Ed Kelly (baseball)
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Edward Leo Kelly was an American right-handed pitcher
in Major League Baseball
who pitched three games, all in relief, for the Boston Red Sox
in 1914. Kelly pitched a total of two and one-thirds innings
for the Red Sox, retiring nine of eleven total batters faced and allowing one unearned run. Kelly died in Red Lodge, Montana
at the age of 39.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who pitched three games, all in relief, for the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
in 1914. Kelly pitched a total of two and one-thirds innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
for the Red Sox, retiring nine of eleven total batters faced and allowing one unearned run. Kelly died in Red Lodge, Montana
Red Lodge, Montana
Red Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area...
at the age of 39.