Hal Kelleher
Harold Joseph Kelleher (June 24, 1914 - August 27, 1989) was a former Major League Baseball player who played four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1935 - 1938 in the National League.
Minor League career
Kelleher started his Minor League baseball career with the Hazelton Mountaineers in the New York-Pennsylvania League in 1934. After a 13 win season in 1935, Kelleher was promoted to the Philadelphia Phillies late in the season.[1]
Major League Baseball career
On September 17, 1935, in his first Major League game, Kelleher pitched a 1-0 shutout against the Cincinnati Reds. Kelleher won his first two decisions that season.[2] He was also the sixth youngest player in the National League that season.[2] In 1936, Kelleher pitched 14 games, starting four. He had a 0 - 5 win-loss record with a 5.32 earned run average.[2] A low point of the season was when he gave up five runs during the fifth inning against the New York Giants on May 24th.[3]
He pitched a career high 27 games in 1937, winning two games and losing four in 58 innings, but his earned run average was considered a bad 6.63. That season he led the league in hit by pitch, hitting seven batters.[2] His last career victory was a 9 - 5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 26, 1937 in a relief appearance. He pitched two and a third innings, beating future Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean in the process, who left the game with a "sore arm".[4] After having a 18.41 earned run average in six games during the 1938 season, Kelleher pitched his last game on May 5th.[2]
His career record was 4 - 9 with a 5.95 earned run average in 50 career games.[2] He died in Cape May Court House, New Jersey at the age of 75.
References
- ^ "Hal Kelleher". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hal Kelleher". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Associated Press (May 25, 1936). "Giants on Spree". Reading Eagle. p. 14.
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External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference