december august american left fielder major_league_baseball mlb starred outfield baltimore teams 1890s making nucleus received nickname mlb career played national_league pittsburgh pirates baltimore_orioles jumped american_league play baltimore_orioles returned cincinnati reds served player manager reds extending career minor leagues coached scouted new_york_yankees regarded excellent batter good base runner great leader seventeen season mlb career batting average batted consecutive seasons stole career high bases season led mlb finished league categories batting average home runs runs batted rbi stolen bases numerous times served team captain recognition career achievements elected member early life born ann kelly née cambridge massachusetts december parents emigrated united_states ireland siblings according patrick worked marble cutter child educated grammar school cambridge starred school baseball team pitcher worked local piano manufacturer practiced harvard crimson college baseball team harvard_university played semi professional baseball career early career minor leagues professional debut age games pitch manager lineup win loss record leading batting average folded july days later signed national_league major league debut august batting games played released season began season class western league turning salary current dollar terms batted stolen bases games pittsburgh pirates baltimore_orioles pittsburgh pirates purchased contract current dollar terms july new manager baltimore_orioles traded pirates current dollar terms september succeeded manager season remaining player openly criticized mentioned eye long time taught play center field season batted runs scored stole bases finished ninth slugging percentage tied ninth home runs won pennant moved left field acquisition played center year batted runs batted rbi hits runs scored tying teammate second runs finishing sixth batting average eighth hits combined walks tied second posted base percentage finishing second hamilton hit doubles good second hugh fourth best teams led known break rules order win including bats playing field hid outfield closest hidden ball instead finding ball batted outfield hit home runs franchise record tying fifth players tied second rbi finished fourth stolen bases fifth sixth finished seventh batting average fourth runs scored fourth fifth ninth hits tied eighth home runs agreed serve coach college baseball team year finished fifth batting average rbi seventh eighth earned annual salary current dollar terms plus current dollar terms bonus serving team captain finished league rbi ninth purchased season transferred brooklyn wanting opportunity manage remain near baltimore requested transfer washington talent send brooklyn trade baltimore remaining baltimore named team captain won pennant finished tenth rbi tied players tenth home runs led team batting average finishing fourth league tying seventh rbi tying tenth home runs moved infield regular baseman season denied reports jump detroit_tigers american_league decided compete creating franchises east coast cities housed franchises opportunity return baltimore proved irresistible successful season jumped father law president principal share holder named captain received stock team player manager resigned team manager new_york_giants july absence took interim indefinite suspension july fighting entertained idea leaving frustrated johnson begun negotiating join new_york_giants team financial straits sold shares purchased shares left new_york principal sold controlling interest principal owner giants principal owner cincinnati_reds july day owned franchise released best players contracts signed national_league teams signed reds signed giants johnson minority owners took control franchise game day players stated owed current dollar terms selling shares way pay team debts cincinnati_reds lodged complaint reds claiming control seeking compensation reds owners saw situation coup league compelled drop complaint immediately report cincinnati instead traveling boston attempt convince members boston americans join joined reds july rumors negotiating reds manager incumbent manager resigned succeeded served manager reds finished ninth dismissed manager season replaced remained reds player season batted season reds released signed receiving salary current dollar terms highest minor league player date batted time player spending time left field base won pennant season set leave giants claimed signing year contract annual salary current dollar terms announced play left field feuded owner wanted fined indifferent play refused fired december threatened legal action stating press releasing cut salary settled case freeing second year contract later career president secured return club played managing winning second pennant season new_york_yankees considered hiring manager season scouted yankees teammate manager hired join coaching staff mlb season retained season legacy player consecutive plus seasons mlb career known good base runner stole career high bases retired career batting home runs runs rbi stolen bases career games triples ranks ninth time tied mlb record hits presently shares players additionally known great leader compiled win loss record mlb manager considered induction selected voted hall_of_fame personal life married october served best man served
Joe Kelley