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- Full name: George Clyde Kell
- Born: August 23, 1922Baseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- Birthplace: Swifton, ArkansasBaseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- Died: March 24, 2009
- Height: 5'9"Baseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- Weight: 175 lbsBaseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- Position: Third baseBaseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- Batted: RightBaseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- Threw: RightBaseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- College: Arkansas State UniversityBaseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- American League batting champion in 1949Baseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983USA Today: Hall of Famer George Kell Dead at 86
- Served as the Arkansas Highway Commission from 1971 to 1980USA Today: Hall of Famer George Kell Dead at 86
- Charlene, Kell's wife of 50 years, died in 1991USA Today: Hall of Famer George Kell Dead at 86
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Third baseman George Kell played 15 seasons of Major League Baseball and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on 1983. After retiring from the league, he served as a broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers for nearly 40 years.USA Today: Hall of Famer George Kell Dead at 86
Kell died at his home in Swifton, Arkansas, on March 24, 2009. He was 86 years old.USA Today: Hall of Famer George Kell Dead at 86
Baseball Career
Kell joined the MLB by signing as an undrafted free agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers prior to the 1940 season. Before making his professional debut, he was traded first to Lancaster, then to the Philadelphia Athletics, where he played in his first MLB game on September 28, 1943.Baseball-Reference.com: George Kell StatisticsIn 1946, Kell was traded to the Detroit Tigers. He went on to earn his first of 10 MLB All-Star Game selections in 1947 and lead the American League with a .343 batting average in 1949. He was sent to the Boston Red Sox in 1952, then to the Chicago White Sox two years later. Kell finished his career with the Baltimore Orioles, playing his final games on September 14, 1957.Baseball-Reference.com: George Kell Statistics
Broadcasting Career
After retiring as a player, Kell returned to the Detroit Tigers to provide play-by-play coverage from 1959 to 1996.USA Today: Hall of Famer George Kell Dead at 86-
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