Tuesday, October 11, 2016

#412 Dick Kelly 


An 1969 expansion original still hanging on….short lived however refused assignment to AA ball and was released by the Padres….tough road at times….1970 season consisted of pitching on 1 game 4 innings in AAA ball…Started as a Milwaukee Braves…got call ups in 1964 and 65…pitched very well for AAA Atlanta in the later year…stayed in town as the parent Braves moved south for 1966….responded with most productive season 7-5 record and 3.15 ERA….hung on as a small time bit player….his Padres represented an opportunity to play more….reached personal bests in innings, starts, strikeouts, and lead team in ERA with 3.57….birthing pains of the expansion were evident in a 4-8 record…Finished with 2-3 record out of the bullpen….passed away in 1991.

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