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This day in baseball: King Kelly sold to Boston

Posted: February 14, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , |Leave a comment

The Chicago White Stockings sold National League batting champion and future Hall of Famer Mike Kelly to the Boston Beaneaters on February 14, 1887 for what was at that time a record $10,000.  Kelly would earn the nickname “King” while in Boston, where he would hit .311 during this three-year span with the team.

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King Kelly (Wikimedia Commons)

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