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Willie Keeler
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Birthdate: 3/3/1872 Died: 1/1/1923
Height / Weight: ' " / 140 lbs. Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Nicknamed Wee Willie because of his 5'4 inch, 120 lb stature, Keeler collected 2,947 hits, scored 1,727 runs and stole 495 bases. There probably never has been a more skillful bunter or batter who could poke the ball through the infield. Wee Willie Keeler famous quote of 'hit them where they ain't' was his forte for entering the 'Hall of Fame'. Baseball History Keeler was in the group of players admitted to the 'Hall of Fame' when it opened its doors in 1939. He was an important part of one of baseballs famous teams- the Baltimore Orioles of 1894-1898 and twice led the league in batting. Willie Keeler had a career batting ave. of .343. Keeler ranks in the top for his winning style of play. Baseball History

A two-time batting champion, Wee Willie Keeler's .341 career batting average is the 12th highest in history.

Willie Keeler holds the major league record for consecutive 200-hit seasons with eight set during the years 1894-1901.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
20 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1892 NYG (NL) 14 53 7 17 3 0 0 6 3 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 .321 .368 SLG
1893 BRO (NL) 20 80 14 25 1 1 1 9 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .313 .353 SLG
1893 NYG (NL) 7 24 5 8 2 1 1 7 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .448 SLG
1894 BLN (NL) 129 590 165 219 27 22 5 94 40 6 32 0 0 18 0 0 .371 .427 SLG
1895 BLN (NL) 131 565 162 213 24 15 4 78 37 12 47 0 0 14 21 0 .377 .429 SLG
1896 BLN (NL) 126 544 153 210 22 13 4 82 37 9 67 0 0 7 13 0 .386 .432 SLG
1897 BLN (NL) 129 564 145 239 27 19 0 74 35 0 64 0 0 7 12 0 .424 .464 SLG
1898 BLN (NL) 129 561 126 216 7 2 1 44 31 0 28 0 0 3 9 0 .385 .420 SLG
1899 BRO (NL) 141 570 140 216 12 13 1 61 37 0 45 0 0 9 17 0 .379 .425 SLG
1900 BRO (NL) 136 563 106 204 13 12 4 68 30 0 41 0 0 7 19 0 .362 .402 SLG
1901 BRO (NL) 136 595 123 202 18 12 2 43 21 0 23 0 0 7 22 0 .339 .369 SLG
1902 BRO (NL) 133 559 86 186 20 5 0 38 21 0 19 0 0 7 25 0 .333 .365 SLG
1903 NYY (AL) 132 512 95 160 14 7 0 32 32 0 24 0 0 13 27 0 .313 .368 SLG
1904 NYY (AL) 143 543 78 186 14 8 2 40 35 0 21 0 0 7 27 0 .343 .390 SLG
1905 NYY (AL) 149 560 81 169 14 4 4 38 43 0 19 0 0 5 42 0 .302 .357 SLG
1906 NYY (AL) 152 592 96 180 8 3 2 33 40 0 23 0 0 5 35 0 .304 .353 SLG
1907 NYY (AL) 107 423 50 99 5 2 0 17 15 0 7 0 0 3 26 0 .234 .265 SLG
1908 NYY (AL) 91 323 38 85 3 1 1 14 31 0 14 0 0 5 21 0 .263 .337 SLG
1909 NYY (AL) 99 360 44 95 7 5 1 32 24 0 10 0 0 10 33 0 .264 .327 SLG
1910 NYG (NL) 19 10 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .462 SLG
20 years   2123 8591 1719 2932 241 145 33 810 524 36 495 0 0 129 350 0 .341 .388 .SLG



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