1924
Born August 26, 1924
Tucson, AZ, USA
Alex Kellner Notable
b. August 26, 1924 · Philadelphia Athletics 1948–1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955–1958, Cincinnati Redlegs 1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1959
Alex Kellner played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1948 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959.
He went 101 and 112 with a 4.41 earned run average, pitching 1,849.3 innings in 321 games. He struck out 816, completed 99 of his 250 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 323 games he batted .215, with 138 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 16 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1949.
He was born in Tucson, AZ, USA on August 26, 1924, and died on May 3, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1949 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | PHA | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | PHA | 38 | 92 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .217 |
| 1950 | PHA | 36 | 80 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .200 |
| 1951 | PHA | 33 | 79 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .228 |
| 1952 | PHA | 34 | 82 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .207 |
| 1953 | PHA | 25 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .217 |
| 1954 | PHA | 27 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .182 |
| 1955 | KCA | 30 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .214 |
| 1956 | KCA | 21 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .200 |
| 1957 | KCA | 28 | 47 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .234 |
| 1958 | CIN/KCA | 26 | 39 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .282 |
| 1959 | STL | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 323 | 643 | 49 | 138 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 30 | 106 | 0 | .215 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7.83 |
| 1949 | PHA | 20 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 245.0 | 243 | 102 | 129 | 94 | 3.75 |
| 1950 | PHA | 8 | 20 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 225.1 | 253 | 137 | 112 | 85 | 5.47 |
| 1951 | PHA | 11 | 14 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 209.2 | 218 | 104 | 93 | 94 | 4.46 |
| 1952 | PHA | 12 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 231.1 | 223 | 112 | 86 | 105 | 4.36 |
| 1953 | PHA | 11 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 201.2 | 210 | 88 | 51 | 81 | 3.93 |
| 1954 | PHA | 6 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 173.2 | 204 | 104 | 88 | 69 | 5.39 |
| 1955 | KCA | 11 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 162.2 | 164 | 76 | 60 | 75 | 4.20 |
| 1956 | KCA | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 91.2 | 103 | 44 | 33 | 44 | 4.32 |
| 1957 | KCA | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 132.2 | 141 | 63 | 41 | 72 | 4.27 |
| 1958 | CIN/KCA | 7 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 115.2 | 114 | 43 | 28 | 64 | 3.35 |
| 1959 | STL | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 37.0 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 3.16 |
| Career | — | 101 | 112 | 321 | 250 | 5 | 1849.1 | 1925 | 906 | 747 | 816 | 4.41 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Died May 3, 1996
1948
Major-league debut: Alex Kellner
Alex Kellner made a major-league debut on April 29, 1948.
1959
Final major-league game: Alex Kellner
Alex Kellner played a final major-league game on June 23, 1959.
Image: Bowman, public domain