Charlie Keller

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 12, 1916 in Middletown, MD us

Died: May 23, 1990 in Frederick, MD

Buried: Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, MD

High School: Frederick HS (Frederick, MD)

School: University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: April 22, 1939 (Age 22-222d, 8,636th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1952 (Age 36-002d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Charles Ernest Keller

Nicknames: King Kong

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Relatives: Brother of Hal Keller

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.6

3790

1085

189

.286

725

RBI

760

OBP

.410

SLG

.518

OPS

.928

OPS+

152

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	36	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 17	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 19	NYY		WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 23	NYY		PHA	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 24	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 30	NYY		SLB	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	12	May 3	NYY		CHW	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
13	13	May 4	NYY		CHW	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
14	14	May 5	NYY		DET	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 6	NYY		DET	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 7	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 8	NYY		CLE	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 9	NYY		CLE	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 10	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	24 (4)	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	26 (1)	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	27	May 22	NYY	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
23	28	May 23	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
24	29	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	30	May 27	NYY		WSH	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	31	May 28 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	32	May 28 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	33	May 29	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
29	34	May 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	35	May 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	36	Jun 1	NYY		SLB	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	37	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	38	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	39	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	40	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	41	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	42	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	43	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
39	44	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
40	45	Jun 9	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	46	Jun 11	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
42	47	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	48	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	49	Jun 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	50	Jun 16 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	51	Jun 16 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
47	52	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	53	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	54	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	T,0-1	CG	46	10.1	1	0	0	1	0
50	55	Jun 21	NYY	@	DET	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	56	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
52	57	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	58	Jun 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	59	Jun 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	25	5.0	2	1	0	3	0
55	60	Jun 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	61	Jun 28	NYY		PHA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
57	62	Jun 29	NYY		PHA	W,12-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	63	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	64	Jun 30 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	65	Jul 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	66	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	67	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	68	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	69	Jul 5	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	70	Jul 6	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	51	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
66	71	Jul 7 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	72	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	73	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	74	Jul 13 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
70	75	Jul 13 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	76	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	77	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
73	83 (5)	Jul 21 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	84	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	85	Jul 23	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	86	Jul 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,12-14	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	87	Jul 25	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
78	88	Jul 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-2	GS	20	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	89	Jul 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	49	11.1	4	0	0	4	0
80	90	Jul 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-9	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	91	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
82	92	Jul 30	NYY	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
83	93	Jul 31	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	49	10.1	4	0	2	6	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	94	Aug 1	NYY	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	95	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	96	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	97	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	98	Aug 5	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	99	Aug 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
90	100	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-10	CG	47	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
91	101	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	102	Aug 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	1	1	0	2	0
93	103	Aug 9	NYY		PHA	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	104	Aug 10	NYY		PHA	W,13-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
95	105	Aug 11	NYY		PHA	W,7-6	CG	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	106	Aug 13 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	107	Aug 13 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,19-8	CG	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	108	Aug 14	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	109	Aug 15	NYY		BOS	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	110	Aug 18 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	111	Aug 18 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	118 (6)	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,0-1	GF	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	120 (1)	Aug 27	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	121	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	122	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	52	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	124 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	125	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	127 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	128	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	129	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	130	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
112	131	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	132	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	133	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	134	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	135	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	136	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	137	Sep 13	NYY	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	138	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,16-7	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
120	139	Sep 15 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	140	Sep 15 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	141	Sep 16	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-16	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
123	142	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	143	Sep 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	144	Sep 18 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	145	Sep 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	146	Sep 21	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	147	Sep 22	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
129	148	Sep 24 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
130	149	Sep 24 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,9-4	CG	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
131	150	Sep 26 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	151	Sep 26 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
133	152	Sep 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
134	153	Sep 28 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	154	Sep 28 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	155	Sep 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
							136gm			309	6	11	326	2