Bill Kelly (outfielder)
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William J. Kelly was an American professional baseball player. He played in 18 games for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas
in the first professional league, the 1871 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
(NAPBBP).
Fort Wayne Kekiongas
The Fort Wayne Kekiongas were a professional baseball team, notable for winning the first professional league game on May 4, 1871. Kekionga - pronounced KEY-key-awn-guh - is the name of Chief Little Turtle's Miami Indian settlement where the St. Joseph River and the St. Mary's River join to form...
in the first professional league, the 1871 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...
(NAPBBP).