Detroit Tigers/baseball fans: George Kell has passed away
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Yes, I posted this once in "Off Topic," but someone suggested I post here, and Kell deserves it.
It's truly a sad day for Tiger fans ... his voice was unforgettable and his 37 years as a Tiger announcer made a huge contribution to my love of baseball.
From MLB.com:
Hall of Fame third baseman George Kell, a career .306 hitter over 15 seasons, died in his sleep in Swifton, Ark., early Tuesday morning, television station KAIT in Jonesboro, Ark., reported.
Kell was regarded as one of the game's best third basemen during the 1940s and 1950s, playing in the American League with the Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946), Detroit Tigers (1946-52), Boston Red Sox (1952-54), Chicago White Sox (1954-56) and Baltimore Orioles (1956-57).
A 10-time All-Star, Kell batted above .300 nine times and also was a top fielder, leading the league in fielding percentage seven times.
Kell also led the AL in batting average in 1949, while with the Tigers, denying fellow Hall of Famer Ted Williams of his third Triple Crown. Kell narrowly beat out Williams with a .3429 average, just a hair better than Williams' .3427. Kell also struck out just 13 times that season, the lowest total for a batting champion in baseball history.
Over his career, Kell hit 78 home runs and recorded 870 RBIs, along with 881 runs scored and 2,054 hits. He also had 385 doubles, 50 triples, stole 51 bases and a slugging percentage of .414, and he drew 621 walks, for a .367 on-base percentage.
After his playing career, Kell served as a broadcast announcer for the Orioles (1957), CBS television (1958), NBC radio (1962) and the Tigers (1959-1996). He was joined by fellow Hall of Famer Al Kaline in the broadcast booth from 1975 until his retirement in 1996.
Kell was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983 by the Veterans Committee.
It's truly a sad day for Tiger fans ... his voice was unforgettable and his 37 years as a Tiger announcer made a huge contribution to my love of baseball.
From MLB.com:
Hall of Fame third baseman George Kell, a career .306 hitter over 15 seasons, died in his sleep in Swifton, Ark., early Tuesday morning, television station KAIT in Jonesboro, Ark., reported.
Kell was regarded as one of the game's best third basemen during the 1940s and 1950s, playing in the American League with the Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946), Detroit Tigers (1946-52), Boston Red Sox (1952-54), Chicago White Sox (1954-56) and Baltimore Orioles (1956-57).
A 10-time All-Star, Kell batted above .300 nine times and also was a top fielder, leading the league in fielding percentage seven times.
Kell also led the AL in batting average in 1949, while with the Tigers, denying fellow Hall of Famer Ted Williams of his third Triple Crown. Kell narrowly beat out Williams with a .3429 average, just a hair better than Williams' .3427. Kell also struck out just 13 times that season, the lowest total for a batting champion in baseball history.
Over his career, Kell hit 78 home runs and recorded 870 RBIs, along with 881 runs scored and 2,054 hits. He also had 385 doubles, 50 triples, stole 51 bases and a slugging percentage of .414, and he drew 621 walks, for a .367 on-base percentage.
After his playing career, Kell served as a broadcast announcer for the Orioles (1957), CBS television (1958), NBC radio (1962) and the Tigers (1959-1996). He was joined by fellow Hall of Famer Al Kaline in the broadcast booth from 1975 until his retirement in 1996.
Kell was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983 by the Veterans Committee.
2krolik
KromesTomes,
A narrow query here, but am curious, since the 68 Series was a watershed for me as a child. (Most things since then have been anticlimatic...)
I didn't have access to Kell's version of that season, but if you did, any particular insights about how Mickey Stanley was perceived, in the heat of the moment?
A narrow query here, but am curious, since the 68 Series was a watershed for me as a child. (Most things since then have been anticlimatic...)
I didn't have access to Kell's version of that season, but if you did, any particular insights about how Mickey Stanley was perceived, in the heat of the moment?
