From SABR Encyclopedia
- See Charles Keller in the index for other people with this or a similar name.
| Charles Anderson Keller
|
| "King Kong"
|
| Bat/Throw:
| L/R
|
| Height:
| 6' 0"
|
| Weight:
| 175
|
| Born:
| 1933-7-4 at Jonesboro, AR (US)
|
| Died:
| 2008-5-2
|
| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Charles Keller | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography
|
Charles Keller was a professional player.
edit
 | This article includes information that indicates that the subject's playing engagements may be incomplete or incorrect. There may be more information on the talk page.
|
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
- Playing against a Major League barnstorming team at the age of 15, and getting two hits off Murry Dickson, one hit off Virgil Trucks and a walk off Jim Hearn was his biggest thrill in baseball.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Jonesboro High School in 1951.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Named to the All-State prep baseball team for four years.
- Holds state prep individual basketball scoring record with 37 points.
- Attended the University Of Kentucky for two years.
- Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Star team in baseball in his freshmen year.
- Attended Arkansas State College during the off-season as of 1953.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by W. H. (Buddy) Lewis of the Saint Louis Cardinals.
Playing with teams not shown
- 1951 Houston Texas League 45 G, 173 AB, 37 H, 14 RBI, .214 AVG.
Sources
- 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 431-56-7370).
