Charlie Keller
- Full Name: Charles Ernest Keller
- Nickname(s): King Kong
- Born: 9/12/1916
- Birthplace: Middletown, MD
- Died: 5/23/1990
- Died In: Frederick, MD
- Height: 5'10" Weight: 190
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Right
- College: N/A
- Debut: 4/22/1939
- Final Game: 9/14/1952
- All-Star Selection:
1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947
Batting Stats
| Year |
Age |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1939 |
22 |
NYY |
AL |
111 |
398 |
87 |
133 |
21 |
6 |
11 |
83 |
81 |
|
0 |
49 |
11 |
|
6 |
3 |
199 |
490 |
4 |
.334 |
.500 |
.447 |
| 1940 |
23 |
NYY |
AL |
138 |
500 |
102 |
143 |
18 |
15 |
21 |
93 |
106 |
|
0 |
65 |
3 |
|
8 |
2 |
254 |
609 |
11 |
.286 |
.508 |
.411 |
| 1941 |
24 |
NYY |
AL |
140 |
507 |
102 |
151 |
24 |
10 |
33 |
122 |
102 |
|
1 |
65 |
0 |
|
6 |
4 |
294 |
610 |
3 |
.298 |
.580 |
.416 |
| 1942 |
25 |
NYY |
AL |
152 |
544 |
106 |
159 |
24 |
9 |
26 |
108 |
114 |
|
2 |
61 |
1 |
|
14 |
2 |
279 |
661 |
5 |
.292 |
.513 |
.417 |
| 1943 |
26 |
NYY |
AL |
141 |
512 |
97 |
139 |
15 |
11 |
31 |
86 |
106 |
|
0 |
60 |
2 |
|
7 |
5 |
269 |
620 |
7 |
.271 |
.525 |
.396 |
| 1945 |
28 |
NYY |
AL |
44 |
163 |
26 |
49 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
34 |
31 |
|
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
0 |
2 |
94 |
194 |
2 |
.301 |
.577 |
.412 |
| 1946 |
29 |
NYY |
AL |
150 |
538 |
98 |
148 |
29 |
10 |
30 |
101 |
113 |
|
4 |
101 |
0 |
|
1 |
4 |
287 |
655 |
5 |
.275 |
.533 |
.405 |
| 1947 |
30 |
NYY |
AL |
45 |
151 |
36 |
36 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
36 |
41 |
|
1 |
18 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
83 |
193 |
3 |
.238 |
.550 |
.404 |
| 1948 |
31 |
NYY |
AL |
83 |
247 |
41 |
66 |
15 |
2 |
6 |
44 |
41 |
|
0 |
25 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
103 |
289 |
7 |
.267 |
.417 |
.372 |
| 1949 |
32 |
NYY |
AL |
60 |
116 |
17 |
29 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
25 |
|
2 |
15 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
44 |
144 |
3 |
.250 |
.379 |
.392 |
| 1950 |
33 |
DET |
AL |
50 |
51 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
13 |
|
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
29 |
64 |
0 |
.314 |
.569 |
.453 |
| 1951 |
34 |
DET |
AL |
54 |
62 |
6 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
|
0 |
12 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
27 |
74 |
0 |
.258 |
.435 |
.370 |
| 1952 |
35 |
NYY |
AL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 13 Seasons |
1170 |
3790 |
725 |
1085 |
166 |
72 |
189 |
760 |
784 |
0 |
10 |
499 |
20 |
0 |
45 |
23 |
1962 |
4604 |
50 |
.286 |
.518 |
.410 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year |
Team |
Lg |
POS |
G |
GS |
Innings |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
FP |
| 1939 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
105 |
|
|
213 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
.969 |
| 1940 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
136 |
|
|
317 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
.967 |
| 1941 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
137 |
|
|
328 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
.980 |
| 1942 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
152 |
|
|
321 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
.985 |
| 1943 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
141 |
|
|
338 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
.994 |
| 1945 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
44 |
|
|
110 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1946 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
149 |
|
|
324 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
.979 |
| 1947 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
43 |
|
|
85 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.967 |
| 1948 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
66 |
|
|
126 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.977 |
| 1949 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
31 |
|
|
41 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.976 |
| 1950 |
DET |
AL |
OF |
6 |
|
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1951 |
DET |
AL |
OF |
8 |
|
|
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1952 |
NYY |
AL |
OF |
1 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| 13 Seasons |
|
1019 |
0 |
0.0 |
2235 |
46 |
46 |
6 |
.980 |
All-Star Batting Statistics
| Year |
Team |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1940 |
AL |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 1941 |
AL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 1946 |
AL |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
.250 |
1.000 |
.400 |
| 1947 |
AL |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| Totals |
4 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
.091 |
.364 |
.167 |
Postseason Batting Statistics
| Year |
Round |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1939 |
NYY |
WS |
AL |
4 |
16 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
17 |
0 |
.438 |
1.188 |
.471 |
| 1941 |
NYY |
WS |
AL |
5 |
18 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
21 |
1 |
.389 |
.500 |
.476 |
| 1942 |
NYY |
WS |
AL |
5 |
20 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
.200 |
.500 |
.238 |
| 1943 |
NYY |
WS |
AL |
5 |
18 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
1 |
.222 |
.333 |
.300 |
| Totals |
19 |
72 |
18 |
22 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
18 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
44 |
79 |
2 |
.306 |
.611 |
.367 |