The native of Brighton, Massachusetts, attended Saint Columbkille's High School. He stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighed 174 pounds (79 kg) during his playing career. He pitched in 188 Major League games between 1964 and 1969 and in 1971, 61 as a starter. In 1969, as an original member of the San Diego Padres, acquired during the expansion draft, he started 23 games, fourth most on the club.[1] Overall, Kelley won 18 of 48 decisions (.375) in MLB, with five shutouts and five saves and an earned-run average of 3.39.[2] He had a 69–45 (.605) record in minor league baseball, including a stellar 11–2 mark and 2.16 ERA in 14 starts in the Triple-A International League in 1965.[3]
Kelley retired as an active player after the 1972 season, and died in Northridge, California, at the age of 51.
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^"The 1969 San Diego Padres Regular Season Roster". retrosheet.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
^"Dick Kelley Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
^"Dick Kelley Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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dick, kelley, richard, anthony, kelley, january, 1940, december, 1991, american, professional, baseball, player, left, handed, pitcher, kelley, career, extended, seasons, spent, parts, seven, years, major, league, baseball, member, milwaukee, atlanta, braves, . Richard Anthony Kelley January 8 1940 December 11 1991 was an American professional baseball player A left handed pitcher Kelley s career extended for 14 seasons and he spent all or parts of seven years in Major League Baseball as a member of the Milwaukee Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres Dick KelleyPitcherBorn 1940 01 08 January 8 1940Brighton Massachusetts U S Died December 11 1991 1991 12 11 aged 51 Northridge California U S Batted RightThrew LeftMLB debutApril 15 1964 for the Milwaukee BravesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 1971 for the San Diego PadresMLB statisticsWin loss record18 30Earned run average3 39Strikeouts369TeamsMilwaukee Atlanta Braves 1964 1968 San Diego Padres 1969 1971 The native of Brighton Massachusetts attended Saint Columbkille s High School He stood 5 feet 11 inches 1 80 m and weighed 174 pounds 79 kg during his playing career He pitched in 188 Major League games between 1964 and 1969 and in 1971 61 as a starter In 1969 as an original member of the San Diego Padres acquired during the expansion draft he started 23 games fourth most on the club 1 Overall Kelley won 18 of 48 decisions 375 in MLB with five shutouts and five saves and an earned run average of 3 39 2 He had a 69 45 605 record in minor league baseball including a stellar 11 2 mark and 2 16 ERA in 14 starts in the Triple A International League in 1965 3 Kelley retired as an active player after the 1972 season and died in Northridge California at the age of 51 References edit The 1969 San Diego Padres Regular Season Roster retrosheet org Retrieved May 10 2015 Dick Kelley Statistics and History baseball reference com sports reference com Retrieved May 10 2015 Dick Kelley Minor League Statistics amp History baseball reference com sports reference com Retrieved May 10 2015 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Kelley amp oldid 1166371119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
