Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member wall placks.
Explore the HoF by Member Name
(e.g., Ruth, Mays, Cobb)
Baseball card companies which issued collectibles of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame members.
Explore the HoF by the Companies which Issue Baseball Cards
(e.g., Topps, Goudey, Bowman, U.S. Caramel, American Tobacco)
Major League Baseball players who are currently banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Players with H.O.F. stats but not enough votes and players who have been banned or blackballed from MLB
(e.g., accused of taking bribes, betting on games or using performance-enhancing drugs)
Picture of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame building in Cooperstown, New York.
An Introduction to My Tribute to the Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Baseball Card Collecting
View dinosaur cards and other prehistoric animal collectibles from every inhabited continent of the World.
The Dinosaur Fan Non-sports Collectibles Digest
View cards, collectibles, and images of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
Return to The Dinosaur Fan home page

 
 
 
 
 
Major League Baseball Stats
 
Batting Stats
GamesAt BatsHitsAverageSlugging %
1,4565,8961,8130.3070.438
 
Pitching Stats
GamesInningsWinsLosesTiesW/L%ERA
1245.002200.5004.140
 
Managing Stats
GamesWinsLosesTiesW/L%
33017314890.539
 
Notable Accomplishments
Batting Title: 1886
King Kelly
(Michael Joseph  Kelly)
"$10,000 Kelly"
Born: December 31, 1857        Died: November 8, 1894 (37 yrs.)
 
Year of Induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame
1945
 
Induction Position/Capacity
Right Field
 
 
 
 
 
Bats
Right
Throws
Right
Seasons1st GameLast Game
16May 1, 1878September 2, 1893
 
Positions Played/Held
Right Field
Pitcher
Catcher
1st Base
2nd Base
3rd Base
Shortstop
Left Field
Center Field
Manager
 
Teams as Player
Cincinnati Reds (1878-1879)
Chicago White Stockings (1880-1886)
Boston Beaneaters (1887-1889)
Boston Reds (1890-1891)
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891)
Boston Beaneaters (1891-1892)
New York Giants (1893)
 
Teams as Manager
Boston Beaneaters (1887)
Boston Reds (1890)
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891)
 
 
Cards and Other Memorabilia
King Kelly - Estimated Sets: 166
 
 
1879 - 1880  New York Clipper
Woodcut Player Portraits
M. J. Kelly 

Image Zoom


 1886  Lorillard's Plug Tobacco
Team Photo Schedules
Chicago White Stockings (Kelly) 

Image Zoom
1887  Allen & Ginter
The World's Champions (N28)
Mike Kelly 

View Reverse


 1887  Buchner
Gold Coin Tobacco Cards (N284)
King Kelly (Right Field) 

View Reverse
1887  Goodwin Company
Gypsy Queen Cigarette Cards (N175)
King Kelly/Fldg (Hands Chest High) 

View Reverse


 1887 - 1890  Goodwin Company
Old Judge Cigarettes (N172)
King Kelly $10,000 

View Reverse
1887 - 1890  Goodwin Company
Old Judge Cigarettes (N172)
King Kelly $10,000-Bat Left Handed 

View Reverse


 1887  Tobin
Lithographic Trade Cards - B&W (H801)
"The Flower of the Flock" (Michael Kelly) 

Image Zoom
1887  Tobin
Lithographic Trade Cards - Color (H801)
"The Flower of the Flock" (Michael Kelly) 

Image Zoom


 1888  Goodwin Company
Champions (N162)
King Kelly 

View Reverse
1889  Goodwin Company
Circular Album Baseball Cards (A35)
King Kelly 

Image Zoom
Note: many MLB HoF members have more than one ‘rookie’ card and/or more than one ‘last active’ card. In those instances, I’ve randomly selected a single example of each.