Joseph James Kelley was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who starred in the outfield of the Baltimore Orioles teams of the 1890s.
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37 Facts About Joe Kelley
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Joe Kelley was regarded as an excellent batter, a good base runner, and a great leader.
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Joe Kelley stole a career-high 87 bases in the 1896 season, which led MLB.
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Joe Kelley finished in the league's top ten in categories such as batting average, home runs, runs batted in, and stolen bases numerous times.
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Joe Kelley served as team captain of the Orioles and the Superbas.
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In recognition of his career achievements, Joe Kelley was elected a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1971.
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Joe Kelley was born to Patrick Kelly and Ann Kelly in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 9,1871.
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Joe Kelley's parents emigrated to the United States from Ireland, and he had five siblings.
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Joe Kelley worked for a local piano manufacturer and the John P Lowell Arms Company.
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Joe Kelley practiced with the Harvard Crimson, the college baseball team of Harvard University, and played semi-professional baseball for the Lowell Arms Company.
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Joe Kelley made his professional debut with the Lowell Indians of the New England League in 1891, at age 19.
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Three days later, Joe Kelley signed with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League.
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Joe Kelley made his major league debut in August 1891 with the Beaneaters.
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Joe Kelley moved to left field in 1894 with the acquisition of Steve Brodie, who played center.
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Joe Kelley hid baseballs in the outfield, using the closest hidden ball instead of finding the ball batted into the outfield.
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Joe Kelley hit ten home runs in 1895, a then-franchise record, tying him for fifth in the NL with five other players.
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In 1897, Joe Kelley agreed to serve as the coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, the college baseball team of Georgetown University.
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Joe Kelley moved back to the infield, becoming the regular first baseman in 1901.
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Joe Kelley was named Orioles' captain and received some stock in the team.
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Under indefinite suspension by Ban Johnson by July 1902 for fighting with umpires, Joe Kelley entertained the idea of leaving the Orioles with McGraw, who was becoming frustrated with Johnson, and had begun negotiating to join the New York Giants of the NL.
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Joe Kelley stated that the Orioles owed $12,000, and that selling his shares was the only way Mahon could pay the team's debts.
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Superbas lodged a complaint against the Reds, claiming that Joe Kelley was still under their control, seeking compensation from the Reds.
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Joe Kelley did not immediately report to Cincinnati, instead traveling to Boston to attempt to convince members of the Boston Americans to join him in the NL.
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Joe Kelley served as manager of the Reds from 1902 until 1905.
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Joe Kelley was dismissed as manager after the 1905 season, and replaced by Hanlon.
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Joe Kelley signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Class–AA International League in 1907, receiving a $5,000 salary, the highest for a minor league player to date.
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Joe Kelley feuded with Doves' owner George Dovey, as Dovey wanted George Browne fined for "indifferent play", which Joe Kelley refused to do.
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Joe Kelley threatened legal action against Dovey, stating in the press that Dovey was releasing him to cut salary.
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Joe Kelley played with the Maple Leafs through 1910, managing the Maple Leafs from 1912 to 1914, winning a second pennant in 1912.
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Joe Kelley was fast on the bases, could hit the ball hard and was as graceful an outfielder as one would care to see.
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Joe Kelley covered an immense amount of ground and had that necessary faculty, so prominent in Speaker and others, of being able to place himself where the batter would be likely to hit the ball.
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Joe Kelley was known as a good base runner and stole a career-high 87 bases in 1896.
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Joe Kelley tied Fred Carroll's MLB record with nine hits in a doubleheader, which he presently shares with eight other players.
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Joe Kelley was considered by the Veterans Committee for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964, but was not selected.
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Joe Kelley was voted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1971.
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