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Bob Kelly

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: October 4, 1927 in Cleveland, OH us

Schools: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI), Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH), Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: May 4, 1951 (Age 23-212d, 10,809th in major league history)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 4, 1958 (Age 30-243d)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Robert Edward Kelly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

ERA

4.50

123

362.0

146

WHIP

1.453

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-34 / in Starts: 2-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 11

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	67	3	Apr 22	CHC		MLN	L,6-15	4-7		99	3.2	4	2	2	2	2	0	1	4.91	3.96	18	2	7	0	1	4		1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.004	.17	-0.01%	0.22	4t 1-- 1 out d7	7t 3 out d9
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	68	11	May 3(1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		10	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	3.66	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.03	0.001	.09	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
3	69	14	May 6	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-8	5-5	L(0-1)	2	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.20	3.59	3	1	0	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.260	4.15	-0.29%	-2.06	5b 123 0 out a3	5b -23 1 out tie
4	70	18	May 10(2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.00	3.43	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.007	.13	0.01%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
5	71	19	May 12	CHC		BRO	W,6-4	8-8	BS(1)	1	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.11	3.86	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.22	-0.351	3.16	-0.30%	-1.43	8t --- 0 out a1	8t --3 1 out tie
6	72	25	May 20	CHC		NYG	L,6-16	8-8		7	0.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	11.37	4.33	4	0	1	1	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.020	.08	-0.01%	-4.92	8t 12- 2 out d5	8t --3 2 out d10
7	73	29	May 25	CHC		STL	L,3-14	8-8		4	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	12.86	6.02	4	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-1.71	8t --- 1 out d9	8t 3 out d11
8	74	30	May 26(1)	CHC		STL	L,3-6	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11.25	5.09	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.08	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
9	75	34	May 30(1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-8	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	4.59	7	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.019	.08	0.00%	0.08	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
10	76	36	May 31	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6			0	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.71	4.56	5												4					0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	77	39	Jun 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.59	4.35	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.005	.00	0.00%	1.07	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
12	78	40	Jun 5	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-11	2-3		0	1.1	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	8.40	4.59	10	1	3	1	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.81	-0.150	.12	-0.01%	-2.91	2b 1-3 2 out d2	3b 3 out d6
13	79	44	Jun 8	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-7	8-8		2	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	4.59	3	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.024	.02	0.00%	-2.50	8b --- 0 out d3	8b -23 0 out d4
14	80	46	Jun 10(1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-9	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	9.53	5.18	10	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-1.92	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 8
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Redlegs
15	81	53	Jun 16(2)	CIN		NYG	W,12-5	GS-5	W(1-1)	5	5.0	5	3	3	1	2	1	0	8.59	5.14	20	9	3	2	0	5	46			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.045	.11	0.00%	-0.30	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
16	82	56	Jun 19	CIN		PHI	L,3-10	6-6		2	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	8.22	5.16	5	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.057	.05	0.00%	-0.46	6t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d3
17	83	57	Jun 20	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.88	5.18	4	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.51	0.020	.02	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
18	84	62	Jun 25	CIN		BRO	L,3-12	6-8		4	2.1	4	4	4	1	1	2	0	8.54	5.97	12	5	5	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.070	.03	0.00%	-2.46	6t 12- 2 out d3	8t 3 out d7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	85	70	Jul 1	CIN		MLN	L,2-10	3-6		5	2.2	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	8.69	5.66	14	3	6	1	4	5		0	0	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.076	.08	-0.01%	-2.65	3t --- 1 out d5	6t 12- 0 out d6
20	86	75	Jul 5(1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.40	5.56	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
21	87	78	Jul 7	CIN		STL	L,6-7	2-2		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.22	5.50	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.018	.05	0.00%	0.29	2t --- 1 out d3	2t 3 out d3
22	88	79	Jul 8	CIN		STL	L,3-7	8-GF		0	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.71	5.26	8	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.06	0.007	.00	0.00%	1.08	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
23	89	90	Jul 19(2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-7	GS-8		10	7.0	6	4	3	1	3	0	0	7.03	4.71	26	11	11	6	0	0	53			0	1	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.013	.04	0.00%	0.39	1b start a 3	8b -23 0 out a3
24	90	96	Jul 26(1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-10	GS-2		6	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	1	0	7.52	5.13	8	0	4	0	1	2	33			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.231	.01	0.00%	-2.84	1b start tie	2b 1-- 0 out d3
25	91	100	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	L,8-17	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.34	5.07	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d 9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	92	102	Aug 1	CIN		NYG	W,10-9	9-10		1	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.21	4.91	9	2	3	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	-0.142	.00	0.00%	0.08	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out d1
27	93	107	Aug 5	CIN		PIT	L,4-6	7-GF		3	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	4.76	10	6	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.090	.00	0.00%	1.62	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
28	94	111	Aug 9	CIN		BRO	L,1-9	9-GF		3	1.0	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	6.80	4.80	9	2	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	2	0	0	1	.02	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-2.46	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 8
29	95	113	Aug 12(1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-6	6-7		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.52	4.71	6	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.060	.00	0.00%	1.10	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
30	96	114	Aug 12(2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		-1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.27	4.59	6	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.044	.00	0.00%	1.10	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
31	97	119	Aug 16(2)	CIN		STL	L,2-6	8-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.15	4.55	2	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.93	8t 1-- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d6
32	98	120	Aug 18	CIN		MLN	L,2-8	4-7		1	3.1	4	2	2	1	3	1	0	6.11	4.61	15	3	4	0	3	4		2	0	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.14	4t 1-3 2 out d6	7t 3 out d6
33	99	122	Aug 21	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.00	4.58	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
34	100	125	Aug 25(1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-6	7-GF	S(1)	3	3.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.70	4.38	12	2	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.41	0.356	.00	0.00%	1.60	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 2
35	101	128	Aug 29	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-10	GS-3	L(1-2)	3	2.0	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.95	4.42	11	4	5	4	0	0	32			0	0	0	9	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.15	-0.172	.00	0.00%	-1.52	1b start tie	3b -2- 0 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	102	134	Sep 3	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-2	6-GF	S(2)	4	4.0	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.73	4.37	18	4	7	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.031	.00	0.00%	1.22	6b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 7
37	103	136	Sep 6(1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-7	5-GF	L(1-3)	2	4.1	4	3	3	4	2	1	0	5.76	4.56	21	4	7	0	0	4		2	0	1	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.88	-0.534	.00	0.00%	-0.18	5b 12- 1 out a1	9b end d 1
38	104	141	Sep 10	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	GS-9		3	8.0	10	5	5	5	4	1	0	5.74	4.61	37	10	16	6	0	2	41			4	1	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	-0.332	.00	0.00%	-1.18	1t start tie	9t -23 0 out a1
39	105	144	Sep 13(1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	7-7		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.70	4.59	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	-0.126	.00	0.00%	-0.55	7t -23 1 out tie	7t 3 out d2
40	106	148	Sep 19	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	6-7		5	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.58	4.51	8	1	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.020	.00	0.00%	1.19	6b -2- 1 out d5	7b 3 out d3
41	107	152	Sep 22(2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	6-7		2	2.0	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	5.44	4.47	10	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.031	.00	0.00%	1.08	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
42	108	154	Sep 26	CIN		MLN	W,10-7	6-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.42	4.46	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.25	6t 1-- 2 out tie	6t 3 out tie
							8-34		W-L:1-3,Sv:2,BSv:1	2.5	83.0	98	55	50	35	35	9	1	5.42	4.46	368	0.88		14%	4%	67	41	19	37%	5	2	0	329	24	3	3	9	0	1	.79	-1.882	.09	-0.63%	-14.87

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