0 10 .264 .327 .319 -0.9 1909 NY A
1910 NY N Daily Splits 19 10 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 .300 .462 .300 0.1 1910 NY N
Total NL (12 Years) 1250 5278 1237 1958 176 115 23 604 304 69 81 155i 0i 377 .371 .414 .461 17.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 7 Years) 873 3313 482 974 65 30 10 206 220 67 48 211 0 118 .294 .347 .341 -2.2 Total AL
Total (19 Years) Splits 2123 8591 1719 2932 241 145 33 810 524 136 129 366i 0i 495 .341 .388 .415 15.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1892 NY N 3B 14 15 21 5 1 0 .878
1893 NY N OF 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0 3 0
1893 NY N 2B 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
1893 NY N SS 2 1 5 2 0 0 .750
1893 BRO N 3B 12 20 30 10 2 0 .833
1893 BRO N OF 8 9 2 3 0 .786 8 0 0
1893 TOT N OF 11 11 2 4 0 .765 8 3 0
1894 BAL N OF 128 215 25 16 4 0 .938 0 0 128
1894 BAL N 2B 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1895 BAL N OF 131 244 21 10 5 0 .964 0 0 131
1896 BAL N OF 126 227 20 8 6 .969 2 0 124
1897 BAL N OF 129 217 12 7 2 0 .970 0 0 129
1898 BAL N OF 128 210 14 9 2 0 .961 0 0 128
1898 BAL N 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1899 BRO N OF 141 208 21 5 4 .979 0 0 141
1900 BRO N OF 136 227 22 16 4 .940 0 0 136
1900 BRO N 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1901 BRO N Daily Splits OF 125 125 121 1073.2 181 17 3 4 0 .985 0 0 125
1901 BRO N RF 125 125 121 1073.2i 181 17 3 4 0 .985
1901 BRO N 3B 10 9 9 79.2i 8 11 6 2 0 .760
1901 BRO N 2B 3 2 2 17 i 5 8 0 0 0 1.000
1902 BRO N Daily Splits OF 133 133 132 1178 208 14 5 5 0 .978 0 0 133
1902 BRO N RF 133 133 132 1178 i 208 14 5 4 0 .978
1903 NY A Daily Splits OF 128 128 125 1105.2 177 10 13 4 0 .935 0 0 128
1903 NY A RF 128 128 125 1105.2i 177 10 13 4 0 .935
1903 NY A 3B 4 4 4 36 6 5 2 0 0 .846
1904 NY A Daily Splits OF 142 142 139 1232 186 16 14 7 0 .935 0 0 142
1904 NY A RF 142 142 139 1232 i 186 16 14 7 0 .935
1905 NY A Daily Splits OF 137 137 134 1199.1 194 17 7 1 0 .968 2 0 135
1905 NY A RF 135 135 132 1181.1i 187 14 8 1 0 .962
1905 NY A 2B 12 10 10 94 9 19 2 1 0 .933
1905 NY A 3B 3 2 2 17 i 4 2 2 0 0 .750
1905 NY A LF 2 2 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1906 NY A Daily Splits OF 151 151 151 1322.1 213 16 3 3 0 .987 0 0 151
1906 NY A RF 151 151 151 1322.1 213 16 3 3 0 .987
1907 NY A Daily Splits OF 107 107 106 923.2 144 13 5 5 0 .969 0 0 107
1907 NY A RF 107 107 106 923.2i 146 13 5 5 0 .970
1908 NY A Daily Splits OF 88 87 86 756.1 123 9 9 2 0 .936 2 0 86
1908 NY A RF 86 85 84 738.1i 122 9 8 2 0 .942
1908 NY A LF 2 2 2 18 1 0 1 0 0 .500
1909 NY A Daily Splits OF 95 95 93 827.1 111 9 4 2 0 .968 0 0 95
1909 NY A RF 95 95 93 827.1i 111 8 4 2 0 .967
1910 NY N Daily Splits OF 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0
1910 NY N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1910 NY N CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (18 Years) Splits OF 2038 1105i1087i 9618.1i 3097 258 138 60 0i .960 15 4 2019
Total ( 9 Years) RF 1102i1101i1083i 9582.1i 1531i 117i 63i 32i 0i .963
Total ( 6 Years) 3B 44 15i 15i 132.2i 54 69 25 5 0 .831
Total ( 5 Years) 2B 19 12i 12i 111 i 18 31 2 1 0 .961
Total ( 3 Years) LF 5i 4i 4i 36 i 4i 0i 1i 0i 0i .800
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 2 1 5 2 0 0 .750
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1i 0i 0i 0i 0i 0i 0i 0i -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1910 NL Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 1-1899 BRO N Chippy McGarr Call at 1B
5-10-1902 BOX BRO N Hank O'Day Call at HP
Transaction Information
Sold by Binghamton (Eastern) to New York Giants for $800 (September 27, 1892).
Sold by New York Giants to Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $800 (July 27, 1893).
Traded by Brooklyn Bridegrooms with Dan Brouthers to Baltimore Orioles in exchange
for Billy Shindle and George Treadway (January 1, 1894).
Assigned to Brooklyn Superbas by Baltimore Orioles with Bill Dahlen, Mike Heydon,
Jay Hughes, Hughie Jennings, Joe Kelley, Al Maul, Dan McGann and Doc McJames (March
11, 1899).
Released by New York Highlanders (February 22, 1910).
Signed by New York Giants (May 6, 1910).
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