George L (High Pockets) Kelly was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1973 along with Roberto Clemente, William Evans, Monte Irvin, Warren Spahn and Mickey Welch. Kelly was a 1B\2B\OF with 16 seasons MLB experience playing the New York Giants (1915-1917, 1919-1926), Pittsburgh Pirates (1917), Cincinnati Reds (1927-1930), Chicago Cubs (1930) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1932). For his MLB career he hit .297/.342/.452 with 148 HR, 1020 RBI, 819 R, 65 SB in 1622 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1924 when he hit .324/.371/.531 with 21 HR, 136 RBI, 91 R, 7 SB in 144 games, 1921 when he hit .308/.356/.528 with 23 HR, 122 RBI, 95 R, 4 SB in 149 games and 1922 when he hit .328/.363/.497 with 17 HR, 107 RBI, 96 R, 12 SB in 151 games.
Kelly led the National League in home runs in 1921. He led the NL in RBI in 1920 (94) and 1924.
Kelly won the World Series Championship with the Giants in 1921 and 1922.
Hall of Fame page
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