Willie Keeler

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-4, 140lb (163cm, 63kg)

Born: March 3, 1872 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: January 1, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, NY

Debut: September 30, 1892 (Age 20-211d, 1,706th in major league history)

Last Game: September 5, 1910 (Age 38-186d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1939. (Voted by BBWAA on 207/274 ballots)
View Willie Keeler's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1893 season

Full Name: William Henry Keeler

Nicknames: Wee Willie or Hit 'Em Where They Ain't

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.3

8591

2932

.341

1719

RBI

810

495

OBP

.388

SLG

.415

OPS

.802

OPS+

127

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-60 / in Starts: 28-58
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	68 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games

RBI Opportunities

1908 Batting Game Log

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1908 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	1915	1	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	W,1-0	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.400	.400	.400	.800	2			RF
2	1916	2	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.222	.222	.222	.444	2			RF
3	1917	3	Apr 17	NYY		PHA	L,2-8	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.333	.333	.333	.667	2			RF
4	1918	4	Apr 18	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.313	.353	.313	.665	2			RF
5	1919	5	Apr 20	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.389	.450	.389	.839	2			RF
6	1920	6	Apr 21	NYY		WSH	W,16-13	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.364	.440	.364	.804	2			RF
7	1921	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.346	.414	.346	.760	2			RF
8	1922	8	Apr 23	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.400	.333	.733	9			PH
9	1923	9	Apr 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.355	.412	.387	.799	2			RF
10	1924	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.324	.395	.353	.748	2			RF
11	1925	11	Apr 27	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.316	.381	.342	.723	2			RF
12	1926	12	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.310	.370	.333	.703	2			RF
13	1927	13	Apr 29	NYY		BOS	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.283	.340	.304	.644	2			RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
14	1928	14	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.294	.345	.314	.659	2			RF
15	1929	15	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.291	.339	.309	.648	2			RF
16	1930	16	May 4	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-5	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	1				0		.293	.349	.310	.660	2			RF
17	1931	17	May 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.290	.343	.306	.650	2			RF
18	1932	18	May 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	1	0				1		.281	.361	.297	.658	2			RF
19	1933	19	May 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.265	.342	.279	.622	2			RF
20	1934	20	May 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	5	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				1		.296	.383	.310	.693	2			RF
21	1935	21	May 12	NYY		CLE	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.293	.376	.307	.683	2			RF
22	1936	22	May 13	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0		0	0	1				0		.304	.382	.354	.736	2			RF
23	1937	23	May 14	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.289	.366	.337	.703	2			RF
24	1938	24	May 16	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.279	.367	.326	.693	2			RF
25	1939	25	May 18	NYY		DET	L,6-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.353	.311	.664	2			RF
26	1940	26	May 19	NYY		DET	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.266	.349	.309	.658	2			RF
27	1941	27	May 21	NYY		CHW	L,2-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.265	.345	.306	.652	2			RF
28	1942	28	May 23	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.267	.345	.307	.652	2			RF
29	1943	29	May 25	NYY		CHW	L,3-9	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.269	.345	.308	.653	2			RF
30	1944	33 (3)	May 29 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.333	.296	.630	2			RF
31	1945	34	May 29 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.257	.331	.294	.624	8			PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
32	1946	35	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.259	.331	.295	.625	2			RF
33	1947	36	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.320	.284	.605	2			RF
34	1948	37	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.258	.331	.292	.622	2			RF
35	1949	38	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.252	.328	.285	.613	2			RF
36	1950	39	Jun 4	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.326	.283	.610	2			RF
37	1951	40	Jun 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.254	.331	.285	.616	3			RF
38	1952	41	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.256	.331	.286	.617	3			RF
39	1953	42	Jun 8	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	2				0		.259	.333	.289	.622	3			RF
40	1954	43	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.266	.338	.295	.633	3			RF
41	1955	44	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	CG(12)	6	4	1	2	0	1	0		2		0	0	0				2		.273	.350	.315	.665	3			RF
42	1956	45	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.293	.366	.333	.699	3			RF
43	1957	46	Jun 12	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.285	.357	.325	.682	3			RF
44	1958	47	Jun 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.284	.355	.329	.684	3			RF
45	1959	48	Jun 14	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.277	.347	.321	.667	3			RF
46	1960	49	Jun 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.272	.344	.315	.659	3			RF
47	1961	50	Jun 16	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.271	.342	.313	.656	3			RF
48	1962	51	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				1		.268	.346	.310	.655	3			RF
49	1963	52	Jun 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-12	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	1				0		.263	.344	.304	.648	3			RF
50	1964	53	Jun 19	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.263	.342	.303	.645	2			RF
51	1965	54	Jun 20	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.268	.345	.307	.652	2			RF
52	1966	55	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	1				0		.271	.350	.309	.659	2			RF
53	1967	56	Jun 23	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				1		.277	.354	.315	.670	5			RF
54	1968	57	Jun 24	NYY	@	PHA	T,6-6	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.280	.355	.317	.673	5			RF
55	1969	58	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.280	.353	.316	.670	2			RF
56	1970	59	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.281	.353	.316	.670	2			RF
57	1971	60	Jun 26	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.276	.351	.312	.663	2			RF
58	1972	61	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	5	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.289	.361	.324	.685	2			RF
59	1973	62	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.282	.353	.316	.669	2			RF
60	1974	63	Jun 30	NYY		BOS	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.278	.349	.311	.660	2			RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
61	1975	64	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.281	.350	.313	.663	2			RF
62	1976	65	Jul 2 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.282	.350	.314	.663	2			RF
63	1977	66	Jul 2 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.278	.348	.309	.658	2			RF
64	1978	67	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.278	.347	.308	.655	2			RF
65	1979	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.281	.349	.312	.661	2			RF
66	1980	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.282	.349	.312	.661	2			RF
67	1981	70	Jul 6	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.286	.351	.315	.666	3			RF
68	1982	71	Jul 7 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.288	.352	.317	.669	3			RF
69	1983	72	Jul 7 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-11	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.289	.354	.317	.671	3			RF
70	1984	73	Jul 8	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.284	.349	.312	.661	3			RF
71	1985	74	Jul 9	NYY		DET	L,8-10	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				1		.282	.346	.310	.656	3			RF
72	1986	75	Jul 10	NYY		DET	L,2-8	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.283	.351	.310	.661	2			RF
73	1987	79 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,1-16	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.280	.349	.307	.656	3			RF
74	1988	80	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.277	.346	.303	.649	3			RF
75	1989	89 (8)	Jul 25	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.281	.351	.311	.662	2			RF
76	1990	90	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.284	.355	.314	.669	1			RF
77	1991	91	Jul 27	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.284	.354	.313	.667	1			RF
78	1992	92	Jul 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG(14)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				2		.282	.354	.311	.664	2			RF
79	1993	93	Jul 31	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-16	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.286	.357	.314	.671	2			RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
80	1994	94	Aug 1	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.286	.357	.314	.671	6			RF
81	1995	95	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.282	.352	.310	.662	3			RF
82	1996	96	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.279	.351	.307	.658	3			RF
83	1997	97	Aug 5 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.276	.350	.304	.653	3			RF
84	1998	98	Aug 6	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.276	.348	.303	.652	3			RF
85	1999	99	Aug 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.276	.347	.302	.650	2			RF
86	2000	100	Aug 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				2		.278	.348	.304	.652	2			RF
87	2001	101	Aug 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.274	.344	.300	.644	2			RF
88	2002	102	Aug 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.271	.340	.296	.636	1			RF
89	2003	108 (5)	Aug 20	NYY		DET	W,4-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.270	.339	.295	.634	6			PH
90	2004	113 (4)	Aug 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.266	.335	.292	.627	6			LF
91	2005	114	Aug 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.263	.331	.288	.619	6			LF
							30-60		377	323	38	85	3	1	1	15	28		8	5	21				14		.263	.331	.288	.619

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