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King Kelly

Manager

Michael Joseph Kelly

330 Games

173-148 Record

0.539 Win%

3 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 12/31/1857
Troy, NY, USA

Died 11/8/1894
Boston, MA, USA

MLB Debut 1878-05-01

Final Game 1893-09-02

📊 Career Record

330 Games Managed

173 Wins

148 Losses

                        0.539
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

3 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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King Kelly — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1887	BSN	NL	95	49	43	0.533	5	Y
1890	BSP	PL	133	81	48	0.628	1st 🏆	Y
1891	CN3	AA	102	43	57	0.430	7	Y

King Kelly as a manager

The career managing record for King Kelly is 173-148 (.539) over 330 games, from 1887 to 1891. Under Kelly, the 1887 Boston Beaneaters posted a 49-43 record across 95 games, finishing 5th. In 1890 the Boston Reds went 81-48 in 133 games under Kelly, finishing 1st in the PL. The 1891 row: Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, 102 games, 43 wins and 57 losses, finishing 7th. Kelly's clubs finished first in 1890.

League play for Kelly's teams: the National League, Players' League, and American Association. Kelly was a player-manager in 1887, 1890, and 1891. Kelly's birth date on file is December 31, 1857, in Troy, NY, USA. Kelly died on November 8, 1894. Kelly also played in the majors, from 1878 to 1893, as the player page shows.

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