Willie Keeler
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William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872-1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie" by the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in Major League Baseball, as well as the New York Highlanders in the American League, was an American right fielder in Major League baseball, playing for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League.
Keeler, one of the finest hitters of his day, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Keeler, one of the best contact hitters of all time and particularly tough to strike out, has the highest bats-per-strike out ratio in MLB history: over 60 at bats between individual strikeouts over his career.
Early life
William Henry O'Kelleher, Jr. (he later changed the name to Keeler) was born in Brooklyn, New York, and the nephew of William O'Kelleher, Sr., a trolley switchman. He played baseball from an early age and spent as a freshman as the captain of his high school team. He dropped out of school and played semi-professional baseball in the New York City area the following year.
Later life
Keeler, a Scout and mentor for the Boston Braves, as well as Brooklyn's Federal League team, the Tip-Tops, following his release. Since retiring as a player, he was wealthy, invested in mining companies, real estate, and other ventures. His real estate fell in the postwar I economic recession, and by the time of his death, his brothers and he had to sell their childhood house.
Keeler suffered from tuberculosis and endocarditis for the last five years of his life. His illness had deteriorated by late 1922, and it was uncertain if he would live to the new year. By New Year's Eve, he had heard bells and sirens in the streets as the new year arrived. "You see, the new year is here, and so is I," Keeler sat down and told his brother, "You see, the new year is here and so is I." He enjoyed a glass of wine and a puff before deciding that he was ready for a long sleep. Keeler died a short time after; he was 50. In Queens, New York, he is buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Robert Ruark's poem "Hit 'em where they don't" and also the Ogden Nash poem "Line-Up for Yesterday" mentions Keeler.
Professional baseball career
He spent his second year with the Plainfield Crescent Cities of the Central New Jersey League in Binghamton, New York, and was named up to the New York Giants at the end of the season. He returned to the Giants later this year after a return to the minors due to an injury early in the 1893 season. He was originally a third baseman, but he later advanced to the outfield. He firmly established himself as a hero and played until he died in 1910.
"Keep your eye open, and strike em where they don't," Keeler's advice to hitters was: "They" being the opposing fielders. His.385 career batting average after the 1898 season is the highest single season for a player with more than 1,000 hits (1,147 hits). As of 2022, he had a.341 career batting average, placing 11th with Bill Terry and Pete Browning. In 19 seasons, he has scored over.300 times in 19 seasons, and he has reached over.400 once. He twice led his team in batting average and three times in hits, as well as three times in hits. Keeler set an astonishing 206 singles in the 1898 season, a record that stood for more than 100 years before being demolished by Ichiro Suzuki. In addition, Keeler had an on-base percentage of over.400 for seven seasons in a row. Keeler, who died in 1910, was third in hits, behind only Cap Anson and Jake Beckley.
He was one of the youngest players to play the game, standing 5 foot 412 inches (64 kg), resulting in his nickname. In 1939, Keeler was admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was ranked 75th on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players" list. He was named as a finalist to the Major League Baseball All-Centure Team in 1999. He appeared in 1910 for his last game and was the most distant player on both Top 100 lists.
Keeler had the ability to bunt most balls pitched to him, allowing him to prevent striking out; his ability at prolonging at bats by fouling pitches off was the catalyst for the rule change that produced a foul bunt with two strikes out. In the 1899 season for the Brooklyn Superbas, Keeler struck out only twice, a single-season record. Ned Hanlon's Baltimore Orioles created the "Baltimore chop," in which he would chop the ball into the ground hard enough to result in a high bounce, allowing him to reach first base before a fielder could glove the ball and throw him out. Bill James speculated that Keeler introduced the hit and run tactic to the original Orioles and teammate John McGraw. Tommy McCarthy of Boston was the first boss to make full use of the hit and run, according to James' account. McCarthy taught it to John Montgomery Ward, who taught it to Keeler.
Ned Hanlon, the founder of the influential original Baltimore Orioles of the late nineteenth century, was given a majority interest in the team and a free rein to form his team. Hanlon obtained Dan Brouthers and Keeler from Brooklyn in exchange for Billy Shindle and George Treadway in one of baseball's most one-sided trades. Keeler and six of his fellow Oriole teammates were later inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Keeler's had a 44-game hitting streak to start the season, beating Bill Dahlen's previous single season record of 42. In his last game of the 1896 season, Keeler had a hit, giving him his first game of the National League for the first time. Joe DiMaggio, who had a 56-game winning streak, surpassed him in 1941. Pete Rose was named in 1978 as the single season's record of 44 games tied Keeler's. No other player in baseball has ever surpassed this feat. Keeler also had eight seasons with 200 hits or more, a record set by Ichiro Suzuki in 2009.
When Ban Johnson formed the American League in 1901, one of the first acts was to raid the National League and guarantee their actors big contracts. Keeler's 1901 was accepted by six of the eight new American League clubs, including an offer from Chicago for two years ($140,060 in current dollar terms). Keeler stayed in Brooklyn and did not make it to the new league until 1903, when he signed with the New York Highlanders (renamed the Yankees in 1913). Keeler set the Yankees' most sacrifice hits in a season in 1905 with 42. He was with the Highlanders through 1909 and spent 1910 with the New York Giants. Keeler was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1911 and had 43 hits in 39 games.