George Clyde Kell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
George Clyde Kell (August 23, 1922 – March 24, 2009) was an American baseball third baseman who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1943–46), Detroit Tigers (1947–52), Boston Red Sox (1952–54), Chicago White Sox (1954–56), and Baltimore Orioles (1956–57) in the American League, who went on to become a baseball broadcaster for 40 years.Kell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Stengel just talked his head off. I opened the show and asked him a question, and he talked two or three minutes. Then I asked him another one, and by the time he got through with that, they were signaling me to break for a commercial. At the end of the show......I got a call from the guy in New York who had hired me, and he said, "It was great. Absolutely great." All I could think was, "My God, I didn't do anything."
2
I don't know anybody else who lives 1,000 miles away from their job and gets to commute back and forth. The owner said, 'You can live in your beloved Swifton, but don't you dare miss a game.' I had a few close calls, but I didn't miss any.
#
Fact
1
Retired and living in Swifton, Arkansas. [June 2003]
2
His first assignment as a broadcaster was a pregame interview with Yankees' manager Casey Stengel.
3
His father was a barber who played semi-pro baseball, and dreamed of his three sons becoming major-league players. One brother was killed in WWII. Another, "Skeeter" Kell, played second base for Philadelphia in the 1950s.
4
He had a unique arrangement to reside in Swifton year-round while broadcasting for the Detroit Tigers, keeping an apartment in Little Rock so he could catch flights to ballgames.
5
He lived in the same house from his birth to when it burned down in 2001. He then rebuilt on the same land.
6
Made major league debut on 28 September 1943 (only game played that season).
7
Led American League third baseman in fielding percentage in 7 seasons (1945-1946, 1950-1951, 1953, 1955-1956).
8
In 1950 and 1951, led the American League in hits (218, 191) and doubles (56, 36).
9
In 1949 he and Ted Williams tied for the American League lead in batting at .343. Kell was awarded the title when his average calculated to 5 decimal places (.34291) was higher than Williams's (.34276).
10
Elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1983
11
Appeared in ten Major League All-Star games
12
Third baseman with the Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946[start]), Detroit Tigers (1946[end]-1952[start]), Boston Red Sox (1952[end]-1954[start]), Chicago White Sox (1954[end]-1956[start]), Baltimore Orioles (1956[end]-1957).