Leo Kiely Notable

b. November 30, 1929 · Boston Red Sox 1951, 1954–1956, 1958–1959, Kansas City Athletics 1960

Leo Kiely divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Boston Red Sox from 1951, then the Kansas City Athletics through 1960.

He went 26 and 27 with a 3.37 earned run average, pitching 523 innings in 209 games. He struck out 212 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 210 games he batted .144, with 20 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.

He was born in Hoboken, NJ, USA on November 30, 1929, and died on January 18, 1984. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1951	BOS	18	35	1	5	0	0	4	7	9	.143
1954	BOS	28	50	5	9	1	1	3	2	17	.180
1955	BOS	33	26	2	5	1	0	0	1	9	.192
1956	BOS	23	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
1958	BOS	47	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
1959	BOS	41	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
1960	KCA	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000
Career	—	210	139	8	20	2	1	7	12	43	.144

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1951	BOS	7	7	17	16	0	113.1	106	42	39	46	3.34
1954	BOS	5	8	28	19	0	131.0	153	51	58	59	3.50
1955	BOS	3	3	33	4	6	90.0	91	28	37	36	2.80
1956	BOS	2	2	23	0	3	31.1	47	18	14	9	5.17
1958	BOS	5	2	47	0	12	81.0	77	27	18	26	3.00
1959	BOS	3	3	41	0	7	55.2	67	26	18	30	4.20
1960	KCA	1	2	20	0	1	20.2	21	4	5	6	1.74
Career	—	26	27	209	39	29	523.0	562	196	189	212	3.37

On this day & linked events

1929

Born November 30, 1929

Hoboken, NJ, USA

1984

Died January 18, 1984

1951

Major-league debut: Leo Kiely

Leo Kiely made a major-league debut on June 27, 1951.

1960

Final major-league game: Leo Kiely

Leo Kiely played a final major-league game on June 20, 1960.

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