Nationality American | Name Hal Kelleher | |
Full Name Harold Joseph Kelleher Born June 24, 1914 ( 1914-06-24 ) Died August 27, 1989(1989-08-27) (aged 75)
Cape May Court House, New Jersey Occupation Major League Baseball Player | ||
Harold Joseph Kelleher (June 24, 1914 – August 27, 1989) was a Major League Baseball player who played four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1935 to 1938 in the National League.
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Minor League career
Kelleher started his Minor League baseball career with the Hazelton Mountaineers in the New York–Pennsylvania League in 1934. After a 13 win season in 1935, Kelleher was promoted to the Philadelphia Phillies late in the season.
Major League Baseball career
On September 17, 1935, in his first Major League game, Kelleher pitched a 1–0 shutout against the Cincinnati Reds. Kelleher won his first two decisions that season. He was also the sixth youngest player in the National League that season. In 1936, Kelleher pitched 14 games, starting four. He had a 0–5 win-loss record with a 5.32 earned run average. A low point of the season was when he gave up five runs during the fifth inning against the New York Giants on May 24.
He pitched a career high 27 games in 1937, winning two games and losing four in 58 innings, but his earned run average was considered a bad 6.63. That season he led the league in hit by pitch, hitting seven batters. His last career victory was a 9–5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 26, 1937 in a relief appearance. He pitched two and a third innings, beating future Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean in the process, who left the game with a "sore arm". After having an 18.41 earned run average in six games during the 1938 season, Kelleher pitched his last game on May 5.
His career record was 4–9 with a 5.95 earned run average in 50 career games. He died in Cape May Court House, New Jersey at the age of 75.