Lucky Hall Of Famer Number 12 - George "Highpockets" Kelly

     George "Highpockets" Kelly was primarily a first baseman, but he played 145 games at second as well. Kelly was a good fielder and a good hitter, but he wasn't a Hall of Famer. 

    Let's take a look at his hitting. He was a good hitter, batting .297 lifetime with one home run title and two RBI titles. However, he only had a six year peak (1925 through 1930) in which he batted .313 with some good run production, but his numbers were not even Hall of Fame worthy during that span. Kelly was simply never an overwhelmingly good player. 

    Kelly's Hall of Fame plaque says, 

"Established Major League record by hitting seven home runs in six consecutive games (1924). Rapped homers in three successive innings (1923). Drove in more than 100 runs four consecutive years, 1921 - 1924. Set league records for chances accepted (1,862) and putouts (1,759) by first basemen in 1920. Also led in chances accepted 1921 - 22 -23." 

    Okay. The plaque just reads off some interesting career accomplishments of Kelly's. It may sound like the plaque says that Kelly hit 42 homers in six games, but he hit seven in a six game span. 

My opinion: George "Highpockets" Kelly is not a Hall of Famer.