Was Speed Kelly a pitcher?

No. Speed Kelly was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Speed Kelly hit?

Speed Kelly hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Speed Kelly

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909)

AVG .143

HR 0

RBI 1

H 6

OPS .438

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 8/19/1884 in Bryan, OH, USA
Died: 5/6/1949 in Goshen, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-07-13
Last Game: 1909-10-01

Full name: R. B. Kelly

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
17	42	3	6	2	1	0	1	1	3	14	.143	.200	.238	.438	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .244 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Career SLG .238 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 23.8% below league average.

Career OPS .438 vs. league average .619 across their career seasons — 29.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1909	WS1	AL	17	42	3	6	2	1	0	1	1	3	14	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			17	42	3	6	2	1	0	1	1	3	14	.143	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	8	13	2	3	0	1	.231
Away	8	28	1	3	0	0	.107

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1909-10-01	MIN	CLE	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
1909-09-20	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-08	MIN	BOS	L	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
1909-09-07	MIN	BOS	W	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
1909-08-16	MIN	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1909-08-10	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1909-08-09	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1909-08-05	MIN	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-22	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-19	MIN	CHW	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	3	3	5	5	2	3
3B	10	7	8	15	4	2
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	WS1	2B	3	3	5	5	2	3
1909	WS1	3B	10	7	8	15	4	2
1909	WS1	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	3
Third Base	9

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Chicago	Chicago	IL	1903, 1904
Purdue University	West Lafayette	IN	1906

Frequently Asked Questions about Speed Kelly

Was Speed Kelly a pitcher?: No. Speed Kelly was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Speed Kelly hit?: Speed Kelly hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.