Alex Kellner

Alex Kellner

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=orange
bgcolor2=green
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Alex Kellner


width=200px
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=August 26, 1924
deathdate=death date and age|1996|5|3|1924|8|26
debutdate=April 29
debutyear=1948
debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=June 23
finalyear=1959
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=101-112
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.41
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=816
teams=
*Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (by|1948-by|1958)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1958)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1959)
highlights=
*All star in 1949

Alexander Raymond (Alex) Kellner (August 26, 1924 - May 3, 1996) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics (1948-1958 ["start"] ), Cincinnati Reds (1958 ["end"] ) and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). Kellner batted right handed and threw left handed. He was born in Tucson, Arizona. His younger brother, Walt, also was a major league pitcher.

In a 12-season career, Kellner posted a 101-112 record with 816 strikeouts and a 4.17 ERA in 1849-1/3 innings pitched.

Kellner died in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 71.

Best Season

*by|1949: 20 wins, 37 games started, 19 complete games, 245.0 innings – all career-highs

Highlights

*1949 American League All-Star
*In his 1949 rookie season became the Athletics first 20-game winner since Lefty Grove did it in 1933
*Gave the Athletics their first victory at Fenway Park in three years, beating the Boston Red Sox and Mel Parnell, 6-3, breaking Parnell’s 10-winning streak over Philadelphia, and becoming the third left-hander in four seasons to pitch a complete game in Boston April 20, by|1951)
*Pitched a one-hit 7–0 shutout against the Washington Senators, allowing only a single by Wayne Terwilliger in the eighth inning, April 20, by|1954)
*A good hitting-pitcher, compiled a .215 batting average (138-for-643) with four home runs, 57 RBI, 49 runs, a triple and 16 doubles

ources

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=kellnal01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/K/Kellner_Alex.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellnal01.shtml Baseball Reference]


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