Charlie Keller Notable

b. September 12, 1916 · New York Yankees 1939–1943, 1945–1949, 1952, Detroit Tigers 1950–1951

Charlie Keller divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a left fielder: the New York Yankees from 1939, then the New York Yankees through 1952.

Across 1,170 games he batted .286, with 1,085 hits and 725 runs. He finished with 189 home runs, 166 doubles, 72 triples, 784 walks and 45 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks two times between 1940 and 1943, topping out at 106. He played 1,019 games in the outfield, with 2,235 putouts and 46 errors.

He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1940 and 1947. He hit three home runs in a game in 1940.

He was born in Middletown, MD, USA on September 12, 1916, and died on May 23, 1990. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	5	1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1940, 1943

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1939	NYY	111	398	87	133	21	6	11	83	81	49	6	.334
1940	NYY	138	500	102	143	18	15	21	93	106	65	8	.286
1941	NYY	140	507	102	151	24	10	33	122	102	65	6	.298
1942	NYY	152	544	106	159	24	9	26	108	114	61	14	.292
1943	NYY	141	512	97	139	15	11	31	86	106	60	7	.271
1945	NYY	44	163	26	49	7	4	10	34	31	21	0	.301
1946	NYY	150	538	98	148	29	10	30	101	113	101	1	.275
1947	NYY	45	151	36	36	6	1	13	36	41	18	0	.238
1948	NYY	83	247	41	66	15	2	6	44	41	25	1	.267
1949	NYY	60	116	17	29	4	1	3	16	25	15	2	.250
1950	DET	50	51	7	16	1	3	2	16	13	6	0	.314
1951	DET	54	62	6	16	2	0	3	21	11	12	0	.258
1952	NYY	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	1170	3790	725	1085	166	72	189	760	784	499	45	.286

On this day & linked events

1916

Born September 12, 1916

Middletown, MD, USA

1990

Died May 23, 1990

1939

Major-league debut: Charlie Keller

Charlie Keller made a major-league debut on April 22, 1939.

1940

Charlie Keller's Three-Home-Run Game, 1940

Charlie Keller hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 28, 1940.

1952

Final major-league game: Charlie Keller

Charlie Keller played a final major-league game on September 14, 1952.

Image: Bowman, public domain