Alex Kellner

Alex Kellner
Alex Kellner
	Pitcher
	Born: August 26, 1924; Tucson, Arizona
	Died: May 3, 1996 (aged 71); Tucson, Arizona
	Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 29, 1948, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	June 23, 1959, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	101–112
Earned run average	4.41
Strikeouts	816
Teams
	Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1948–1958); Cincinnati Redlegs (1958); St. Louis Cardinals (1959);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1949);

Alexander Raymond Kellner (August 26, 1924 – May 3, 1996) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics (1948–1958), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). Kellner batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was born in Tucson, Arizona. His younger brother, Walt, also was a major league pitcher.

In a 12-season career, Kellner posted a 101–112 record with 816 strikeouts and a 4.17 ERA in 1,849⅓ innings pitched. He won 20 games for the Athletics in 1949.

Kellner died in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 71.

Best season

1949: 20 wins, 37 games started, 19 complete games, 245 innings pitched (all career-highs)

Highlights

1949 American League All-Star
In his 1949 rookie season became the Athletics first 20-game winner since Lefty Grove did it in 1933
Gave the Athletics their first victory at Fenway Park in three years, beating the Boston Red Sox and Mel Parnell, 6–3, breaking Parnell's 10-winning streak over Philadelphia, and becoming the third left-hander in four seasons to pitch a complete game in Boston April 20, 1951
Pitched a one-hit 7–0 shutout against the Washington Senators, allowing only a single by Wayne Terwilliger in the eighth inning, April 20, 1954
A good hitting-pitcher, compiled a .215 batting average (138-for-643) with four home runs, 57 RBI, 49 runs, a triple and 16 doubles

Family

One of three sons (four children) of John Justus and Julietta (Garcia) Kellner, in Tucson, Arizona. His paternal great-grandfather, Johann Justus Kellner, a German immigrant, had arrived in central Texas in 1845.^[1] His younger brother, Walt, also was a major league pitcher. The two were teammates in 1952 and 1953.

References

^ [1] "His paternal great-grandfather, Johann Justus Kellner, a German immigrant."

External links

Alex Kellner at Find a Grave

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[1] [1] "His paternal great-grandfather, Johann Justus Kellner, a German immigrant."

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